November 2014 ipsnews; The simultaneity presented by the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus on one hand and militant barbarism ostensibly in the name of Islam on the other present the international development community – particularly the United Nations and international NGOs – with challenges, as well as opportunities. At …
Read More »ZIMBABWE: Doctors End Strike
November 2014 TheHerald; Doctors agreed to end their three-week industrial action yesterday after Government rectified some anomalies on their allowances. Discussions on salaries and other concerns would be addressed as a continuous process. Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association said the striking doctors around the country would now resume their duties as …
Read More »NIGERIA:Can Nigeria Build Effective Primary Health Care
November 2014 DailyIndependent; For the first time, medical officers, who are primarily custodians of healthcare of the citizens at the grassroots’ Primary Healthcare Centres across the country, came together last week to brainstorm on the level of decadence at this tier of healthcare and how to move forward to ensure …
Read More »NIGERIA:Health Workers Begin Another Strike
November 2014 DailyTrust; Health workers across the country yesterday began another strike to press for improved welfare packages, paralysing services in government hospitals. Government hospitals such as the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital and Rivers State owned Briatwaite Memorial Hospital observed the strike yesterday. Patients at the university teaching …
Read More »LIBERIA: Another Batch of AU Medical Team Arrives for Ebola Battle
November 2014 FrontpageMonrovia; A high powered African Union (AU) Assistance teamm which comprises of 28 medical professionals including doctors and clinicians arrived in Liberia over the weekend from across East and West Africa to assist in the fight against the Ebola disease ravaging West Africa. The AU Assistance Team will …
Read More »Daily Pill Should Be Part of a Combined Approach to Preventing HIV
November 2014 KCTeams; A ‘magical’ pill, popularly known as Truvada, emerged in the HIV community a few years ago but is continuing to cause controversy. This pill (emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) was approved as an HIV infection risk inhibitor and was intended for people who engage in high risk …
Read More »Marking World Pneumonia Day, UN Calls for Greater Efforts in Preventing Child Deaths
November 2014 UNNews; Although significant declines in child deaths from pneumonia demonstrate that strategies to defeat the disease are working, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) stressed today that much more is needed to stop hundreds of thousands of children from succumbing to the preventable illness as it marked the …
Read More »Pope Francis Urges Solidarity and Concrete Action in Global Nutrition Challenge
November 2014 FAO; Pope Francis told politicians from around the world to view food and nutrition and the environment as global public issues at a time when nations are more tightly linked with each other than ever before. “When solidarity is lacking in one country, it’s felt around the world,” …
Read More »LIBERIA:Health System Improvement Paramount
November 2014 TheNews; Health Minister-designate George K. Werner has spoken of plans to have the health sector of the country improved as a means of addressing curable diseases. Mr. Werner, former Director General of the Civil Service Agency made the disclosure when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Health …
Read More »Premature birth biggest killer
November 2014 BBCnews; A study in the Lancet shows it accounts for more than one million deaths per year – mostly in the developing world. The complications of childbirth accounted for another 720,000 deaths a year. Being born too soon – when the lungs, brain and other organs have not …
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