December 2013 DailyNews; MEDICAL practitioners in the country have expressed their concern on increasing trends where religious sects are interfering in their profession that is causing delays in the treatment of patients. Speaking exclusively to the ‘Sunday News’ at the 3rd National Quality Health Improvement Forum, the Tanzania Charitable Hospitals …

December 2013 ThePresidency; President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed all rural health centres and dispensaries to be registered with the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF). President Kenyatta said placing rural health outlets under NHIF cover will enable majority of Kenyans in the informal sector to access treatment.The President spoke today during …

December 2013 TheStar; Health officials in Kilifi county are developing a master plan to enhance the sector. Most health facilities are in bad condition and require a face lift to meet the demands of the patients in the region. The residents rely on Malindi, Kilifi and Mariakani hopsitals for medical …

December 2013  GatesFoundation; I spent last week at the Global Health Supply Chain Summit in Ethiopia, mingling and mixing with logisticians, academics, private sector distribution experts, and ministry of health representatives, all talking about the important and complicated process of getting health products to the people who need them. Global …

December 2013 SciDevNet; A low-cost, portable device that can detect malaria in people who show no symptoms is soon to be tested in Africa.This ‘mobile bio-lab’, under development by Dutch company Amplino, aims to help health workers identify asymptomatic malaria sufferers using a sensitive molecular technique.People who show no symptoms, …

December 2013 UHCForward; I want to live in a world where all governments, however resource-challenged, take care of their populations’ most basic needs — starting with health. In this world, fiscal resources would be unlimited (or donors will be around forever), and social solidarity is so strong that everybody is …

December 2013 TheStandard; The Health Transition Fund (HTF) has breathed life into the ailing health delivery services in Zaka district, with the local health facilities now getting drugs and equipment. The two main health facilities in the district, Ndanga Hospital and Jichidza Rural Hospital, are now bustling with activity following …

December 2013 YahooNews; Ensuring greater access to affordable health care is a crucial factor in alleviating poverty and promoting economic growth, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said Friday in announcing ambitious targets for preventing and treating chronic illnesses in developing countries. About 100 million people are impoverished by medical …

December 2013 TimesofZambia; THE decision to dismiss the nurses, who went on an illegal strike is final, Labour and Social Security Minister Fackson Shamenda has said. Mr Shamenda has also taken a swipe at Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) secretary general Roy Mwaba’s directive to the Government to reinstate …

December 2013 HealthpolicyandPlanning; Background Since the early 2000s, there have been large increases in donor financing of human resources for health (HRH), yet few studies have examined their effects on health systems. Objective To determine the scope and impact of investments in HRH by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, …