January 2014 GlobalFundObserver; At Aidspan’s invitation, representatives of 30 organizations from East and Southern Africa met in Nairobi on 21-22 November 2013 to inaugurate the Africa Health Watch partnership to monitor the implementation of global health programs against AIDS, TB and malaria. Aidspan has visited and organized workshops in 19 …

January 2014 TheDailyObserver; The National Health Accounts (NHA) was on Wednesday launched by the minister of Health and Social Welfare at a ceremony held at the Governor’s Office in Brikama, West Coast Region (WCR). The NHA is an internationally standardised methodology for measuring financial resources flows in the health sector. …

January 2014  VOA; Officials in South Sudan have accused anti-government forces of killing 127 hospital patients in Bor, a strategic town that has changed hands several times since fighting erupted in mid-December. The government on Wednesday said the patients were killed during a December attack by forces loyal to former …

January 2014 ScienceSpeaksBlog; The White House has nominated a physician scientist whose career began three decades ago with a focus on immunology, vaccine research, and global health, to succeed Global AIDS Coordinator Ambassador Dr. Eric Goosby and lead the President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief. Dr. Deborah Birx, who as …

January 2014 TheLancet; Universal health coverage, the Millennium Development Goals, non-communicable diseases, health system strengthening, the social determinants of health, and even the right to the highest attainable standard of health. These issues are fiercely discussed. They top the agendas of most global institutions concerned with health. Perfectly rational reports …

January 2014 HeritageLiberia; A scientific survey has found out that security, health, education and other social services are difficult to be accessed by Liberians. This is a far cry from what political theorists contend is a fundamental responsibility of government. It is believed that government’s primary responsibility is to protect …

January 2014 SciDev; A UN agency is advocating for improved capabilities in gathering and using statistics as a central aspect of the post-2015 global development agenda to help governments make more effective decisions based on quality data. The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) emphasised the need …

January 2014 SACSIS; A few decades ago city workers anticipated a cheap, relatively healthy lunch of a bunny chow – a dollop of stew or curry in a half loaf, along with a pint of milk. Today inflation and industrial food have shifted us to where a lunchtime visit to …

December 2013, Lancet; Countries have reached universal health coverage by different paths and with varying health systems. Nonetheless, the trajectory toward universal health coverage regularly has three common features. The first is a political process driven by a variety of social forces to create public programmes or regulations that expand …

December 2013  DailyNews; BARCLAYS Tanzania has dished out Tsh 187 million for CCBRT Hospital and Africa Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) through fundraising initiative.” ‘Step Ahead’ to support maternal and infant health to mother and child in the country. With the support of corporate and community partners across the country, …