Universal Health 2030 Solving Complex Health System Problems
May 2021 the WashingtonPost ;When Achea Redd used to go for annual checkups, she tried to discuss her restrictive eating patterns with her doctors and her fear that she might have an eating disorder. But because her body mass index (BMI) was in the “overweight” category, Redd’s primary care physicians …
Read More »KENYA: Nairobi Hospital lays off over 200 amid fraud purge
May 2021 BusinessDaily; The Nairobi Hospital has laid off more than 200 workers in a move aimed at cutting costs and clearing out staff implicated in a recent graft audit. The hospital said the affected workers had either performed poorly or had been involved in unethical practices that were exposed …
Read More »KENYA :Doctor who opposed coronavirus vaccine dies of Covid-19
April 2021 the standard ;Kenya Catholic Doctors Association chairman Dr Stephen Karanja (pictured), previously accused of spreading false information on the coronavirus vaccine, has died of Covid-19. Dr Karanja passed away today at the Mater Hospital where he was admitted to the High Dependency Unit. A message seen by The …
Read More »China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine 67% effective in preventing symptomatic infection – Chile govt report
April 2021 Reuters ; China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine was 67% effective in preventing symptomatic infection, data from a huge real-world study inChile has shown, a potential boost for the jab which has come under scrutiny over its level of protection against the virus. The CoronaVac vaccine was 85% effective in …
Read More »KENYA :Three nursing homes fined Sh1.5 million over misleading adverts
April 2021 the standard ;The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Council has imposed a Sh500,000 fine on three nursing care facilities. This is after the three facilities issued a misleading advertisement that they would offer home-based ICU care for Covid-19 patients at a prescribed fee. The council said the three; …
Read More »KENYA: Health insurers ordered to cover Covid-19 jab
April 2021 Businessdaily; Medical insurers in Kenya will from next month foot Covid-19 vaccination bills for policy holders ahead of July when the importation of the vaccines would be open to private firms. The Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) directed the insurers to update the policies to cover the Covid-19 jabs …
Read More »Johnson & Johnson vaccine paused over rare blood clots
April 2021 BBC ; The US, South Africa and European Union will temporarily stop the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Covid jab, after reports of rare blood clotting. Six cases were detected in more than 6.8 million doses of the vaccine, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) …
Read More »North Carolina sites halt J&J shots after adverse reactions
April 2021 Yahoo News ;North Carolina health officials said on Thursday that they stopped administering Johnson & Johnson doses at a mass vaccination site in Raleigh and at clinics in Hillsborough and Chapel Hill after at least 26 people experienced adverse reactions, including fainting. Four people were taken to hospitals …
Read More »KENYA:Supermarkets selling contaminated pork and chicken, study warns
April 2021 Businessdaily ;A significant portion of chicken and pork meat sold in local supermarkets is contaminated with bacteria, some of which could be harmful to humans, a new report by a UK-based World Animal Protection has revealed. In the findings, released on Wednesday, the organisation says the bulk of …
Read More »AAR to shut Dar clinics on rising financial woes
April 2021 BusinessDaily; Insurance firm AAR plans to exit Tanzania on reduced visitor numbers to its eight clinics and financial troubles worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic. The insurer announced in a memo to staff, it has started the winding up process since it can no longer meet its obligations to …
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