MedWorm: African Health

Taking the gap in the Cape Flats

IOL: Health — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:29:29 +0100

The laughing young man has a perfect set of teeth, his golden incisors glinting in the sunlight. Suddenly he pops out a pair of dentures, revealing a gap-toothed smile... (Source: IOL: Health)

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Ghana: Koforidua Central Hospital Organises Training Workshop

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:08:27 +0100

The management of the Koforidua Hospital, in collaboration with the Nurses and Midwifery Association (NMA), has organised a five-day training workshop for its staff. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Mozambique: Typhoid Outbreak in Tete

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:39:11 +0100

The supposedly mysterious disease that has been claiming victims in Tsangano district, in the western Mozambican province of Tete, has been identified as typhoid fever, reports Friday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias". (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Public hospitals under scrutiny

IOL: Health — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:41:03 +0100

The health minister has announced that a team of senior government officials is to assess the state of South Africa's 354 public hospitals. (Source: IOL: Health)

Ghana: Let Us Exercise More-Minister

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:05:25 +0100

'Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in good health, even as thy soul prospereth,' the Deputy Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Elvis Afriyie- Ankrah, echoed these Biblical words following a health walk organized by Zenith Bank at the last weekend. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Ghana: 25-Hour Operation Separates Siamese Twins

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:05:24 +0100

Bangladeshi twins nearly three years old, Trishna and Krishna, last Tuesday passed a 25-hour operation to be separated, foreign media reports. Conjoined twins joined at the top of the head traveled to Australia and passed a successful operation. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Ghana: Revival of Family Planning, Reproductive Health On the Horizon

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:05:23 +0100

A collaborative effort to launch a project to revitalize the family planning and reproductive health global agenda was announced on Wednesday in Kampala by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, with support from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Ghana: Impotence is 85 Percent Higher in Male Smokers Than Non-Smokers

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:05:19 +0100

Compared to non smokers impotence is approximately 85% higher in male smokers and it is a key to erectile dysfunction (ED). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Ghana: Do Not Burden Health Sector Unnecessarily, Advises Danish Ambassador

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:05:17 +0100

The Danish Ambassador to Ghana, Mr. Stig Barlyng has advised various stakeholders in the health sector not to burden the system through unnecessary administrative and reporting parallel systems so as to ensure the best possible care for patients. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Ghana: Nhis Challenges Can Cripple Health Delivery-Gma Prez

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:05:12 +0100

The President of Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr Emmanuel Adom Winful, has observed that the challenges of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) have the potential to cripple health care delivery in the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

South Africa: Managers Ordered to Keep Hospitals Clean

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:20:00 +0100

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has lashed out at hospital managers for failing to keep their hospitals clean. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Gambia: Who Will Help Fatou Manneh?

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:38:33 +0100

Fatou Manneh, an 11-month-old baby girl from New Jeshwang, is in dire need of help to undergo surgical operation in Dakar, Senegal, a medical report from the Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital revealed. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Uganda: Swine Flu Mystery; is It Exaggerated Or Genuine Scare?

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:49:59 +0100

Joan Katushabe, a Senior Four student at Ishaka Vocational Secondary School in Bushenyi district, is scared of the AH1N1 virus (swine flu) that attacked Kitabi Seminary which is about 20km from her school. She says the press reports and strict guidelines the school authorities have issued increased her worries about the disease, which was first detected in Mexico early this year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Uganda: Soon You May Go to Prison for Modifying Women's Body Parts

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:49:56 +0100

On November 3, 2009, government announced a plan that will criminalise Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a cultural practice among the Sabiny of Kapchorwa and Bukwo districts, and a few communities in Moroto and Nakapiripirit districts. FGM involves partial or total removal of a woman's external genitalia without medical recommendation or for non-therapeutic reasons. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Cholera Kills Twenty in Borno, 2000 Infected

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:42:27 +0100

About 20 people have lost their lives and over 2,000 hospitalised following a cholera outbreak in Borno State. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Ghana: Redco Flats in Shambles

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:19:09 +0100

Residents of the Redco flats at Madina, a suburb of Accra, are complaining bitterly about the deplorable state of the flats, and the health hazards it poses. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Rwanda: Musanze Hit Hardest By Swine Flu

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:12:39 +0100

The Ministry of Health has revealed Musanze the district most affected by Swine Flu. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Honeywell Launches Wheatmeal

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:04:14 +0100

In its continued quest to make Nigerians healthier and richer, Honeywell Flour Mills Plc yesterday launched Honeywell wheatmeal into the nation's market. The new product is expected to meet all nutritional and health needs of all Nigerians of all ages. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Lagos Honours Champion Newspapers

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:36:54 +0100

DAILY Champion newspaper has been awarded the Best Health-Friendly Newspaper for 2008 in Lagos State as the state held its 6th Health Merit Awards on Tuesday at the MUSON Centre, Lagos. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Nation Still Battles to Make Food, Drugs Safe - NAFDAC Boss

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:36:49 +0100

THE Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Dr. Paul Orhii, has said Nigeria is still grappling with the challenge to make safe qualitative, affordable food and medicines available to the people. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Anxiety Over Adenuga's Health

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:14:13 +0100

There was anxiety yesterday over the state of health of the Executive Chairman of Globacom Limited, Dr. Mike Adenuga Jnr., who was said to have slumped in his office at Victoria Island, Lagos. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Nigeria: Swine Flu - Ten Pilgrims Quarantined in Jedda

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:12:36 +0100

Ten Nigerian pilgrims were quarantined at the infectious diseases hospital ,Jedda for suspected swine flu (H1N1). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

South Africa: Hospitals to Be Assessed By Health Teams

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:53:34 +0100

As part of government's overhauling of the South African health system, the Department of Health is to send a team to all the hospitals around the country to assess the needs and challenges of facilities. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

'Aids-curing bed' under investigation

IOL: Health — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:59:09 +0100

A thermal massage bed, said to cure Aids patients after a 40-minute session, is reportedly under investigation by the department of health. (Source: IOL: Health)

Angola: International Conference Debates Fight Against Drugs

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:30:21 +0100

Strategies to fight against tobacco, alcoholism and other drugs will be analysed from Thursday to Friday, in Luanda during an international conference, Angop has learnt. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Uganda: Ministry Moves to Check Drug Shops

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:24:26 +0100

A new programme to help curb disparities in drug shop operations, especially in rural areas has been launched. The ministry of Health and the National Drug Authority last week launched the ADS (Accredited Drug Shop) logo, which will be used to help clients access the right medication. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Uganda: Get Off the Sexual Network Or Die

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:24:25 +0100

Uganda Health Marketing Group's (UHMG) new "One Love" campaign that tells people to "Get off the Sexual Network" is quite provocative. Who has ever thought that they are part of a network, not a telecom one but a sexual one? I bet you, not that many of us. As we go about sleeping with this one and the other one, we never imagine that they are sleeping with another person who is sleeping with yet another one and the chain goes on and on. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Gambia: NYP Embarks On Road Safety Sensitisation Campaign

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:47:11 +0100

The National Youth Parliament (NYP) last Friday celebrated road safety week, with special emphasis on the dangers caused by road traffic accidents in The Gambia. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

South Africa: Teens Doing a Deadly Dance With Hubbly Bubbly

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:19:45 +0100

Today's story on the dangers of the hubbly bubbly is the start of an initiative between The Star and Lifetalk to raise awareness on the numerous challenges that affect teenagers today. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Motsoaledi warns managers, CEOs

IOL: Health — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:37:41 +0100

Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi has told hospital chief executives and managers to shape up or they will be removed. (Source: IOL: Health)

Tunisia: Rare Femur Cancer Treated Without Resorting to Amputation

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:33:36 +0100

A Tunisian medical team led by Pr. Hichem Boulila, an orthopedic surgeon, succeeded in treating a 64-year-old patient suffering from a femur cancer without resorting to amputation. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Africa: The Nation, Others to Benefit From WHO Yellow Fever Vaccination

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:27:02 +0100

The largest-ever mass vaccination campaign to protect people from yellow fever disease will begin next week across three West African countries, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Eleven Die in Saudi Arabia Official

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:18:19 +0100

The Head of the Federal Government medical team to the 2009 Hajj, Dr Ibrahim Kana, has confirmed that 11 Nigerian pilgrims have died in Saudi Arabia.Kana told newsmen in Mecca yesterday that 11 deaths (of Nigerians) have so far been recorded in Saudi Arabia. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Nation, 12 Others Rated Yellow Fever-Prone

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:06:07 +0100

The World Health Organisation (WHO), has listed Nigeria and 12 other African countries as having the highest risk of yellow fever. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Caster's test results will remain a secret

IOL: Health — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:47:28 +0100

Results of the gender tests carried out on Caster Semenya will be treated as a confidential matter and therefore will not be publicly released. (Source: IOL: Health)

Good news for KZN cancer patients

IOL: Health — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:56:36 +0100

Addington Hospital cancer patients are to get the most advanced cancer treatment available in the world. (Source: IOL: Health)

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Nigeria: FG to Begin Rural Posting of Resident Doctors

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:34:24 +0100

To ensure that the people at the grass root enjoy health care delivery, federal government has disclosed that it would soon begin rural posting of medical doctors on a residency. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Micronutrients, the Solution to Malnourishment - NAFDAC

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:26:38 +0100

NATIONAL Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has again emphasized that Micronutrients such as vitamin A Iodine, Zinc to mention a few are the ultimate solution to malnourishment which indeed affects most Nigerian children. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Dentists Laments Masses Poor Awareness of Oral Health

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:26:37 +0100

DENTISTS who gathered in Lagos, under the umbrella of Nigeria Dental Association (NDA), Lagos State branch on Monday, lamented Nigerians poor awareness of oral health. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Rhesus Factor- Know Your Blood Group, Commissioner Advises Women

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:26:36 +0100

LAGOS State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris has called on all women of child-bearing age to ensure that they know their blood groups and rhesus factor, a substance found in the blood symbolized by plus or minus after the blood group; in order to prevent miscarriages and even death that can result from Rhesus incompatibility. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: LASG Appeals to Women On Cervical Cancer

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:26:35 +0100

A spokesperson of Lagos state government (LASG) the Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris has urged women to take advantage of the state government periodic free cervical cancer screening programme to examine themselves just has he noted that no fewer than 1006 women benefited from the latest exercise in the Ikorodu Division of the state. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Nigeria: 'Diabetes is Life-Threatening But Manageable'

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:26:34 +0100

DIABETES is fast becoming widespread due to increased consumption of junk foods and prevalence of obesity, Professor Augustine Ohwovoriohe, a consultant with the Department of Medicine, Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTTH), Lagos has said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: FG Proposes Tough Penalty for Drug Fakers

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:26:34 +0100

Minister of State for Health, Dr. Aliyu Idi Hong said this at a networking programme of the Nigerian Representatives of Overseas Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (NIROPHARM) held at Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Ikeja, Lagos on Tuesday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Uganda: Kisoro Residents Petition Govt Over Sewage Plant

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:10:35 +0100

Residents of Kisoro Town Council have asked the Government to relocate the sewage plant in their area, saying it is a threat to their health. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Pilgrim Suffers Stroke

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:04:40 +0100

A Nigerian pilgrim from Kaduna State, 55 year old Hajiya Maryam Abdullahi has suffered a stroke in Saudi Arabia. The attack came while she was performing this year's hajj, the Director of Operations of the state Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board Alhaji Yahuza S. Makarfi has confirmed. Speaking with our correspondent, he said she had been taken to the King Fahd Hospital for medication and was responding to treatment. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Uganda: Leprosy Survivors Get Housing

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:43:22 +0100

SURVIVORS of leprosy in Gulu and Amuru districts have received 15 uniports. The survivors, most of whom lost their fingers and toes, are not able to work to earn a living. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Uganda: Police Impound 42 Waragi Jerrycans in Lira

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:43:21 +0100

THE Police on Monday impounded 42 jerrycans of the killer waragi in Olilim sub-county in Lira district. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Uganda: Congolese Refugees Ask to Return Home

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:43:20 +0100

Hundreds of Congolese women in Gulu district have asked the Government to repatriate them home. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Legislator Wants Kubwa General Hospital Expanded

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:25:22 +0100

Worried by congestion at Kubwa General Hospital, Abuja, the Deputy Speaker of Bwari Area Council, Abubakar Bala Matawale has called on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Alhaji Muhammadu Adamu Aliero to expand the hospital so that it can accommodate patients. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Tunisia: Nation Takes Preventive Measures Against H1N1 Virus

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:12:05 +0100

During a press conference held on Monday on assessing the A (H1N1) epidemiological situation and the spread of the virus during winter season, Director General of Health and Director General the National Observatory of Emergent and Re-Emergent Diseases, Mr. Mohammad Al Kouni, said that in order to preventthe virus spreading, all necessary precautionary measures had been taken by the competent services and that the A (H1N1) flu vaccine is available in sufficient quantities. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Uganda: NAADS Told to Cater for Disabled Persons

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:04:37 +0100

THE National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) has been asked to design special programmes for people with physical and mental disabilities. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Tutu lauds caring staff at Tygerberg

IOL: Health — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:46:18 +0100

Singing a popular hymn, the Desmond Tutu Tuberculosis Centre Choir opened the ninth annual Tygerberg Children's Hospital Interfaith Thanksgiving Service. [GALLERY] (Source: IOL: Health)

De Doorns refugees need our help - Red Cross

IOL: Health — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:19:25 +0100

The Red Cross has appealed for aid to assist scores of xenophobia refugees at De Doorns in the Western Cape [GALLERY]. (Source: IOL: Health)

Nigeria: Adamawa Ranks High in HIV/Aids - Survey

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:40:07 +0100

Asero-prevalence survey, recently conducted by the National Action Committee on AIDS, NACA, has said the prevalence of HIV/AIDS is very high in Adamawa State. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Zimbabwe: 1 500 Benefit From Health Programme

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:58:07 +0100

Buhera North House of Assembly Member Cde William Mutomba's constituency healthcare programme has seen more than 1 500 people accessing free medical treatment to date. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Zimbabwe: Government Finalising National Health Strategy

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:54:30 +0100

Government is finalising its National Health Strategy for 2009 to 2013 meant to identify priority areas and financing for the sector, Health and Child Welfare Secretary Dr Gerald Gwinji has said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Guinea: Narco-Chemicals Threaten Public Health

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:50:29 +0100

The recent upheaval in Guinea has thrown into question the status of toxic chemicals discovered earlier this year at several sites throughout the capital Conakry, according to UN experts. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Imo to Employ More Health Workers

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:39:28 +0100

In its renewed attempt to realize its primary healthcare policy, the Imo State Government says it will employ more Environmental Health Officers and rehabilitate health centres in the rural areas. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Beauty Queen Launches Campaign Against VVF in North

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:21:06 +0100

Parents have been advised to avoid giving out their underage daughters in marriage to check cases of Vesico Virginal Fistula (VVF) which is common in Northern Nigeria. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Borno Cholera Deaths Now 78, Three Die in Taraba

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:21:04 +0100

A fresh outbreak of cholera in parts of Maiduguri and Jere Local Government Area of Borno State claimed six more persons between Monday and yesterday, bringing to 78, the number of persons who died in one month as a result of the disease. This is besides an earlier outbreak in Biu Local Government Area of the state last month which killed nearly 100 people. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Osotimehin Tasks Hospitals On Research

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:52:14 +0100

Minister of Health Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin, yesterday in Enugu, reaffirmed the Federal Government's willingness to support medical research in tertiary hospitals, to reduce cost of health care delivery. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Nigeria: Teaching Hospital Workers' Strike Vindicates us, Says AC

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:51:47 +0100

Action Congress (AC) in Ekiti State, said yesterday that it has been vindicated over its earlier comment on the state of the state's teaching hospital, with the recent work to rule embarked upon by the medical personnel over obsolete medical facilities in the hospital. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Shell Holds Mentoring Clinic For Students, Teachers

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:40:25 +0100

Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) recently organised a first ever educational mentoring clinic for hundreds of students from Senior Secondary One (SS1) to SS3 from Edo, Delta and Bayelsa States, who are beneficiaries of its scholarship scheme, as well as teachers drawn from some target areas. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Namibia: Measles Vaccination Campaign Starts in Khomas Region Today!

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:38:33 +0100

The Ministry of Health and Social Services begins a measles vaccination drive in the Khomas Region today, and is calling on the parents of all children aged six- to 59 months (just under five years old) to get their children to the nearest clinic to be vaccinated. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Egypt: Over the Top With Anti-Swine Flu Steps

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:10:12 +0100

As authorities consider suspending a whole academic year to check the spread of swine flu among school children there is a feeling that measures to contain the H1N1 virus - known to be less dangerous than the one responsible for seasonal flu - are going over the top. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Uganda: Govt Must Invest More in Family Planning

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:08:10 +0100

THE Government should invest more in family planning services if the country is to accelerate economic development, health minister Dr. Stephen Mallinga has said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Uganda: Three Return From Surgery in S. Korea

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:08:08 +0100

THREE Ugandan heart patients have successfully undergone open-heart-surgery in South Korea. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Uganda: Experts Laud Uganda Rugby Doctors

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:07:36 +0100

URU recently signed a 2-year $25,000 deal with S. Africa sports kit firm KooGa. Above, union boss William Blick admires a jersey from KooGa Africa manager Gary Goodwin (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Uganda: Tighten Laws On Tobacco and Public Smoking

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:05:55 +0100

AFRICA faces a surge in cancer deaths unless action is taken in the next decade to stem the rising smoking levels. The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that the continent will double its tobacco use within 12 years if current trends continue. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: The Nation's's Poor Record Keeping Culture

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:32:19 +0100

The visit by the group to the palatial palace of the Emir of Kano was certainly not a simple courtesy call. The amiable royal father, Dr Ado Bayero, his years of experience as a leader handy and equally attuned to diverse human emotions and expressions, knew that the body of eminent personalities had a troubling mission which required urgent action. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Kwara Boosts Health Care With N2 Billion Diagnostic Centre

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:40:02 +0100

Kwara state government, in partnership with foreign experts, has concluded arrangements to establish an ultra-modern diagnostic centre, first of its kind in the entire sub-Sahara Africa at the cost of N2bn. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Nigeria: Federal Govt Moves to End Overseas Medical Treatment

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:28:20 +0100

Minister of Health, Professor Babatunde Osotimehin, has said the Federal Government will soon commission facilities at selected federal hospitals across the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Kenya: Push to Curb Deaths Among Children

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:49:27 +0100

A campaign aimed at reducing the nine million deaths among children aged five years and below has been launched. World Vision's new global advocacy campaign, dubbed Child Health Now, has not only been launched in Kenya but also in 99 other countries. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

DR CONGO: Urban Water Supply Needs Attention

IPS Inter Press Service - Preventable Diseases Africa — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:13:00 +0100

KINSHASA, Nov 17 (IPS) - Kinshasa's population needs an estimated 700,000 cubic metres of water per day. The Régie de distribution des eaux (REGIDESO) produces only 425,000 cubic metres - vast neighbourhoods like Kitokimosi and Mpasa receive almost none of this water. (Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Preventable Diseases Africa)

West Africa: Health Teams Launch Mass Yellow Fever Vaccinations

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:23:35 +0100

The largest-ever mass vaccination campaign protecting populations from the dangerously infectious yellow fever disease will begin next week across three West African countries, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) announced today. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Gambia: JFPH CEO Commends Health Ministry

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:08:39 +0100

The chief executive officer of the Jammeh Foundation for Peace (JFP) hospital in Bundung, Kebba Manneh, has commended the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare for the magnificent support rendered to his hospital. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Uganda: Hoima Hospital Faces Blood Shortage

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:53:13 +0100

Hoima Hospital has run out of blood, Daily Monitor has learnt. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Kenya: The Million Man Cut

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:00:24 +0100

The Kenyan government is expanding services to meet the growing demand for voluntary medical male circumcision after the launch of a national campaign a year ago. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Gambia: Codex Trains Inspectors On Food Safety Health

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:35:53 +0100

A two-day information and training seminar for food safety, animal and plant health inspectors, organized by the National Codex/Sanitary and Phytosanitary Committee (NCSPSC) with funding from FAO and the West Africa Quality Programme (WAQP), has ended yesterday, Thursday, 12 November 2009 at the National Nutrition Agency (NaNA) conference hall in Bakau. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Survey reveals leading causes of death

IOL: Health — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:09:52 +0100

Although HIV and Aids is gaining acceptance as a cause of death in South Africa, the leading causes are tuberculosis, influenza and pneumonia, according to a report. (Source: IOL: Health)

Uganda: Women Left to Fate Because Treatment is Too Costly

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:48:42 +0100

ON a recent visit to the breast cancer screening clinic at Mulago Hospital, I was first hit by a strong stench which I thought was coming from the nearby toilets. As I struggled to get a seat in the already fully-packed place, I realised the stench came from a lady covering her chest with a piece of cloth. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Uganda: Hospital Upgrade to Cost Government Sh1 Trillion

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:48:39 +0100

THE Government will spend $600m (about sh1.1 trillion) to renovate hospitals and health centres, the Minister of Health, Dr. Stephen Mallinga, has said. Mallinga said the money will be used to upgrade the health facilities to cater for the increased demand for services. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Uganda: FGM On the Decline in Kapchorwa

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:48:38 +0100

FEMALE genital mutilation is on the decline in Kapchorwa district, the LC5 chairman, Nelson Chelimo, has said. He noted that despite the absence of statistics, the Sabiny were gradually abandoning the brutal practice. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Uganda: Disabled Traders in Busia Petition Ura Over Goods

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:48:35 +0100

PERSONS with disabilities doing business in Busia town have asked the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) enforcement officers to stop confisticating their goods. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Zambia: Swine Flu Worries State

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:46:20 +0100

THE Government has bemoaned the speedy rate at which the H1N1 pandemic is spreading and called for concerted efforts by various stakeholders in mitigating the effects of the pandemic on the populace. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Foreign Medical Trips - Okonkwo Blasts The Nation's Leaders

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:18:54 +0100

Former National Vice Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Presiding Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM), Dr. Mike Okonkwo last Sunday said Nigerian leaders who seek medical attention abroad are disgrace to the nation. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Nigeria: Unhealthy Eating Habits Can Cause Diabetes --NGO

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:18:51 +0100

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), the Diabetes Eradication Initiative, has appealed to Nigerians to avoid "unhealthy eating habits" to prevent diabetes. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Botswana: U.S. Foundation Funds Multi-Storey Marina Building

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:06:26 +0100

The corporate social responsibility arm of the famous jewellery manufacturer, Tiffany, has given a $2 million grant (P15 million) for the construction of a new four storey building at the Princess Marina Hospital. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Botswana: Pap Smear Key to Battle Against Cervical Cancer

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:06:22 +0100

A papanicolaou cervical smear test, or Pap smear as it is commonly known, is a test of a sample of cells taken from a woman's cervix. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Cancer Centre Attracts Fake Victims to City

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:26:07 +0100

Indications are rife that with the establishment of the International Cancer Center, Abuja, ICCA, one of the pet projects of the First Lady, Hajia Turai Yar'Adua, Abuja is fast becoming a haven for persons who pose as those afflicted with cancer. This is as the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) recently arrested one of them. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: FG Focuses On Blindness Prevention

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:50:55 +0100

Determined to reduce the number of Nigerians who lose their sight and become blind, the Federal Ministry of Health is partnering with Hellen Keller International (HKI) to prevent blindness and other tropical diseases in the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Nigeria: FG to Revamp Four Teaching Hospitals in 2010

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:50:50 +0100

The federal government said it would revamp four teaching hospitals to international standard in 2010 to reduce the rate at which Nigerians seek medical attention abroad. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

So how many people are dead, exactly?

IOL: Health — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:48:54 +0100

There is major confusion over the country's mortality rates, with government departments insisting that their 2008 figure is correct - and Aids researchers and actuaries saying the figures don't make any sense. (Source: IOL: Health)

Côte d'Ivoire: Yellow Fever Strikes in North

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:50:28 +0100

Health officials have confirmed three cases of yellow fever in Côte d'Ivoire's northwest Denguélé region. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Africa: Dying in Pain a Reality for Most Africans

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:45:10 +0100

People living with cancer are dying on the African continent in terrible pain as they present too late with advanced cancers that are mostly incurable by the time they reach a health worker and if they do reach help most of them find that effective pain medication not available. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Somalia: Who Confirms First Cases of H1N1

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:03:07 +0100

The first cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009 have been confirmed in Somalia, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Nigeria: Over 100 Villages Denied Free Medical Services

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:49:37 +0100

The Chairman, Kuje Area Council, Hon Danladi Etsu Zhin, has revealed that over 100 villages are denied access to free medical services for pregnant women in Rubochi due to the absence of secondary health care facilities. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Tanzania: Who, EC Give Help to Tanzania

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:47:09 +0100

The World Health Organisation and the European Commission have handed over several facilities to the Government in efforts to improve health services and save lives of thousands of Tanzanians. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Kaduna Medical Workers Embark On Strike

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:28:47 +0100

All members of the six health professional associations working ingovernment hospitals in Kaduna State will today commence a three-day warning strike following the expiration of a 21-day ultimatum issued the state government. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Time to Fight Pneumonia

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:19:44 +0100

Pneumonia is the biggest cause of child deaths around the world, especially third world countries. An infection of the lungs which causes cough and fever and can make breathing difficult, the disease kills about two million children under five years of age every year. It kills more children than malaria, measles and HIV/AIDS combined. More than 98 per cent of these deaths occur in just 68 developing countries. This is because childhood pneumonia is strongly linked to malnutrition, poverty and inadequate access to health care. And, unfortunately, Nigeria is one of these 68 high burden countries. In Nigeria, 20 per cent of all deaths in children under the age of five are caused by pneumonia. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Pneumonia Kills More Children Than Any Other Disease

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:19:43 +0100

Pneumonia kills more children than any other disease. Every 15 seconds it claims another child. Two million (twenty lakhs) children (less than 5 years) die of pneumonia every year. This is when diagnosis and treatment of pneumonia is widely available and affordable, says experts on the first-ever World Pneumonia Day on 2nd of November 2009. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Nigeria: Unilag Don Makes Case for Herbal Medicine

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:59:11 +0100

Prof. (Mrs). Veronica Okochi of the Department of Biochemistry, University of Lagos (UNILAG) has urged Nigerians to embrace herbal medicine because of its human friendliness and effectiveness in curing diseases. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Africa: Palliative Care is Human Right for Terminally Ill - Panelists

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:16:54 +0100

Palliative Care (PC) is to relieve suffering, whether physical, spiritual or emotional, and to promote quality of life for the terminally ill. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Economic Downturn, Threat to Health Improvement -- US Ambassador

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:00:54 +0100

As the year 2010 approaches (the target date for achieving the health-related millennium development goals), economic downturn is a threat to the improvements made in health systems and health outcomes. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Cancer Kills 7.4 Millio People

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:20:49 +0100

Cancer killed 7.4 million people in 2004 alone, with more than 70 per cent of its victims recorded in developing countries, Minister of Health, Professor Babatunde Osotimehin, said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Ministry, NGO Partner on Prevention of Blindness

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:20:46 +0100

The Federal Ministry of Health has said it is partnering Helen Keller International (HKI), an NGO, to prevent blindness and other tropical diseases in the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Kenya: 80 Bars Shut Over Poor Hygiene

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:50:42 +0100

Eighty bars have been closed down in Embu West District. They were shut after the local liquor court refused to renew their trading licenses, according to the area District Commissioner, Mr Mohammed Maalim. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Zimbabwe: 'Continue Improving Lives of the Disabled'

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:37:03 +0100

Government is committed to implementing policies that will improve the participation of the disabled in policymaking processes, a Cabinet minister has said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: The Plight of Mad Children in Abia State

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:30:23 +0100

They come in different sizes and ages. They can be found dancing to music only if they can hear, laughing at jokes only if they are told or engrossed in a drama piece only if their eyes can see. Some of them are bound by heavy chains to walls or beds or other such heavy objects and locked up in a room. These are the forgotten ones, children with mental problems in Nigeria . (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Kubwa Muslim Clinic to Be Completed Next Year

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:38:06 +0100

A clinic unit of the Kubwa Muslim Hospital is to be completed on or before June 2010. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

East Africa: With 10 Million Disabled People, It's Time to Level the Field

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:01:23 +0100

While in Rwanda recently, two incidents made me reflect on the state of the East African Community and its ability to cater for the needs of more than 10 million disabled people in the region. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Nigeria: World Diabetes Day - Anxiety Over Upsurge

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:54:25 +0100

AS Nigeria today joins the rest of the world in celebrating the World Diabetes Day (WDD), there is growing concern about the surge of the degenerative disease in the country. According to experts, no fewer than 10 million Nigerians are living with the disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

East Africa: Saving Children Under Five in Three Simple Steps

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:45:53 +0100

A simple set of interventions like oral rehydration for cases of diarrhoea, bednets to prevent malaria and exclusive breastfeeding can save 16,000 children under five years daily, a report by humanitarian and development agency World Vision reveals. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Africa: It's Time to Stop These Preventable Deaths

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:45:48 +0100

Nearly nine million children die of preventable diseases every year before their fifth birthday. Half of these deaths occur in Africa. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Watch out for fake plastic surgeons

IOL: Health — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:09:04 +0100

South African women desperate to enhance their looks are paying a hefty price for their makeover. (Source: IOL: Health)

South Africa: The Cost of Drug Addiction

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:07:29 +0100

Drug use in general can be a costly habit. Richard, who recently discovered the highly addictive Tik, has learned this the hard way. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Nigeria: Know Your Blood Group, Commissioner Advises Women

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:26:05 +0100

Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, has called on women of child bearing age to ensure that they know their blood groups and rhesus factor, a substance found in the blood symbolised by plus or minus after the blood group, in order to prevent miscarriages and even death that may result from Rhesus Incompatibility with their husbands. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Sudan: Kala Azar 'Epidemic' in South

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:14:34 +0100

Reported cases of kala azar infection, a deadly disease also known as visceral leishmaniasis, have continued to rise in Southern Sudan, according to medical workers. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Ghana: A Note On Our Disabled Community

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:06:06 +0100

Ghana's Disabled Community is clearly not impressed with the people in charge of the National Council on People with Disability (NCPD). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Ipan Boss Tasks Govts on Public Health

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:20:14 +0100

President of Institute of Public Analysts of Nigeria (IPAN), Mr. Ganiyu Sanni, has advocated effective implementation of government policies on public health and environmental protection as they affect professionals like the public analysts to provide backup scientific services. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: 6,661 Died in Road Accidents in 2008

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:54:45 +0100

Due to road accidents, Nigeria has lost 19, 507 citizens across the country. These statistics were revealed by Hon. Patrick Ikhariale while moving a debate on the need to establish a Federal Highways Medical Services Agency and make comprehensive provisions for the establishment of sick bays during yesterday's plenary session in the House of Representatives. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Uganda: Dairy Body Toughens On Milk Quality

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:43:58 +0100

The Dairy Development Authority (DDA) has embarked on arresting dealers who add water in the milk. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Délocalisation de Yalgado - "La gestion de la transition pose problème"

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:26:45 +0100

De la délocalisation de Yalgado, il est également question dans cette déclaration de la sous-section du Syndicat autonome des infirmiers et infirmières et agents itinérants de santé (SAIB) du Centre hospitalier universitaire Yalgado-Ouédraogo (CHU-YO). Pour les militants de la sous-section du SAIB, la gestion de la phase transitoire pose un certain nombre de problèmes. Lisez plutôt. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Uganda: IHK Cleans Namuwongo

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:25:51 +0100

International Hospital Kampala staff members have been cleaning up their neighbourhood as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility. IHK staff and community members last week cleaned up the area between Tank Hill roundabout and the hospital. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Uganda: Nation to Host Family Planning Conference

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:25:48 +0100

Over 1500 health professionals and policy makers from all over the world are expected in Kampala for a four day International Conference on Family Planning starting November 15 to November 18, at Speke Resort Munyonyo. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Citizens Urged to Donate Eyes of Their Dead

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:16:57 +0100

An eye specialist and Secretary of Rotary Eye Institute, India, Viral K. Purohit has urged Nigerians to form the habit of donating the eyes of their dead relations to hospitals so that millions of Nigerians who have eye problems can have their eyes replaced instead of going blind. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Namibia: Hospital Returns Stillborn to Parents to Bury

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:53:45 +0100

GIDEON Amulungu and his wife, Sylvia, recently had to deal with a double shock: their son was stillborn and then they had to bury him themselves because of an administrative error by the Swakopmund State Hospital. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Namibia: Diabetes Day - Get Tested!

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:53:41 +0100

TOMORROW is International Diabetes Day. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Uganda: Suspected City Quack Doctor Held

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:09:23 +0100

The Police on Wednesday arrested a man over impersonating a doctor. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Uganda: Over 1,000 Jerrycans of Waragi Destroyed

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:09:22 +0100

GULU district authorities on Wednesday destroyed another 1,092 jerrycans of the killer waragi that has claimed 28 lives so far. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Uganda: More Patients On ARVs

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:08:55 +0100

The Uganda Aids Commission (UAC) says 191,000 people living with HIV now have access to antiretroviral drugs, but this is still below the 322,000 people who need medication. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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South Africa: Locals to Join Thousands in Global Walk for Diabetes

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:07:11 +0100

South Africans will be among the tens of thousands expected to participate in the Global Diabetes Walk to help raise awareness for the diabetes pandemic. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Gambia: To Fight Against TB is to Fight Poverty - NLTP Manager

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:09:30 +0100

The manager of the National Leprosy Tuberculosis Programme, Adama Jallow has said that supporting the noble fight against tuberculosis, one of the world's deadly diseases is tantamount to fighting poverty. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Enugu Begins Deworming

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:37:33 +0100

A mass de-worming programme, which will involve administering over 10,000 children with Zolat anti-worm drug free of charge, was yesterday launched by Enugu State Government, as part of efforts to tackle worm-related ailments among children. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Guinea: Humanitarian Update

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:48:33 +0100

Six weeks after the deadly military crackdown on civilians in Guinea, families are still searching for loved ones, the wounded continue to need medical care and aid agencies are assisting state health workers cope with the aftermath, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Guinea. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Somalia: Tens of Thousands of Women and Children Benefit From UN Health Initiative

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:00:45 +0100

At least 83,000 Somali children and women benefited from the Child Health Days Campaign carried out with United Nations support in the Afgooye corridor, which hosts displaced people who fled their homes owing to the violence in the capital, Mogadishu. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Africa: Global Fund Approves U.S.$2.4 Billion in New Grants

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:13:20 +0100

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria’s Board of Directors has made an overall approval of grants with a two-year commitment of US$2.4 billion. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Africa: Scientists 'Must Ensure Key Research Reaches the Poor'

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:33:19 +0100

Scientists must become lobbyists to ensure the fruits of their research reach the poor, says the co-author of a report launched yesterday (9 November). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Malawi: Lucy Chikoti, 'My Husband Wants to Marry Another Woman Because I Have Obstetric Fistula'

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:48:47 +0100

Obstetric fistula is preventable and treatable, but many women in Malawi are unaware of this. The condition is caused by prolonged obstructed labour and is not only one of the most serious complications of childbirth, but also one of the biggest and most disabling health afflictions. The condition can be corrected by a simple surgical procedure. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Uganda: Construction Workers Luring Bugiri Women, Says Official

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:47:48 +0100

Married women in Bugiri district are abandoning their husbands for road construction workers, who lure them into sex by offering them money, an official has said. The district gender officer, Edith Batengaya, said 35 men had approached her over the past three months saying they had lost their wives to workers of Reynold Construction Company. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Uganda: Primary School in Jinja Closed Over Poor Hygiene

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:47:47 +0100

AUTHORITIES in Jinja municipality have closed St. Florence Nursery and Primary School for failure to feed pupils in the boarding section. They also said the pupils were being accommodated in appaling conditions. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Initiate's death blamed on dehydration

IOL: Health — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:33:01 +0100

The death of an Estern Cape initiate four days after his circumcision is being blamed on dehydration, the police have said. (Source: IOL: Health)

Uganda: Chogm - Questions Raised Over Ambulances

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:27:21 +0100

The purchase of faulty ambulances for Chogm has put Ministry of Health officials in spotlight after they admitted that they could not tell whether the vehicles were new or used. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Kenya: Suspected Diarrhoea Kills Eight On Island of Lamu

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:05:02 +0100

Eight people have died on the Kenyan island of Lamu and others have been hospitalized following a suspected outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD), an official said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Liberia: 'Unqualified Employees' Threaten Healthcare

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:01:27 +0100

The President of the West Africa College of Nursing (WACN), Mrs. Dedeh Jones has blamed the drastic decline in the standard of the nursing education and practice in the country to the employment of "unqualified medical personnel' who do not meet the basic standard of the profession. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Liberia: Anti-Yellow Fever Campaign Launched - Above Nine-month old Qualified

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:48:09 +0100

The Liberian government through most of health implementing partners, over the weekend launched a robust nationwide anti-Yellow fewer Campaign. An official launching program spearheaded by the Liberia Crusaders for Peace (LCP) along with its chartered collaborators, was held on Saturday, November 7, 2009 in the Township of West around the Star of Sea Health Center with residents of the community thronging to hear the message concerning Yellow Fever. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

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Rwanda: Half of the Country's Children Still Suffer From Chronic Malnutrition

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:34:09 +0100

52% of children below the age of 5 suffer from chronic malnutrition which results in stunted growth. It is one of the most striking findings of the Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis and Nutrition Survey. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Africa: Secondhand Smoke Remains a Challenge Despite Laws

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:48:37 +0100

While several African countries are making progress in implementing smokefree laws, nearly 90 percent of people on the continent remain without meaningful protection from secondhand smoke. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Nigeria: Court Bars Dariye From Travelling Overseas

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:36:46 +0100

An FCT High Court in Gudu, Abuja, presided over by Justice Abimbola Banjoko has thrown out an application by the former governor of Plateau State, Chief Joshua Chibi Dariye, to travel out of the country for medical treatment. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Tanzania: Lack of Equipment Hinders Efforts to Contain Prostate Cancer

AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:19:49 +0100

Lack of laboratory equipment to diagnose prostate cancer in most parts of Tanzania has been cited as a major drawback in efforts to contain the affliction among men aged 50 and above. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)