Categories
Cardiovascular
Diagnostics
Endocrinology
Health Insurance
Medical Devices
Mental Health
Nutrition
Oncology
Public Health
Sexual Health
Popular Articles

Study Reveals "Unacceptable Delays" In Stroke Prevention Surgery
Only one in five UK patients have surgery to reduce their risk of stroke within the two week target time set by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), finds a study published on bmj.com today.
generic viagra online
Washington D.C., Makes Improvements On HIV/AIDS Efforts, But More Work To Be Done, Report Finds; District Expands STD Testing Program For Students
The fifth annual report card from the Washington, D.C.,-based Appleseed Center for Law and Justice examining the district"s response to HIV gives the city "high marks for rapid testing, interagency coordination, surveillance and fighting the disease in the D.C. Jail," but finds that the city falls short in other areas, the Washington Examiner reports (Neibauer, 8/5). "The government also received above-average grades for leadership, managing grants to groups that help people with the illness, and monitoring the effectiveness of those programs," the Washington Post reports. However, "While Mayor Fenty and his administration deserve recognition for the continued support of ò€¦ numerous [HIV/AIDS Administration] initiatives, his public appearances and statements about the epidemic have fallen short of his enthusiasm for action inside the government," the report said. The report added that the district could do more to address HIV and recommended that HAA assess whether the improvements they have made are reducing the spread of the virus, according to the Post (Fears, 8/5).
News of the day
Aspyra To Demonstrate Improved Revenue And Workflow Efficiences With Latest RIS/PACS Product At RBMA 2009 Radiology Summit
Aspyra, Inc. (AMEX: APY) announced plans to demonstrate the latest release of AccessRAD, their RIS/PACS product at the upcoming Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) 2009 Radiology Summit held at Lowes Royal Pacific Resort in Orlando, FL, June 7 - 10, 2009, Booth 411.
Oncology

Also In Global Health News: HIV Aid For Vietnam; Gates To Meet With WHO; Women's Health In Philippines; Zambian Health Workers; HIV In Ghana

U.K. Pledges $30M To Vietnam HIV/AIDS Efforts The U.K."s Department for International Development announced Friday that it will administer $30 million through 2012 to help Vietnam reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS, Thanh Nien reports. The funds - which "will be pooled with $33 million from the World Bank to form one joint program" - "will scale up "harm-reduction activities" among vulnerable and high-risk groups" and "support implementation of the National Strategy on HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control through improved policy making, capacity building and monitoring activities at national and provincial levels," the newspaper writes (Thanh Nien, 6/9). Bill Gates To Meet With WHO Bill Gates, co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is visiting the WHO on Tuesday to "discuss the agency"s work on polio, AIDS and the swine flu outbreak," the AP/Washington Post reports. The "working meeting" will include WHO Director-General Margaret Chan and other senior officials (AP/Washington Post, 6/9). UNFPA Concerned About Progress On Women"s Health In Philippines UNFPA said it is concerned about the slow progress in women"s health interventions in the Philippines, which could prevent the country from meeting the U.N. Millennium Development Goal target of reducing the maternal death rate, Business Mirror reports. Over the last decade, the Philippines has reduced the maternal death rate by 22 percent, according to UNFPA (Estopace, Business Mirror, 6/8). Health Minister Of Zambia Appeals For Striking Health Workers To Return To Work Kapembwa Simbao, Zambia"s health minister, on Saturday called on striking unionized nurses to return to work while the government continued to negotiate with union leaders, the Times of Zambia/allAfrica.com reports. His statements came just before a meeting of the Cabinet committee of ministers to review the country"s progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS (Times of Zambia/allAfrica.com, 6/6). HIV Prevalence Rate in Ghana Declines Ghana"s national HIV prevalence rate declined from 1.9 percent in 2007 to 1.7 percent in 2008, Nii Akwei Addo, programme manager of the National AIDS Control Programme, said recently, Public Agenda/allAfrica.com reports. "The highest prevalence level was recorded among the 25 to 29 year group," while the lowest prevalence level was among those between the ages of 15 and 19 years old, according to Public Agenda/allAfrica.com (Public Agenda/allAfrica.com, 6/5). This information was reprinted from globalhealth.kff.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at globalhealth.kff.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


Add your comment:
Name:
Site address: http://
Your message:
Enter today\\\\'s date, 2 digits
(spam protection):

© Copyright 2009