2014年8月31日 星期日

2014-09-01 South Africa Health


Medical aids still battling to cater to the masses  BDlive
TOP medical aid brains descended on Durban this week for the annual Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) conference — and the prognosis was not too sunny. The event aimed to grapple with the thorny issues of how to make private healthcare more ...


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  Independent Online   
CDC raises travel alert for DR Congo on Ebola concerns  China Post
TAIPEI--The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) heightened a health advisory against travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo Saturday from “watch” to “alert” on concern over the continued spread of the Ebola virus. There have been 24 Ebola cases ...

CDC travel alert issued for Democratic Republic of the Congo due to Ebola   Outbreak News Today
Ebola extends to fifth African country   DigitalJournal.com
Latest Ebola News: 13 more dead, including 5 doctors in the Democratic ...   TheHealthSite
Newstime Africa   
Contra Costa Times   
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  AsiaOne   
It was already the worst Ebola outbreak in history. Now it's moving into Africa's ...  Washington Post
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — The dreaded Ebola virus came to the children's hospital in the form of a 4-year-old boy. His diagnosis became clear three days after he was admitted. The Ola During hospital — the nation's only pediatric center — was forced to ...

PRC send additional eight medical personnel to Sierra Leone   Sierra Express Media
Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone traced back to a single traditional healer's funeral   Daily Mail
Ebola-hit Sierra Leone`s Nations Cup matches to go ahead   Zee News
The Australian   
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  Scientific American   
Magnetic Detection of Malaria Shows Promise  Scientific American
A device that fits on a table can diagnose malaria infection by detecting a by-product of the parasite's growth in the blood. If the technique can be demonstrated to work in the field, it could detect and aid in the treatment of malaria in remote areas, where ...

New test fast-tracks diagnosis for malaria   Bangkok Post
A New Way To Diagnose Malaria   Eurasia Review

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  Sydney Morning Herald   
Health workers death toll mounts in W.Africa as Ebola spreads  New Vision
LAGOS - Nigeria's health minister will hold an emergency meeting of state health commissioners on Monday as West Africa struggles to halt the deadly Ebola virus, amid growing concern at the toll among healthcare workers. Nigeria on Sunday confirmed a ...

Ebola Virus: Rivers Quarantines Three Persons   THISDAY Live
Health workers death toll mounts in West-Africa as Ebola spreads   Firstpost
Rivers Doctor: 60 Ebola Contacts Yet To Be Found   Leadership Newspapers
The Age   
Newsroom America   
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  NDTV   
Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama decries 'stigmatization' of Ebola-hit ...  Newstime Africa
ACCRA (AA) – Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has decried the stigmatization associated with the West African region and the African continent as a whole over the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. “This regrettable characterization is having ...

Ghana to serve as int'l logistics base for Ebola-hit countries   Xinhua
Ghana to serve as UN base for supplies bound for Ebola countries   The Standard Digital News
Ghana to become Ebola nerve centre   News24
Panapress (subscription)   
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GhanaWeb   
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  Sky News Australia   
Ebola: Liberia bans sailors from disembarking  News24
Celebrates the diversity of life through the exploration of cultures around the world. Now R735.00 buy now. Monrovia - Liberia said on Saturday it would deny permission for any crew to disembark from ships at the country's four seaports until the Ebola ...

Liberia bans sailors from disembarking   Independent Online
Ebola-hit Liberia bans sailors on land   Himalayan Times

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A robotic arm to help neurology patients?  Times of India
AHMEDABAD: Soon, software and hardware will be available for tailor-made rehabilitation programs for people suffering from neurological disorders including stroke/paralysis, epilepsy, dementia and Parkinson's disease. Pratik Mutha, an assistant professor ...


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AfDB Allocates More Funds for Ebola Containment  AllAfrica.com
Accra — THE African Development Bank (AfDB) has donated $50 million to help in the fight against the Ebola disease in the West African sub-region. Ghana's Deputy Health Minister, Dr Victor Bampoe disclosed the financial assistance after a conference of ...


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Cape Town to focus on male circumcision  The New Age Online
The city of Cape Town and its partners are building on efforts to secure the health and well-being of men by focusing on male circumcision – both medical and traditional. The health directorate, in conjunction with the Western Cape health department, ...

CT steps up efforts for safe circumcision   Eyewitness News

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