2014年12月12日 星期五

2014-12-13 South Africa Health


Health24
   
Bodies rot in Kuruman Hospital morgue - AfriForum   
Politicsweb
Ms Agnes Sesing, Manager of the Kuruman Public Hospital is facing criminal charges submitted against her by AfriForum, after the civil rights organisation received complaints about blood flowing freely onto the street, medical waste and refrigerators at the ...

DA Lays Charges for Negligent Disposal of Medical Waste Against ANC MEC for ...   AllAfrica.com
Blood running in the street from Northern Cape mortuary: report   Times LIVE

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The Guardian
   
Australian Ebola hospital opens but returning senator calls for greater contribution   
Sydney Morning Herald
Australian doctors and nurses will begin treating Ebola patients this week but a Greens senator who has returned from the infection zone in West Africa says Australia should double its human contribution. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has confirmed the ...

Sierra Leone bans Christmas celebrations in bid to halt Ebola virus   Los Angeles Times
Ebola crisis: Sierra Leone bans Christmas celebrations   BBC News
Sierra Leone forced to cancel Christmas as Ebola spreads   Irish Independent
Reuters Africa   
Huffington Post   
DAWN.com   
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News Tonight Africa
   
UN appoints new head for ebola Mission   
News Tonight Africa
The Unites Nations has announced that it has appointed a new head of the UN Ebola mission to address the issues surrounding the deadly disease. UN chief Ban Ki-moon appointed Mauritanian national, Ismail OuldCheikh Ahmed as the head of the UN ...

UN Appoints New Head of Mission for Ebola Response   Prensa Latina
UN chief appoints new head of UN Ebola mission   Xinhua
UN names veteran humanitarian official as new head of Ebola mission   Reuters
The Guardian Nigeria   
AllAfrica.com   
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Healthcare Global
   
Universal Health Coverage Day: Poverty Should No Longer Mean Poor Health   
Healthcare Global
A new global coalition of more than 500 leading health and development organizations worldwide is urging governments to accelerate reform that ensure everyone, everywhere, can access quality.
First-ever Universal Health Coverage Day urges “Health for all – everywhere”   SKNVibes.com
Universal Health Coverage: A Smart Investment   Huffington Post
UN, health groups launch Universal Health Coverage day   Eyewitness News
StarAfrica.com   
New Vision   
The Guardian   
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Daily News & Analysis
   
Doctor returns from Ebola frontlines   
Times of India
MUMBAI: ''With the Ebola virus disease, one can never be sure how the day turns out.'' This bleak line comes not from an Ebola patient, but from the first doctor from India who volunteered in western Africa where the disease has claimed over 6,000 lives since ...

Meet Kalyani Gomathinayagam, the Indian doctor who treated Ebola in Liberia   Hindustan Times
Ebola Outbreak Contained in Lofa County, MSF Hands Over Activities   AllAfrica.com

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Times LIVE
   
Can Viagra add vooma to grey matter?   
Times LIVE
The trial will use the Viagra-style drug Tadalafil, which works by dilating blood vessels. File photo. Image by: MARK BLINCH / REUTERS. A group of pensioners will take a Viagra-style drug as part of a trial to discover whether the pills could combat dementia.
Erectile dysfunction and diabetes drugs to be tested as dementia treatments   The Pharma Letter
British pensioners fed 'Viagra' to see if it improves memory   Telegraph.co.uk
Researchers to test Viagra-style drug for treating dementia   Austrian Tribune
Daily Mail   
New Hampshire Voice   
The New Indian Express   
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EU agency says livestock drug a threat to European vultures   
Reuters Africa
LONDON Dec 12 (Reuters) - An anti-inflammatory livestock drug that has already been linked to a dramatic decline in vulture populations in Asia is also a threat to vultures and other carcass-eating birds in Europe, regulators said on Friday. The European ...


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AsiaOne
   
Acupuncture helps sick wise owls fly wild again in Spain   
BizNews
Most orthodox medical doctors tend to dismiss the idea that acupuncture can help living beings, be they animals or humans. Yet veterinary acupuncture is not all that unusual, and has been used for years to treat pain in horses, with results so positive even ...

Acupuncture helps sick owls return to wild   The Local.es
Acupuncture helps sick owls return to wild in Spain   The New Age Online

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Drug Discovery & Development
   
USAID and Johnson & Johnson to Tackle Antibiotic-Resistant Tuberculosis   
AllAfrica.com
Washington, DC — Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Janssen Therapeutics, Division of Janssen Products, LP (Janssen), one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical ...

Janssen, USAID sign MOU to fight against health threat of antibiotic-resistant ...   News-Medical.net
Janssen commits $30 million to USAID agreement to fight antibiotic-resistant ...   The Pharma Letter
Johnson & Johnson Announces Collaboration between Janssen and USAID to ...   MarketWatch

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AsiaOne
   
Right to die: terminal divide in state of euthanasia in Europe   
BizNews
Euthenasia, from the Greek word for a 'good death', carries within it the concept of the 'right to die'. It is as much about a dignified end to life, as it is about reducing pain and discomfort in people suffering from terminal illness before the end. The recent death of ...

Europe Moving Toward Legalization of Euthanasia   Sputnik International
Legal in Luxembourg: France relaxes euthanasia laws, but what are the rules ...   Luxemburger Wort - English Edition
The state of euthanasia in Europe   GlobalPost

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