Nearly $1 billion to be slashed from SA’s public health spending
ALMOST $1 billion will be ripped from the public health system in the next four years as the State Government closes hospitals and downgrades some services while claiming to improve others. The...
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Nigeria fails to comply with African Union declaration on health
Sixteen years after member states of the African Union met in Nigeria’s Federal Capital, Abuja, and pledged to commit at least 15 per cent of their national budget to health, Nigeria is yet to comply...
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QU Health Clinic to hold flu vaccination campaign
The Peninsula DOHA: Qatar University (QU) Health Clinic will organise its annual flu vaccination campaign on October 31. The campaign aims to increase community awareness on the importance of getting...
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Worrying about health linked to heart disease
“Worried well ‘make themselves sick’,” reports The Daily Telegraph. Several other news outlets covered the same story with headlines about how the “worried well” may be more likely to develop heart...
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WHO establishes rapid response teams to safeguard the health of newly...
In light of increasing risks of disease epidemics and life-threatening health conditions among displaced populations from Mosul, WHO has established 82 rapid response teams to provide life-saving...
View Article4 Tips to Choose Your 2017 Health Coverage at Work
For workers in their 50s and 60s, few benefits decisions are more important than choosing the right employer-sponsored health coverage. And as you’re making your health plan selections for 2017,...
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HIT Think How best to navigate uncertainty in healthcare
During the last eight years, the healthcare industry has faced a significant transformation. The recent results of this week’s US election have put some reform efforts into question and brought about...
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Government set to bring out e-health legislation
NEW DELHI: The government will bring out a e-health legislation which will have “comprehensive” remedies, including civil and criminal measures for data breach, the Lok Sabha was informed today. “Yes....
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City ‘demonstrates the future of health’ for the world to follow
SHANGHAI has become a “leading example of a Healthy City” the World Health Organization director-general Margaret Chan said on the sidelines of the conference that concluded in the city yesterday. As...
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Close to her heart: Princess Mary visits health care centre for children and...
After confronting images of Princess Mary and her young children observing a bloody deer hunt at Fredensborg Palace emerged last week, many were hoping the Crown Princess would be back to her fabulous...
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