2015年2月25日 星期三

2015-02-26 Ghana Health


Ghana Health Service addresses shortage of Five in One Vaccines   
Ghana Business News
Vaccination The Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) of the Ghana Health Service has begun a nationwide distribution of vaccines to health facilities for children under five years. The distribution is to address the recent shortage of vaccines that ...

PMA concerned over shortage of anti-TB vaccines for infants in country   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)

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allghananews.com
   
Healthcare delivery in Western Region threatened   
allghananews.com
Takoradi, Feb. 25, GNA -The Western Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service has warned that it would cease providing services to clients of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) if the Authority did not settle its outstanding debts ...


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CBC.ca
   
Ebola outbreak: worrying signals in Sierra Leone   
CBC.ca
After hopeful signs of a decline in the number of new Ebola cases, Sierra Leone remains an area of concern. Wednesday's weekly statistics released by the World Health Organization show transmission rates in the West African country are widespread, with ...

WHO reports overall decrease in Ebola infections   Deutsche Welle
Sierra Leone reports sharp spike in Ebola cases   Daily Mail
Ebola and the battle against complacency   Montreal Gazette
Reuters   
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Times LIVE
   
'Game changer' HIV pill could cut infection risk by 86%   
New Zealand Herald
Dr Michael Brady, medical director at the HIV/Aids charity Terrence Higgins Trust, said "PrEP is, quite simply, a game-changer". Photo / 123RF. A game-changing trial has shown that rates of HIV infection can be slashed by treating actively gay men with an ...

Wonder pill blocks HIV   Times LIVE
Week-on, weekend-off treatment controls viral load in young people   aidsmap
More evidence back preventing HIV infection in high-risk persons with AIDS drugs   The Guardian Nigeria
Toronto Sun   
Al Jazeera America   
New York Daily News   
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spyghana.com
   
Norovirus hits Taiwan with a 4 year high   
Outbreak News Today
Health officials with the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report that last week's number of outpatient visits for acute gastroenteritis reached a record high after four years. Taiwan map/CIA. So far in 2015, a total of 24 viral gastroenteritis clusters have ...

Two hotel workers infected with norovirus   Taipei Times
2 Wuling hotel employees confirmed with norovirus   Focus Taiwan News Channel
Taiwan: 34000 people in hospital over infectious diarrhea   spyghana.com

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Operation smile registers cleft palate patients for free surgery in April   
BusinessGhana
Operation Smile, the non-profit volunteer medical services organization that provides free reconstructive surgery for children and adults with cleft lip and palate, has begun registrations for over 200 patients for its upcoming medical mission in April, 2015.

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NBCNews.com
   
No High Risk: Marijuana May be Less Harmful Than Alcohol, Tobacco   
NBCNews.com
Recreational pot — set to go legal in Washington, D.C. on Thursday and decriminalized Tuesday in Alaska — is less dangerous than both alcohol and tobacco, scientists assert. The safety of marijuana versus booze is not a new claim but, for the first time, ...

New Research Suggests Pot Is the Least Deadly Recreational Drug   VICE News
Behind enemy (head)lines: The real point of drug-hazards study isn't pot safety   Examiner.com
Marijuana Is Safer Than Alcohol   POPSUGAR
CBS Local   
Sun Sentinel   
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spyghana.com
   
Guinean, Cote d'Ivoire experts urge "more vigilance" over Ebola   
Shanghai Daily (subscription)
ABIDJAN, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Health experts from Guinea and Cote d'Ivoire have agreed to carry out periodic cross-border meetings to reinforce vigilance against Ebola virus along the border zones, an official source in Abidjan told Xinhua Tuesday.
EU opens Ebola treatment center in Abidjan   GlobalPost

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spyghana.com
   
9 Out Of 10 HIV Transmissions Occurring From People Not Receiving Care: VIDEO   
Towleroad
The tide of HIV transmission rates has been stemmed over the decades, but it hasn't stopped with estimated tens of thousands of new transmissions every year. A new CDC analysis is showing that of those transmissions, 91.5% of them are coming from ...

Using 90-90-90 strategy to end AIDS   The Swazi Observer
Australian-first study finds HIV treatment drastically reduces transmission risk   Star Observer
Cash Scant Incentive for US HIV Patients to Take Treatment   Sputnik International
Infection Control Today   
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Guinea worm hits Upper West Akyem   
GhanaWeb
The lives of the people of Sobrum Bethlehem, a farming community in the Upper West Akyem District of the Eastern region, are under serious threat as a result of guinea worm detection and infection in the area, Today has gathered. This, according to some ...


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