Nairobi - The Nairobi County government has been accused of failing to make payment to community health workers in the county despite allocating 100 million shillings for facilitating the scheme. Last year, it was estimated that at least 6,250 community…
For the past three months, Manoj Ojha, a public health inspector in Ward 11 of the sub-metropolitan city of Dhangadhi, has not received his salary.City officials said they were unable to pay the salaries of health workers, including Ojha, because…
Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) The Ghana Health Services Board has called on health professionals to agree to be posted to any part of the country, especially to disadvantaged communities. According to the council, this would allow them…
THE families of healthcare workers who died from Covid will each receive €100,000 under a new scheme to be agreed by Cabinet. Health Minister Stephen Donnelly will present a note to Cabinet outlining the scheme, which will be open to…
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, Chairman APC Caretake and Extra-ordinary Conversation Planning Committee (CECPC)By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Damaturu –The Yobe state government has approved the immediate recruitment of 196 graduates from Nguru College of Health Sciences and Technology to strengthen…
Agartala (Tripura) [India]Mar 04 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said on Friday that the state's referral cases have dropped sharply due to the introduction of new health facilities in the largest referral hospital of the State, GB Pant…
KHARTOUM, SUDAN - JANUARY 9: People hold a demonstration demanding the restoration of civilian rule in Khartoum, Sudan on January 9, 2022. (Photo by Mahmoud Hjaj/ via Getty Images) Hundreds of doctors and health workers staged a rally in Sudan's…
The Oyo State government on Thursday reiterated its continuous efforts to curb the spread of the Lassa fever outbreak in the state since the first case in January 2022. READ ALSO: Lassa Fever: Death Toll Reaches 86 As Cases Spread…
SINGAPORE - Ex-offenders who continue to need medical attention after their release from prison are being referred to specialist clinics at Changi General Hospital for follow-up treatment, the Minister of State for Home Affairs said Thursday (March 3). , Muhammad…
During the meeting (Photo: SGGP) He was speaking at a ceremony to receive state-level congratulations and a meeting to celebrate the 67th anniversary of Vietnam Doctors' Day (February 27, 1955 - February 27, 2022) organized by the Party Committee of…
Denpasar, February 25, 2022 – Indonesian Minister of Health, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, and Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, assured on Friday February 25 that Bali's health institutions are ready to support the events of the…
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has announced that it will support 28 regional, provincial and university hospitals in Afghanistan, which includes paying the salaries of around 10,000 health workers. In a report, the ICRC said…
About 115,500 health workers have died COVID-19[female[feminine during the first 18 months of the pandemic, linked to a "systemic lack of safeguards", they noted. In a joint call to action by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labor…
A few dozen people protested Sunday outside the hospital Charlotte Maxeke. Photo: Masego Mafata Professor Rudo Mathivha, head of critical care medicine at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, compared the continued closure of Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg University Hospital to the tragedy…
Provincial Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid said that in line with Prime Minister Imran Khan's vision, the provision of health facilities is ensured to people living in remote areas and there is ample evidence that the construction state-of-the-art mother and…
Doctors' suggestions will be included in the state budget Providing better health facilities to the population is the priority of the government. Continuous efforts are being made in this direction. To strengthen the health sector in the next budget, as…
Doctors for Ethiopia called on Ethiopians, all concerned friends of Ethiopia, to restore the health facilities destroyed by the terrorist TPLF in a coordinated and well-organized manner. The destruction of health facilities across Ethiopia hurts everyone and must also be…
Hospitals, nursing homes and all other facilities accepting Medicaid across Montana have been busy processing data on staff vaccinations, exemptions and, in some cases, unemployment.February 14 marked the first deadline for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) COVID-19…
Hospitals, nursing homes and all other facilities accepting Medicaid across Montana have been busy processing data on staff vaccinations, exemptions and, in some cases, unemployment.February 14 marked the first deadline for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) COVID-19…
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Senior Expert of the Office of Presidential Personnel (KSP) Brian Sri Prahastuti assured that the government has strengthened the services of health facilities to cope with the increase in cases of the Omicron variant.Prahastuti noted that health…
Zambia Recruitment of 11,000 health workers begins the ZAMBIA Ministry of Health indicates that the recruitment exercise for 11,000 health workers has begun. The permanent secretary of the technical services of the Ministry of Health, LACKSON KASONKA, says that the…
PESHAWAR: The KP government will complete the process of outsourcing nine more health facilities by the first week of March, a meeting announced on Thursday. Chief Minister Mahmood Khan chaired the Health Ministry's progress review meeting, according to a document.Health…
"Part of our expertise is knowing the communities we serve," said a community health worker.(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Nisi La'a delivers a bag containing in-home COVID-19 tests, masks, a thermometer and a pulse oximeter to a home…
Posted February 9, 2022 The House of Representatives has called for a retraining of healthcare workers on interpersonal and customer relations as well as time management to address issues of brain drain and neglect. The Chamber urged the federal health…
In the emergency room of a public hospital in Maceió (AL), doctor Marília Magalhães, 33, and her colleagues treat patients in the presence of two security guards at the office door. "People are kicking and banging on the door, shouting,…
MANILA — The Senate on Monday approved a bill to compensate public and private health workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Senate Bill 2421 or the "COVID-19 Health Care Worker Benefits and Compensation Act of 2021" was approved by 23 senators…
More than three months later, he is still in prison in Racine. The state says there is no room for him in any of the facilities he was supposed to have been transferred to months ago. Sandoval Tamir Williams, 34,…
The nine health facilities that have been upgraded as part of the Caribbean Health Care Facility Strengthening Project were officially handed over to the Ministry of Health and Welfare on Thursday. The upgraded facilities, which were completed in 2021, are…
On Thursday, health workers in about half of the United States will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 when the Biden administration's requirement takes effect.Enforcement of the requirement begins in 25 states and the District of Columbia, and will expand…
415 attacks on health care in Myanmar during year of crackdown after military coup: report Ahead of February 1 coup anniversary, new report sheds light on brutal violence by Myanmar armed forces against health workers and health facilities January 26,…
Calm Blast Calm is gradually returning to the tragedy-stricken town of Appiatse after a vehicle carrying mining explosives set fire to, which has so far left 17 people dead and hundreds injured. The injured are receiving medical treatment at various…
PUNE, India — Amanjit Singh's father, a family doctor, was ordered to reopen his clinic as the first cases of COVID-19 spread in Mumbai. Within days, her father – out of breath at home – was dead. Two days later,…
New Delhi: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has called on major medical institutions to come forward to extend modern healthcare facilities to remote parts of the state. He said the state government is planning to put in place a well-planned…
Photo by Carlo Manalansan / Bulatlat By RAQUEL ALVAREZBulatlat.com MANILA — A group of community medicine advocates are reiterating calls for legislation that will tackle the country's fragmented public health system as the number of new COVID-19 cases continues to…
The state health department has more than doubled funding and extended the deadline for a contract proposal to secure new leadership to run its health facilities.While the department acknowledged last year that the contract was partly motivated by someone's desire…
MARTINSVILLE - As new coronavirus cases continue to reach record highs in Indiana, state health facilities struggle to cope with increased hospitalizations while facing staff shortages due to the illness of the employees. The same is true in Morgan County,…
PHOENIX - The omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to strain staff at Banner Health facilities in Arizona, not only with unvaccinated patients filling beds, but also as health workers contract the virus themselves . Dr Marjorie Bessel, clinical manager for…
Photo showing members of the beneficiary community Endswell Pharmacy, a private community pharmacy in Bolgatanga Municipality, organized a free medical screening exercise for four communities in Bolgatanga East District and neighboring communities near Nabdam District in the Haut-Est region. Beneficiary…
Rationing of care or medical resources has been an ongoing conversation in parts of the country as the delta variant rages on. Smaller rural communities do not have the trained staff or the equipment to adequately handle the continuing influx…
Emily Mursoi, branch secretary of KMWU Mombasa, speaking to the press at the General Hospital and Coast Referral in Mombasa, January 2022. [Omondi Onyango, Standard] Five Mombasa County health worker unions confirmed yesterday that their strike against wages delayed for…
THE death of an infant due to compromised medical ethics at a Dhaka hospital raises the issue of oversight of private sector health facilities. As the mother of the critically ill twins was unable to pay the bills at Amar…
Highlighting the challenge posed by a growing number of COVID-19 cases across the country, with a focus on Omicron, the Center stressed on Friday that it is the primary responsibility of states to ensure that all oxygen equipment of all…
Editor's Note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and advice in the Medscape Coronavirus Resource Center. The United States Supreme Court appeared to agree with the federal government on Friday that it is within its rights to require health facilities that…
04 January 2022 As the community's positive test rate and healthcare system COVID-19 admissions continue to rise, Cape Fear Valley Health is making the following changes to the current visitation policy. These changes will take effect on Monday January 3.…
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BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG / WECP) - As we say goodbye to the holidays, we say hello to an increase in COVID cases in Bay County.In the most updated report, the Bay County Department of Health reported an additional 667…
Community health workers in rural Nigeria without formal medical training can successfully identify, treat and refer cases of malnutrition in children under five using simplified tools and having received training, study finds conducted by Malaria Consortium in the State of…
KARACHI - Sindh Assembly opposition leader Haleem Adil Sheikh, while expressing extreme dissatisfaction with the state of public sector medical facilities in the province, released a white paper on the performance of the department health of Sindh. Haleem Adil Sheikh,…
Patna: The government of Bihar is preparing to deal with the threat of Omicron infections as cases of the new COVID variant increase in the country. Meanwhile, coronavirus cases have also increased in Bihar. In such a situation, the government…
Published on January 03, 2022 06:02 CM Buzdar said the Punjab government would provide Rs 400 billion for the universal health care scheme. LAHORE (Dunya News) - Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said on Sunday that providing education and…
The Lagos State branch of the National Association of Nurses and Midwives of Nigeria announced on Friday that it would begin a three-day warning strike on Monday, January 10. The union's secretary of state, Oloruntoba Odumosu, said in a statement…
Chandigarh [India], Dec.31 (ANI): UT adviser Dharampal provided an update on readiness on Friday while inspecting COVID mini-care centers in Chandigarh, according to an official statement. The UT adviser inspected Bal Bhawan in Sector 23B, operated by Sri Guru Granth…
ANI | Update: Dec 31 2021 22:15 STI Chandigarh [India], Dec.31 (ANI): UT adviser Dharampal provided an update on readiness on Friday while inspecting COVID mini-care centers in Chandigarh, according to an official statement. The UT adviser inspected Bal Bhawan…
Deputy Health Minister Datuk, Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali speaks to the media after inspecting three flood-affected health clinics in Hulu Langat on December 30, 2021. - Bernama pic HULU LANGAT, Dec 30 – Repair works of health clinics (KK) and…
As COVID-19 infections increase across much of Australia, opposition mounts among health workers, as well as the general public, to rollback testing, contact tracing and most others public health measures by state and federal governments.More than 18,000 new cases have…
Dr Frank Serebour, president of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), said many doctors and nurses have tested positive for COVID-19 and have been isolated due to the surge in infections over the past two weeks.He told the Ghana News Agency…
GHS urged Ghanaians to adhere to COVID-19 security protocols Dr Frank Serebour, president of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), said many doctors and nurses have tested positive for COVID-19 and have been isolated due to the surge in infections over…
Share this with more people!Dr Frank Serebour, President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), said many doctors and nurses have tested positive for COVID-19 and have been in isolation due to the upsurge in infections over the past two weeks.…
MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Odette (internationally known as Rai) caused damage worth 195.4 million pesos to 141 health facilities in several regions it hit, the secretary told Health Francisco Duque III during a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte and key…
PESHAWAR: The authorities have decided to outsource primary and secondary health facilities in areas where health indicators are not up to par. A notification, issued by the health secretary on December 24, called on relevant officials to make recommendations in…
PESHAWAR: The Covid-19 epidemic prompted the government to modernize health facilities, especially intensive care services that were only available in a few hospitals before the pandemic hit the province. The Peshawar Institute of Cardiology (PIC), whose construction began in 2005…
LAHORE - Punjab (CS) Chief Secretary Kamran Ali Afzal made a surprise visit to DHQ Hospital, Allied Hospital in Faisalabad on Sunday and inspected emergency, urology, surgery, dengue fever and various others. According to official sources, he inspected medical facilities,…
LAHORE: The Government of Punjab's Universal Health Insurance (UHI) program worth over Rs 400 billion will transform healthcare into a state-of-the-art system providing modern indoor health facilities to the people for free . Citizens will receive medical treatment of up…
RIYAD - Minister of Health Fahd Al-Jalajel said that the ministry aims to open 88 new health facilities in various parts of the Kingdom during the year 2022. The ministry will also activate air ambulance services during year, he said…
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Dr Agbana Emmanuel said Kogi has 838 functioning primary health facilities, 54 secondary health facilities and 1,144 registered private health facilities. Dr Agbana Emmanuel made this known at the 2021 Scientific Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGA) of the National…
An agency of the Lagos State Ministry of Health, the Health Facility Supervision and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) closed nine health facilities for various offenses. The agency's executive secretary, Dr Abiola Idowu, revealed during an awareness-raising and advocacy campaign on the…
KARACHI: The Sindh government will manage the health facilities of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation through public-private partnerships to ensure their efficient functioning, Health Minister Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho said on Monday. She was speaking at a press conference held to…
Physicians considering a career in PEI can now take a mock tour of Island health facilities and communities. In a Dec. 2 statement, the province said the Physician Recruitment Virtual Reality Project gives physicians a three-dimensional exposure to what it's…
Western Regional Director of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Yaw Ofori Yeboah Dr Yaw Ofori Yeboah, Regional Director of Western Ghana Health Service (GHS) charged health facilities in the region to take advantage of the service's vehicle rental program to…
The Association of Private Health Institutions of Ghana is appealing to the government to second health professionals to its members.Speaker at 1st annual general meeting Ashanti Regional President Francis Fosu is concerned about insufficient human resources militating against operations in…
Lamenting that the federal and provincial governments have neglected the health needs of Karachiites in recent years, health experts and political leaders have called for bringing health sector actors together on a platform and coming up with a strategy to…
PESHAWAR: The Ministry of Health has started its duties to manage the underutilized primary and secondary health care facilities in some districts of the province under a public-private partnership in accordance with the laws in force of the provincial government.…
NEW DELHI: The Union Health Ministry has requested all government departments and institutions such as hospitals, laboratories and pharmacies and their doctors to register on the dedicated registries as part of of the Ayushman Bharat digital mission. In a letter…
NEW DELHI: In line with the recently launched Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, the Ministry of Health has requested all central government departments and health institutions such as doctors, hospitals, laboratories and pharmacies to enroll in dedicated mission registers and also…
People living with HIV and AIDS, especially women, are still stigmatized in society, making them reluctant to seek treatment at tertiary care hospitals and government-run health facilities in Karachi and other all of Sindh. Many people infected with HIV are…
An agency of the Lagos State Ministry of Health, the Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA), will launch a crackdown on unregistered health facilities operating in the state on Monday.The drill dubbed, Operation Show Your License/Certificate, according to the…
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stressed that the state government is committed to ensuring that no one will die in the future due to lack of health facilities. Addressing a huge gathering at the BSA Grounds in Siddharthnagar on the occasion…
NNA | Update: October 21, 2021 9:15 p.m. STI Kabul [Afghanistan], Oct 21 (ANI): After the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August, international aid dried up, leading to the deterioration of public health facilities for Afghan citizens.Pamela Constable, writing in…
Doha: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has updated the list of private health facilities for Covid-19 PCR testing. To date, the total number of approved centers in the country is 103. The list of health facilities is as follows:…
By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune journalist [email protected] Environment and Natural Resources Minister Vaughn Miller pledged to improve and redevelop public parks and health facilities in Adelaide Village during a community tour yesterday. Speaking to reporters at yesterday's walk, Mr Miller said…