Healthcare workers at an Ebola treatment centre in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo, have gone on strike.
Virtual consultations are replacing hours of travel, bringing affordable healthcare closer to rural Zimbabweans.
Hongkonger Ms Lam has long known she is carrying a ticking time bomb after her mother and grandmother died of liver cancer. Her mother was completely asymptomatic until a late-stage diagnosis left no option for surgery. “I knew I carried the hepatitis B virus when I was in my twenties and had since then undergone regular health check-ups to manage the bomb,” the woman in her fifties recalled. Her regular checks were only disrupted during the Covid-19 pandemic. When she returned for a check-up in...
They said the survey should cover issues such as infertility, ageing, underweight among children and migration for Tamil Nadu; an expert raised the need for more research on the nutritional status of children, noting that one fourth of children under age five are underweight
Epidemiological tracking shows low transmission rates, with cases occurring sporadically in isolated pockets rather than through localised or rapid community outbreaks, according to Health Department
Health Minister K. Muraleedharan says the Mental Health Care Act of 2017 will be implemented in letter and spirit so that mental health institutions in the State become more patient-friendly
Vision centres under the Jeevan Jyoti Project are improving access to eye care in Alwar’s rural areas through screenings, cataract referrals and community outreach within the public health system
Officials say the inspection was part of the court’s broader exercise of visiting government mental health institutions across the State in connection with cases dealing with their infrastructure and standards of care
101 East meets the doctors using drones to fight tuberculosis and save lives in remote communities in the Philippines.
The Health Department has stocked masks, PPE kits and medicines, and allowed hospital superintendents to buy emergency supplies locally without waiting for State-level procurement; 12 patients are in hospital and 11 in home isolation
Health workers in the DRC battle a range of obstacles, from infection risk to angry mob attacks.
The University of Hong Kong will roll out a screening programme at pharmacies across the city early next year to identify people at high risk of osteoporosis and prevent bone fractures. The institution’s Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine on Thursday launched the city’s first community pharmacist-led osteoporosis screening programme. The scheme will use a screening algorithm that allows pharmacists to identify high-risk patients during routine visits and refer them to family doctors for bone...
Sahil Lochab underwent a surgery to remove pellets; doctors have informed that there is only a “1% chance” of vision returning in the injured eye as the pupil was damaged, his family said
The pre-bid meeting is scheduled for July 27 and the last date for submission of tenders is August 14
Naidu set to inaugurate ‘Sanjeevani’ healthcare programme before participating in a public meeting and interacting with party cadre
Hongkongers will be able to upload orders specifying which life-sustaining treatments they do not wish to receive when terminally ill to the city’s electronic health record platform from next Friday, when the new law comes into effect. The move marks a significant step in formalising end-of-life care arrangements, more than 20 months after the Advance Decision on Life-sustaining Treatment Ordinance was passed by lawmakers. “This legislation is a milestone for Hong Kong’s end-of-life care,” said...
The Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong is set to launch two strategic treatment programmes for stroke and lower back pain next week, with bookings open on Wednesday. Bian Zhaoxiang, the hospital’s chief executive, told reporters on Wednesday that the two treatments were part of 23 special disease programmes to be rolled out over five years as part of the institution’s strategic development plan to meet healthcare needs and promote the competitive advantages of traditional Chinese medicine...
Liver, kidneys, and corneas of Kollam Corporation councillor B. Ajith Kumar to give a new lease of life to five
China’s drug regulator has for the first time approved a novel, globally trialled medicine ahead of authorities in the United States, Japan and Europe, marking a “historic breakthrough” as the country doubles down on biopharmaceuticals as one of its growth engines. The drug was filed for market approval in multiple countries, and “China was the first in the world to approve it”, Xu Xiaoqiang, head of chemical drugs registration at the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), told state...
District and area hospitals, CHCs and mother and childcare hospitals are being strengthened to ensure that patients receive quality healthcare closer to homes, says Satya Kumar Yadav