Category: Community
Indonesia makes progress in combating child malnutrition
JAKARTA- Indonesia has been among the top 15 countries in the world in terms of progress in dealing with child malnutrition, local media reported Thursday. The 13th “Annual Report on the State of the World’s Mothers” compiled by Save the […]
India to Provide Free Medicines
Indians to get free medicines, announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his address to the nation on the country’s 66th Independence Day. The prime minister said the National Rural Health Mission was launched in 2005 so that health services […]
Bengal to Launch Dengue Awareness Campaign
Bengal decides to increase awareness throughout all the dengue affected areas. The government has also decided to train 142 medical officers of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to tackle the menace, as most of the confirmed cases are reported in Kolkata. […]
Dog bites are a Cause of Concern in England
There has been a 55% increase in the number of hospital admissions in England due to dog bites, and some of them have been serious enough to need surgery. Data summarized by USEC show that number of bites from dogs, […]
46.9 Million Mosquito Nets Distributed: Nigeria
Nigeria distributes 46.9 million Long Lasting Insecticide-Treated Nets (LLITN), say officials. National Coordinator for the Malaria Eradication Program Chioma Amajoh told reporters Monday that the number showed that the country had distributed over 70 percent of all the nets needed […]
Patients ‘lost sight’ at NHS hospital private clinic
Six people are feared to have suffered irreversible sight loss because of the failings of a privately run clinic at an NHS hospital, raising fresh fears about the government’s plans to open up the health service to the commercial sector. […]
23 Connecticut hospitals penalized for high readmission rates
Twenty-three Connecticut hospitals will forfeit Medicare funds in the next year under a new federal policy that penalizes hospitals with significant numbers of patients who are readmitted within a month of discharge. Four of the 23 hospitals will lose the […]
Vietnam puts locally-made medical waste incinerator into use
VietNamNet Bridge – The Bac Kan-based Hoa Tu Long Industry Company officially put the medical waste incinerator (YT30) into operation. This is the first high-tech incinerator made in Vietnam. The incinerator has the capacity of 30-50 kilos of medical waste […]
DSWD accepts donations for flood victims in Manila
In response to the urgent need of flood victims in Metro Manila, the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Central Visayas (DSWD-7) has opened its Donors’ Desk at its field office to accept donations in cash or in kind. […]
DOH orders tests on drinking water supply in Metro Manila’s flood-affected areas
The Department of Health (DOH) Monday said it has ordered the conduct of tests on the drinking water supply in areas in Metro Manila that were hit by floods last week to ensure the public’s safety. Dr. Eduardo Janairo, regional […]
