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Sierra Leone: Iranian Envoy to Assist Health Ministry

04.07.2008 18:03    allafrica.com
Newly appointed Iranian ambassador to Sierra Leone Thursday said plans are underway, with support from Iranian Red Cross and Red Crescent Society, to assist the ministry of health and sanitation in health care delivery services.


Nigeria: Country's Health Challenges Daunting -Expert

04.07.2008 18:03    allafrica.com
Health challenges facing Nigeria and other African countries rank among the most extreme in the world.

Cameroon: Combating Poverty Through Mutual Health Programme

04.07.2008 18:03    allafrica.com
The Ministry of Public Health has begun promoting mutual health districts in its five-year strategic plan to improve the population's access to quality health care.

Sierra Leone: Nursing School for Mabessaneh Hospital

04.07.2008 18:03    allafrica.com
Management of Saint John of God Catholic Hospital popularly known as Mabessaneh Hospital in Port Loko district has started the construction of a 4-classroom nursing training school.

Cameroon: World Bank Supports Health Sector

04.07.2008 18:03    allafrica.com
The World Bank Board of Directors June 24 approved the financing of the Health Sector Support Investment Project for Cameroon.

Nigeria: Boy With Bad Kidneys Yet to Raise N10 Million for Treatment

04.07.2008 18:03    allafrica.com
A nine-year-old failed kidney patient is yet to raise N10 million for treatment at a hospital in India since his admission at the National Hospital on February 15, 2008.

Nigeria: Havana Hospital Boss Eulogises Late Colleague

04.07.2008 18:03    allafrica.com
The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Havana Specialist Hospital, Lagos, Dr. Godwin Okeke, yesterday extolled the sterling qualities of his departed colleague, Dr. Chikezie Nwokoro, saying he was a rare gem.

Nigeria: Lagos Threatens to Sack Health Workers

04.07.2008 18:03    allafrica.com
Lagos state government has threatened to sack any health worker whose attitude and commitment to duties negated the attainment of policy thrust of the state government's healthcare services to the people.

Angola: Zaire - Ruling MPLA Assesses Functioning of Sanitary Units

04.07.2008 18:03    allafrica.com
The second secretary of the ruling MPLA party in the northern Zaire province, Pedro Armando Makita last Thursday visited the provincial and district hospitals of Mbanza Kongo to learn about their functioning.

Ghana: Drug-Resistant TB Rapid Tests to Be Available in Developing Countries

04.07.2008 18:03    allafrica.com
People in low-resource countries who are ill with multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) will get a faster diagnosis -- in two days, not the standard two to three months -- and appropriate treatment thanks to two new initiatives unveiled by the World

Uganda: Kitgum Registers More Hepatitis E Cases

04.07.2008 18:03    allafrica.com
More people are at risk of contracting the Hepatitis E virus (HEV) in the northern district of Kitgum, according to a surveillance health report.

South Africa: Limpopo University Health Unit to Get R102m Boost

04.07.2008 18:03    allafrica.com
EDUCATION Minister Naledi Pandor has announced that the University of Limpopo's (UL's) healthcare faculty, which produces almost half of SA's African medical graduates, will not be moved from Ga-Rankuwa, outside Pretoria, but will be revamped.

Ghana: Poverty And Sickness Won't Be Cured By Fighting Patents

04.07.2008 18:03    allafrica.com
Last month, the World Health Organization's governing body, the World Health Assembly (WHA), formally adopted a set of public policy recommendations for poor governments struggling with disease.

Nigeria: Benue Highest On HIV Prevalence Rate -Osotimehin

04.07.2008 18:03    allafrica.com
Dr Babatunde Osotimehin, Director General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), yesterday in Abuja, said Benue still ranked highest in HIV prevalence in Nigeria.

Malawi: HIV/Aids And The Workplace - Enterprises Leading the Way

04.07.2008 18:03    allafrica.com
Many Malawi enterprises are leading examples in bringing the fight against HIV/AIDS to the workplace, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) to be released nationally on 4th July 2008, at Crossroad Hotel, Cresta in Lilongwe.

Liberia: WHO Boss Wants Emphasis On Maternal Health

04.07.2008 18:03    allafrica.com
Outgoing World Health Organization (WHO) Country Representative Dr. Eugene Nyarko has called on the Liberian government to place more emphasis on maternal health.

Angola: USA Reaffirms Aid to Combat Endemic Diseases

04.07.2008 18:01    allafrica.com (2)
US Ambassador to Angola, Dan William Mozena last Thursday here reaffirmed his country's commitment to continue providing assistance to combat endemic diseases and reduce maternal-infantile death rate.

Nigeria: Naca Laments 25 Percent Reduction in HIV/Aids Funds

04.07.2008 18:01    allafrica.com (2)
The National Action Committee on AIDS (NACA) has said that Federal Government's reduction of the HIV/AIDS funds by twenty-five percent this year could affect the campaign against the epidemic in the country.

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