Indonesia firmly committed to eliminating lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem

Leave a Comment / Health Articles / Rosaline Horlar

Indonesia recently completed the last of its annual large-scale treatment for lymphatic filariasis (also known as elephantiasis or Penyakit Kaki Gajah) in Malaka District located in its southernmost province, East Nusa Tenggara. Unprecedented progress by the National Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Programme has strongly placed the country on the path to achieving the elimination of lymphatic filariasis […]

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Maternal infections in health facilities

Leave a Comment / Health Articles / Rosaline Horlar

A clearer picture of the global impact New research from the Global Maternal Sepsis Study (GLOSS), a major WHO/HRP initiative, shows that infection has a much larger impact on global maternal mortality and morbidity than previously thought. The results from GLOSS, published in The Lancet Global Health, are the first to provide data on frequency

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What matters to women in the postnatal period?

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The right to a positive maternity healthcare experience at every stage Each pregnancy is unique and clinical needs can change across the pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal periods. One thing that never changes is the right to a positive experience at every stage. Achieving the best possible physical, emotional, and psychological outcomes for every individual and

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Glossary of Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene, by G. Stanley Hall

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GLOSSARY AGAMIC. Unmarried; unmarriageable, sometimes non-sexed. AGENIC. Lacking in reproductive power; sterile. AMPHIMIXIS. That form of reproduction which involves the mingling of substance from two individuals so as to effect a mixture of hereditary characteristics. It includes the phenomena of conjugation and fertilization among both unicellular and multicellular organisms. ANABOLISM. See METABOLISM. ANAMNESIC. Pertaining to or aiding

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WHO and partners call for urgent investment in nurses

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The Covid-19 pandemic underscores the urgent need to strengthen the global health workforce. A new report, The State of the World’s Nursing 2020, provides an in-depth look at the largest component of the health workforce. Findings identify important gaps in the nursing workforce and priority areas for investment in nursing education, jobs, and leadership to strengthen nursing

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WHO to continue support for Chagas disease programme that promotes patient self-care

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The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Catalan Ministry of Health say they’ll collectively support the dissemination of a programme that gives support to sufferers affected by Chagas disease to handle their very own well being and promote self-care. The Catalonian ‘Expert Patient Programme on Chagas disease’ includes interplay and sharing of knowledge amongst individuals

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Kano To Arrest Food Trucks Conveying Passengers

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Kano Road and Traffic Agency Kano Road and Traffic Agency The Kano State Government says it would prosecute any meals truck driver seen conveying individuals from different components of the nation into the town. The Managing Director, Kano Road and Traffic Agency, Baffa Babba Dan’agundi, mentioned the meals may also be confiscated. The state authorities

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Justice For Sambo Abdullahi, Victory For Whistleblowers In Nigeria By Chido Onumah and Godwin Onyeacholem

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Whistleblowers are the first line of defence against corruption, crime and cover-ups, according to a 2019 paper by the All–Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on whistleblowing in the UK. For Sambo Abdullahi, head of internal audit at the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET) Plc, it has been one long tortuous journey. Over the past two years, he has been

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The Political Economy Of Coronavirus By Kunle Wizeman Ajayi

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The most powerful person in Aso Rock, Abba Kyari; who is the chief of staff to the president, has tested positive to Covid19. No government official can reach President Buhari without him. There is a ripe suspicion that the kitchen cabinet might have been infected. Likewise in Europe, the most powerful person, Angela Merkel the chancellor

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Sabah issues temporary immigration ban on non-Sabahans

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KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government has announced an immigration order preventing the entry of non-Sabahans into the state, to be implemented throughout the 14-day period of the Movement Control Order announced by the federal government last night, and which takes effect tomorrow. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal (pix) said the ban of all

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