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Nigeria: Reflections On the Lagos State Government's Onslaught On Doctors
[Fahamu] A recent crackdown on doctors in Nigeria is symptomatic of a wider state attack on the working class.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 12:08

Uganda: Home-Based Saliva HIV Test Kit Coming
[Observer] The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States yesterday approved the worldwide use of a saliva test kit for HIV detection, just days after a panel recommended the use of Truvada in HIV prevention to the same body.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 11:59

Nigeria: Free Cancer Screening and Treatment in Adamawa
[Daily Trust] Yola - To fight the scourge of cervical cancer, wife of the Adamawa State governor Dr Halima Murtala Nyako supported by Mana Foundation, has initiated free cancer screening and treatment across the three senatorial zones of the state to prompt early detection, in order to save lives. In this report medical professionals explain why black women are about 40 per cent more likely to develop and die from cervical cancer than their white counterparts.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 11:54

Nigeria: Doctors in FG Hospitals to Join Strike in Lagos
[Daily Trust] Doctors in Federal Government-owned hospitals in Lagos State are to begin an indefinite strike on May 18, in solidarity with doctors sacked by state government.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 11:13

Nigeria: Dankwambo Approves Pay Rise for Doctors
[Leadership] Gombe State Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo has approved the implementation of new salary structure for doctors, with the aim of attaining an efficient health care system for the citizens of the state.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 09:45

Ghana: Autism 'Relegated to the Sidelines'
[IPS] Accra - At first glance Nortey Quaynor looks like any ordinary 29-year-old Ghanaian. If you spend a little time with him, though, you soon realise that something is different.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 09:36

Namibia: Two Years of Suffering and No One Took Him Seriously
[Namibian] THOMAS Nghitemaye (29) complained for nearly two years at Swakopmund hospitals about the pain in his right arm, but all he got was a few general pain pills and encouragement that everything would eventually be alright.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 09:35

Rwanda: Police Arrest Two Doctors Over Botched Up Operation
[New Times] Police have arrested a medical doctor and a senior nurse in connection with the case of a woman reported to have lived with several surgical tools in her body.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 09:02

Nigeria: Government Doctors Join Striking Colleagues in Lagos
[Vanguard] Ikeja - The face-off between the Lagos State Government and sacked 788 doctors, yesterday, took a dramatic turn, as doctors in federal hospitals in Lagos, said they will today embark on an indefinite solidarity strike.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 08:16

South Africa: Eastern Cape Health Services Facing Collapse
[Health-e] Eastern Cape rural health is on the brink of collapse as a moratorium on the appointment of doctors and nurses is leading to clinics and hospitals having to shoulder the burden of delivering healthcare without staff.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 07:59

Kikwete Discusses Nutrition With Top U.S. Officials
[Daily News] Washington - PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete, who arrived here on Wednesday evening, on Thursday participated in a discussion on improving nutrition with the US Senate's Assistant Majority Leader, Senator Dick Durbin.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 06:13

Uganda: Culture Responsible for Failure of Family Planning
[Observer] The birth of a newborn baby is often heralded with fanfare and the proud mother is awarded various honorary titles depending on the culture.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 05:44

Africa: High Blood Pressure, Diabetes Are Global Health Threats
[State Department] Washington - The urgency of noncommunicable diseases as a cause of illness and death worldwide gained further credence May 16 with the latest release of global health statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 23:42

Southern Africa: Business Leaders Join Forces to Meet Global Health Goals
[SciDev.Net] Business leaders from India, Sub-Saharan Africa and the United States have joined forces to tackle a wide range of global health issues in the developing world and accelerate the translation of research into life-saving products.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 19:56

Kenya: Eye Surgeon Addresses American Women's Association
[The Star] TUESDAY morning saw members of the American Women Association (AWA) and other invited guests join together to listen to a talk by renowned eye surgeon Dr Joshi Mukesh at the Sankara Hotel in Westlands. They also took the opportunity to share different views concerning their association and the way forward to it with their chair Carol Dibbert.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 19:16

Kenya: Amref Launches Project in Garissa
[The Star] Amref has launched a five-year health project in Iftin sub district hospital in Garissa district. Officially launching the programme yesterday, country director Lennie Kyomuhangi said, "People living in semi-arid lands are bedevilled by a life characterised by social and gender inequalities within a hierarchical clan system. "There is an unequal labor force, early marriages, polygamy, female genital cutting and stigmatization of people living with HIV,97 of the inhabitants of the northern Arid lands like T
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 19:15

Kenya: Funding Hitch Hampers HIV Tribunal Operations
[The Star] The operations of the HIV/Aids Tribunal have been hampered by lack of funds, Parliament was told yesterday. Special Programmes minister Esther Murugi said the funds for the Tribunal were not factored in the budget because it was inaugurated after the 2011/12 financial year. "The Tribunal was inaugurated in July 2011 after the budget allocations had been prepared and approved and thus the tribunal had no funds to carry out its mandate," she said.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 19:15

Burundi: U.S. Soldiers Help Prepare Soldiers for Upcoming Deployment
[U.S. Africa Command] Mudubugu, Burundi - Texas National Guardsmen had the opportunity to share best practices with Burundi soldiers preparing for an upcoming deployment during a visit to Mudubugu, Burundi, March 26-April 6, 2012.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 19:10

Kenya: Lessons From NHIF and Ghost Clinics
[The Star] In the arena of public policy and business, the best lessons are often distilled into three pithy and memorable quotes. In respect of the revealed information on the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF), there are four lessons that can be learnt. The performance of the management, oversight organs of the (NHIF) and the public sector in general show systemic and consistent flaws in provision of services and the management of public funds.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 19:05

Kenya: State to Spend Sh1.4 Billion On New School Milk Plan
[The Star] The government has set aside Sh1.4 billion to roll out the relaunched school milk feeding programme. The programme has already been initiated on a pilot basis in Uasin Gishu and Nakuru counties where 18 rural primary schools will be the first to benefit. It will then be rolled out to nine other counties before being expanded to primary schools countrywide.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 18:59

Kenya: Milk for Uasin Gishu Schools
[The Star] Thousands of primary students in Uasin Gishu and Nakuru are set to benefit from a government milk programme. Under the programme dubbed Smallholder Dairy Commercialization Programme, an arm of International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) will provide half of the cost of milk whereas the parents will meet the cost balance.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 18:52

Kenya: Free Eye Clinic Set for Malindi
[The Star] CAR and General have organised a free eye clinic at the Coast. The first will be held on Saturday at the Malindi District Hospital. The day-long exercise will be run in conjunction with the Lions Club of Mombasa and will start at 9am. This medical camp will cost the firm Sh250,000 and will be presided over by company's managing director Vijay Gidoomal and Lion Mohammed Hamid, the President of Lions Club Mombasa and Mahindra C Shah, the club's outreach co-ordinator.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 18:52

Nigeria: Maternal Deaths On Decline but More Progress Needed - UN Report
[Leadership] The number of women dying of pregnancy and childbirth related complications has declined almost by halve in 20 years, according to new estimates released during the week by the United Nations. The report however stressed that greater progress is still needed in significantly reducing maternal deaths.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 18:28

Youths Have Multiple Sexual Partners
[New Vision] A QUARTER of all youths in the country, between ages 20 to 29, have more than one sexual partner, according to the latest preliminary Uganda Demographic and Health Survey report.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 18:07

30,000 At Risk As Taso Closes Treatment Centers
[New Vision] An estimated 30,000 HIV/AIDS patients are at risk following the closure of The AIDS Support Organisation (TASO) outreach centres countrywide.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 17:55

Mozambique: Reprieve for 'Special Clinic'
[AIM] Maputo - The new director of Maputo Central Hospital, Joao Fumane, has declared that he has no intention of shutting down the hospital's "Special Clinic", where well-to-do patients can pay for their treatment.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 17:27

Liberia: More Drugs Seized
[Informer] The Liberia National Police Highway Patrol Unit has confiscated a huge quantity of marijuana and arrested two persons carrying the substance.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 17:10

Tanzania: Sumitomo Chemical Recognized for Addressing Global Health Needs
[Sumitomo Chemical] Tokyo - Sumitomo Chemical, maker of the WHO-recommended Olyset long-lasting insecticidal net, is the co-winner - in the 'Application of Core Competence' category - of the 2012 GBCHealth Award.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 16:46

Uganda: Kalangala's Health Services Limping As Workers Run Away
[Observer] At the beginning of the year, the ministry of Health posted a medical doctor to Kalangala district to fill a vacuum that had existed for several years.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 16:03

Angola: Traditional Midwives to Help in Reduction of Maternal Death Rate
[ANGOP] Malanje - The Vice governor of the northern Malanje province for political and social affairs, Alice Van-Dúnem, said on Wednesday in Luanda that the works of traditional midwives will contribute to the reduction of the maternal and infant death rate in the communities.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 14:56

South Africa: Nurses At Weskoppies Hospital Retake Their Pledge
[BuaNews] Pretoria - In a moving ceremony on Wednesday, nurses at Weskoppies Hospital rededicated themselves to their calling.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 14:32

Nigeria: Wamakko Wants Religious Leaders Mobilised for Polio Eradication
[Daily Trust] Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State has directed local government chairmen to mobilize religious and traditional rulers to sensitize the people about the importance of polio eradication in the state.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 13:03

Africa: Migrants Living With Aids in South Africa
[Health-e] "Solidarity for Survival" is an exhibition that shows the difficult living conditions that African foreign nationals who have come to seek refuge in South Africa endure. It is currently showing at Constitution Hill, in Johannesburg. Many of the difficulties these migrants face include the lack of access to health care.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 13:03

Nigeria: Corruption Hampering Fight Against Maternal, Infant Mortality
[Daily Trust] Corruption and bad leadership are major factors hampering the fight against infant and maternal mortality in Nigeria, President of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Comrade Lawal Dutsinma, has said.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 13:03

Zimbabwe: Nurses to Undergo Midwifery Training
[The Herald] AT least 15 nurses in Mashonaland West will undergo a 12-month midwifery training course at Chinhoyi Hospital in efforts to boost the number of critical staff in the province. In an interview recently, Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital medical superintendent
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 13:02

Zimbabwe: Typhoid Outbreak - Boreholes to Be Registered
[The Herald] Government is registering all boreholes in Zimbabwe following a typhoid outbreak linked to some unregistered water sources dug up during the water crisis. The Zimbabwe National Water Authority, which is spearheading the programme through the
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 13:02

Africa: The State of the Media
[RFI] Zuma stands firm on SA's youth wage ... or does he? Are SA trade union's intolerant? Kenya lowers its growth hopes. And how safe are Uganda's anti-retrovirals?
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 13:01

Nigeria: FG Tasked On Zamfara Lead Poisoning Epidemic
[Vanguard] The Nigerian government has been called upon to commit significant resources to respond to the lead poisoning epidemic in Zamfara State, which has killed or maimed thousands of children since 2010.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 12:30

Sierra Leone: MRU Clinic On Agriculture & Fisheries Commences
[Concord] The Mano River Union (MRU) secretariat yesterday commenced a three-day international workshop on agriculture, forestry and fisheries at Hotel Bamoi in Freetown.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 12:03

Sierra Leone: Donors, Beneficiaries Discuss Free Healthcare Success
[Concord] After two years of implementation of the free health care initiative (FHCI) for pregnant women, lactating mothers and children under five years, the Ministry of Health in collaboration with donor organizations and some beneficiaries on Thursday discussed the achievements of the project.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 11:56

Sierra Leone: EU Boosts Food Security
[Concord] Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security last Thursday, on behalf of the government, received 2,250 tons of food items from the European Union delegation in Sierra Leone at the WFP warehouse, Queen Elizabeth II Quay in Freetown.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 11:56

Nigeria: Sacked Lagos Doctors Ask Court to Void Dismissal Letter
[This Day] The 788 medical doctors whose appointments were recently terminated by the Lagos State Government have asked Justice Benedict Kanyip of the National Industrial Court (NIC) in Lagos, to void the identical dismissal letters purportedly issued to them by the government.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 09:55

Nigeria: Maternal Deaths Slide 250,000 in 10 Years
[Daily Trust] The number of women dying from childbirth has reduced by 250,000 in 20 years, according to trends in the latest world health statistics released by the World Health Organisation Wednesday.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 09:50

Nigeria: Court Remands 'Fake Doctor' in Prison
[Daily Trust] An Akure Chief Magistrates' Court yesterday ordered one Joseph Fimusanmi, 30, to be remanded in prison for alleged impersonation.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 09:29

North West to Spend R11 Million On NHI Pilot
[BuaNews] Pretoria - The North West Health Department has allocated an amount of R11.5 million to be spent on a special conditional grant to fund the National Health Insurance (NHI) pilot in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 08:07

Tanzania: Country to Step Up War Against e-Goods Dumping
[Daily News] THE government has vowed to step up war against the escalating problem of dumping of obsolete electronic goods including computers, television sets and mobile phones in the country.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 06:14