2014年9月28日 星期日

2014-09-29 Pakistan Health

  The Express Tribune   
Three new polio cases surface in Pakistan  Business Standard
At least three new cases of polio have surfaced in Pakistan, taking the number of those affected this year to 174, an official said today. The new cases were confirmed by the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Islamabad. One victim each from Khyber ...

Three new polio cases reported   The Express Tribune
Lack of political commitment hurts polio fight   Oman Tribune
Pakistan: Special security for anti-polio workers   The Asian Age
Newsweek Pakistan   
Northern Voices Online   
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  Irish Examiner   
Fifth American Infected With Ebola Admitted To Clinical Centre  Bernama
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- A fifth American patient infected with the Ebola virus in West Africa was brought home Sunday and admitted to the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), Xinhua news agency reported. The physician, who had been ...

Liberia's medical chief in isolation   Irish Examiner
US troops arrive in West Africa to help fight Ebola outbreak   The Globe and Mail
EU states 'can do more' to battle Ebola virus   Irish Times
Wall Street Journal   
Xinhua   
Khaleej Times   
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  DAWN.com   
Congo fever: Cattle buyers advised to wear shirts with long sleeves  DAWN.com
KARACHI: Two deaths from the Crimean-Congo fever within the span of a few weeks, with the latest being very close to the coming Eidul Azha, have alarmed doctors and health officials alike. In the absence of a vaccine, taking preventive measures ...

Congo virus claims another life   Pakistan Today
Congo virus claims second life   The News International
On the rise: Congo virus claims another life   The Express Tribune

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Workshop on behavioural issues of youth held  Business Recorder
Participants at a workshop have expressed concern over behavioural issues of youth and said advocacy through media could yield positive results regarding youth reproductive health. "Media Sensitisation Workshop on Health and Behavioural Issues of ...

Behavioral issues of youth must be addressed: Experts   Pakistan Observer

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Polio campaign from today  The News International
The Punjab Health Department has said that a three-day polio campaign is being started from Monday (today) in Punjab like all over the country. It said the total number of target children in Punjabis would be over 17.5 million and union councils where the ...


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  Business Recorder   
200-bed paediatric cardiac unit project launched  DAWN.com
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah has laid the foundation stone of a 200-bed paediatric cardiac surgery unit the Sindh government will build within two years at an estimated cost of Rs1,800 million in the National Institute of Cardiovascular ...

Improved facilities but not enough surgeons   DhakaTribune
Sindh CM lays foundation stone for Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Unit at NICVD   Business Recorder

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  The Express Tribune   
CM Punjab calls for bringing basic changes: Cardiac surgeons moot held  Business Recorder
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Saturday that basic changes would have to be made in healthcare system for providing latest and quality medical facilities to the people at their doorstep. He said this while talking to media and addressing a ...

Health moot: 'Healthcare system needs to be improved'   The Express Tribune

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Workers threaten boycott of anti-polio drive  The News International
DIR: Thousands of polio workers in Upper Dir on Saturday refused to perform duty in the upcoming four-day anti-polio campaign as they have not been paid the wages of the four months. Announcing the boycott, members of the Union Council Polio ...


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  Zee News   
'Heart-friendly choices can prevent cardiovascular diseases'  Times of India
JAIPUR: The risk factors for heart disease are constantly on the rise with change in lifestyle. In such a scenario, creating an environment to prevent the spread of the disease is the key, said Sawai Man Singh hospital's cardiology professor Dr Rajeev ...

World Heart Day celebrates today   The Official Government News Portal of Sri Lanka
Vail Daily column: The link between hearing loss and heart disease   Vail Daily News
Push to make 'heart-healthy' choices   TVNZ
Taipei Times   
gulfnews.com   
Zee News   
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  Business Spectator   
Abbott's 'good global citizen' needs a priorities review  Business Spectator
The latest outbreak of the Ebola virus has now killed 3133 people according to the World Health Organisation. With all the concern about terrorism at present, it is important to note this is more people than died during the 9-11 attacks by Al Qaida.
Ebola outbreak   Herald Review
The problem with “Ebola”: The troubling, xenophobic language of disease   Salon
Ebola — a deadly plague we should have anticipated   The Intelligencer
Watching the Watchers.org   
Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel   
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