2015年3月3日 星期二

2015-03-04 Pakistan Health


PakistanHerald
   
Pakistan wasted $3.7m worth of donated vaccine, official says   
PakistanHerald
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has wasted $3.7 million worth of vaccines donated to protect children from deadly diseases because officials failed to store them properly, a senior health official told Reuters on Monday. The scandal is the latest problem to be exposed ...

Pak suspends 2 for wasting vaccines worth USD 3.7 million   Business Standard
Two Health Officials Sacked For Wasting Vaccines Worth $3.7 M   Daily Capital (Capital TV)

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DAWN.com
   
Polio narrative   
DAWN.com
THE challenges Pakistan is facing in its struggle to ensure that all children in the country are vaccinated against polio are well known, as is its lack of success in the endeavour. The single fact that Pakistan stands poised to compromise the herd immunity of the ...

Anti-polio efforts   Arab News
Parents arrested for refusing children's polio vaccinations   Daily Times
Pakistan parents arrested for not getting children polio vaccine   Digital Journal
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Central Asia Online   
The Express Tribune   
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YDA observes strike for demands   
The Nation
The Young Doctors Association (YDA) on Tuesday observed a complete strike at District Headquarter Hospital and took out a rally to press the government accept their demand for implementation of service structure, pay raise and recruitment through Punjab ...

ABS doctors 'no' to end strike   DAWN.com

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The Express Tribune
   
Criteria for homoeopathic clinics set   
The Nation
LAHORE - The Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) has developed a dedicated set of Minimum Service Delivery Standards (MSDS) which would be implemented in homoeopathic clinics all over the province. These standards have been developed after ...

Homeopathy: Enforcement of service standards begins   The Express Tribune
Minimum standards developed for Punjab's homeopathic clinics   Daily Times

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WHO shows surgery best practices   
Deccan Herald
There should be a strict implementation of WHO checklists while performing surgeries in India and other developing countries to reduce mortality risks, according to a recent study. The study was conducted by doctors of the gastro-intestinal department of Sir ...

'Surgical safety checklist makes surgery safer'   The Asian Age
WHO's surgical safety checklist makes surgery safer: Study   Zee News
Surgical safety checklist can prevent complications: Study   Vancouver Desi
The Nation   
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GovExec.com
   
IQs Are Higher Because We've Better at Taking Tests   
GovExec.com
If the trajectory of IQ tests is to be believed, then intelligence is increasing across the world. But the real story is more complicated, as researchers at King's College in London found in a study to be published in the journal Intelligence that examined the steady ...

Research suggests IQ scores are getting steadily higher   Daily Mail
Are we becoming more stupid? IQ scores are decreasing   Customs Today Newspaper

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DAWN.com
   
Abolition of death penalty for drug offences urged   
DAWN.com
ISLAMABAD: The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has called for the abolition of death penalty for drug-related offences. Releasing the INCB's annual report for 2014, its president said on Tuesday: “While the determination of specific sanctions ...

New drugs pose serious health risks says UN body   GMA News
5.5 bln people has limited or no access to pain relief medication: INCB   Shanghai Daily (subscription)
Over 5 billion people worldwide lacking access to essential medicines, says UN ...   UN News Centre

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Irish Independent
   
Gorillas and Aids   
Irish Independent
Two of four strains of the virus that can cause Aids come from gorillas in southwestern Cameroon, an international team of scientists has reported in studies in the United States. Ads by Google. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To. Comments.
Origins of AIDS virus strains traced   9news.com.au
Study finds gorilla origins in half of human AIDS virus lineages   TODAYonline
Origins of AIDS virus strains traced to gorillas   Times LIVE
News24   
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The Nation
   
Modest coffee consumption good for the heart   
The Nation
People who drink three to five cups of coffee a day may have a lower risk of clogged arteries that can cause serious heart problems, a study said Tuesday. The South Korean research is the latest on the health effects of the popular brew, previously associated ...

Be cautious about claims that daily coffees are good for heart   Irish Times
Hot drink: Coffee cuts heart attack risk   Times of India
Coffee may ward off heart problems but more studies are needed, say South ...   ABC Online
CBS Local   
Times LIVE   
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Kansas City Star
   
Twenty-eight countries have worse health care systems than Liberia's   
Washington Post
I've been to Liberia twice and seen that impoverished nation's health-care system as it was overwhelmed by Ebola, which all but eliminated regular services for a time. (Here's the story I wrote about that.) So it was somewhat alarming to come across the notion ...

Ebola at risk of donor fatigue   Irish Examiner
Ebola: President Koroma intensifies social mobilization, introduces new ...   Sierra Express Media
From Emergency to Recovery-EU Rallies Liberia's Support > Belgi   Front Page Africa
STLtoday.com   
Nigerian Tribune   
Times LIVE   
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