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- August 27, 2024
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Mpox jabs arrive on African soil after red-tape delays
Vaccines are arriving in Africa – the heart of the outbreak – weeks after it was declared a health emergency.Read More
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- August 26, 2024
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NHS 111 offers new mental health service
People in crisis can now access urgent help in England by calling 111 and talking to trained staff.Read More
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- August 23, 2024
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Will the NHS ever pay for the new era of dementia drugs?
The choice to not fund Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab caused upset, but it is not a “wonder drug”.Read More
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- August 23, 2024
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Promising lung cancer vaccine trial begins in UK
The jab given to 67-year-old Janusz Racz may revolutionise how this cancer is treated, say doctors.Read More
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- August 23, 2024
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‘Our daughter should not have died from Covid jab’
Two families believe their loved ones would still be alive if vaccine warnings had been shared.Read More
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- August 22, 2024
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PROMOTING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE IN FCT
Health-related expenditures pose a significant burden on vulnerable populations. And access is a major concern in health care policy. Access reflects fit between characteristics and expectations of the providers and the clients. The characteristics are grouped into five ”As” of access to care: affordability, availability, accessibility, accommodation, and acceptability. That is why the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by the FCT Administration with NISA Premier Medical Group, popularly known as Garki Hospital to promote affordable, accessible and sustainable…
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- August 22, 2024
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First drug to slow Alzheimer’s too costly for NHS
Health assessment body NICE says the benefits “are too small to justify the costs”.Read More
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- August 22, 2024
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Does eating meat raise the risk of diabetes?
A study of nearly two million people finds a link with processed meats – but experts say it should not cause panic.Read More
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- August 22, 2024
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Helpster Charity Unveils ‘Influence-for-Good’ to Save Lives of Vulnerable Children in Nigeria, Africa
Helpster Charity, an American nonprofit organisation, has unveiled the ‘Influence-for-Good’ campaign aimed at leveraging the power of influencers to save the lives of vulnerable children in underprivileged regions who need essential healthcare services. Helpster Charity introduced a life-transforming app and Web platform in 2023, which connect children in need of medicare with those willing to fund such healthcare access through a highly transparent process. As at the time this release was issued, 614 children have been…
- Health
- August 22, 2024
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How worried should we be about mpox?
As a global emergency is declared over mpox, our health and science correspondent assesses the threat.Read More
