UK Considers Paying Organ Donors
A bioethics council has launched a public consultation to determine if egg and sperm donors should be given cash incentives to address a severe shortage of organ donors in the UK.
Health policy
FDA Launches Home-Use Medical Devices Safety Initiative
The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has launched a new initiative to improve the safety of complex home-use medical devices such as hemodialysis systems, wound care and intravenous therapy devices.
Health Ministry Opposes Medicine Courses in IITs
The health ministry is opposed to the human resource development (HRD) ministry’s proposal to allow medical courses in Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) as it will create a regulation problem.
EU to Adopt Medical Device Database
In an effort to improve public safety, the European Union will adopt a pan-Europe online database for medical device products by next year, the EU’s utive body announced this week.
Knowledge Management policy for Health – Service, Education and Research
Secretary, Department of Health Research was requested to chair a Committee on Health Care, Education, Research and Delivery to identify the applications that could use National Knowledge Network.
Scottish health board election nominations open
Nominations have opened for Scotland’s first elected health boards, with 16 and 17-year-olds able to cast their vote for the first time.
AHA targets health IT as priority for 2010
The American Hospital Association is rallying for rapid uptake of healthcare information technology in one of 12 issue papers it released recently in advance of its annual meeting April 25-28 in Washington.
China Opens Center for Medical Device Standards
Chinese officials cut the ribbon on a new center for medical device standards last month, promising to improve device safety and promote the country’s nascent medical device industry.
Bill to Regulate Medical Clinics Introduced
A Bill to regulate medical clinics to ensure uniform standards of facilities and services has been introduced in the Lok Sabha by Health Minister Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad.
New FDA Performance Tracking System aims to Boost Transparency
Earlier this month, FDA launched an online system called FDA-TRACK that includes 40 dashboards to track a variety of performance measures at the agency’s 100 program offices.
VA Taps Social Media Tools To Promote Health Benefits, Other Services
The Department of Veterans Affairs is turning to social media tools to improve communication with veterans and help them access health care and other benefits.
NRHM completes five years, best performing States to be honoured
As the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) completes five years, a mid-term review of the programme claims that it has unleashed a lot of positive synergies and the government should make all efforts to further deepen such processes of community health in a manner that every household is able to seek its entitlement to care.
Vice-President Hamid Ansari will honour the best performing States at a function here.
