Higher Hospital Infection Rates in Developing Countries
A study led by World Health Organization says that developing countries have much higher hospital infection rates than the developed world.
Instant TB test gets WHO nod
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently endorsed a new rapid test to detect tuberculosis, saying it could revolutionise treatment. This test, which is also getting uated at the Christian Medical College in Vellore, is a boost for the fight against tuberculosis in India, where 1.98 million new cases are reported every year.
Joint Commission International leads 33 partners and sponsors to the Hospital Management Asia Conference in Seoul
Joint Commission International once again demonstrates its strong support of Asia’s premier educational conference for hospital managers as a Strategic Partner. HMA, now on its ninth year will be held at the Grand Hilton Seoul, Korea on August 19 & 20, 2010.
Bridging the gap in medical education : Prof A K Agarwal, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), India
It is very crucial to bridge the gap in the context of medical education, where many of the emerging and demanding courses are not present in the conventional courses currently.
The UN tackles noncommunicable diseases
The United Nations General Assembly has recently adopted resolution in Geneva on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases – mainly cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes – which kill nearly 35 million people each year, including almost 9 million before the age of 60.
New World Bank Action Plan – to help developing world achieve MDG 5 targets by 2015
The World Bank has released a new five-year plan to help poor countries reduce their high fertility rates and prevent the widespread deaths of their mothers and children.
India surges ahead for patient safety: an initiative by AIIMS
The Department of Hospital Administration, AIIMS in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), INCLEN Trust and supported by knowledge partner Becton Dickinson India Pvt. Ltd., has commenced a single platform with aims to bring on reputed clinicians, Nurses and Hospital administrators from 12 leading public and private hospitals and promote the culture of patient safety under the umbrella of NIPS.
North Korea Teams up with WHO to Launch Telemedicine Network
With the help of the World Health Organization, North Korea formally launched a medical videoconferencing network that will connect smaller, rural medical facilities with specialists at Kim Man Yu hospital in the capital Pyongyang.
WHO to Launch Major Vaccination Drive
Health authorities in 112 countries will launch an unprecedented one week vaccination drive in Europe, the Americas and Middle East, the UN’s World Health Organisation said.
“Biggest support we have had has come from the clinicians” : Dr Denham Pole, Medical Informatics, Sri Lanka
eHEALTH recently caught up with Dr. Denham Pole from Swiss Red Cross in Colombo, who is the mastermind behind this achievement. Excerpts from the interview.
WHO to Supply Swine Flu Vaccines to Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry will receive 380,000 Novel Influenza (A) H1N1 vaccines from the World Health Organization (WHO) to cure patients suffering from swine flu in the country.
