HEALTH

80% beneficiaries of PMJAY spend around Rs 13,700 on an average out of pocket. India’s public spending on health is one of the lowest when compared to neighbouring countries like Bhutan ($ 69), Vietnam ($ 74), Sri Lanka ($ 77), Indonesia ($ 95), Thailand ($256) and Malaysia ($ 274)
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2 years ago Read more at Deccan Herald

KNUST Counselling Center (KCC) has held an Academic Life Seminar for Students and Resilient Minds Future Leaders Programme. The seminar was held at the Great Hall on 15th March 2024. Professor Wilson Agyei Asare, Director of the Directorate of Student Affairs, showed appreciation to the Johnson & Johnson team for coming on board to ensure students' wellbeing.
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2 years ago Read more at GhanaWeb

Over three-quarters of international funding for TB comes from Global Fund. These are being used in places like Bangladesh, Paraguay and Indonesia to screen people. The Global Fund is investing in BPalM, and encouraging countries to adopt the new guidelines.
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2 years ago Read more at Health Policy Watch

The passage of Proposition 1 by California voters adds rocket fuel to Governor Gavin Newsom’s transformational overhaul of the state’s behavioral health system. These reforms refocus existing funds to prioritize Californians with the most serious mental health and substance use issues, who are too often experiencing homelessness. They also fund more than 11,150 new behavioral health beds and supportive housing units and 26,700 outpatient treatment slots.
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2 years ago Read more at Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

The government introduces vaccination mandates and a choice of different vaccines is available. But not everyone is getting the same vaccine. Both of you are now vaccinated and protected, although each of you received your vaccines depending on “who you are” New Zealand has a long-standing newborn screening programme.
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2 years ago Read more at The Conversation

Alberta Health has added 22 more to its slate. In-person engagement sessions will wrap up in mid-April. The government says new engagement opportunities will be developed for front-line workers and Albertans.
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2 years ago Read more at Lethbridge News Now

Blair Canniff was discharged from an Edmonton hospital and taken to a Travelodge. Adriana LaGrange says she doesn’t know who compiled the list nor who was responsible for it. The Canadian Press says there will be a review of all providers on the list.
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2 years ago Read more at CityNews Toronto

The federal government issued a public advisory Wednesday warning to only use nicotine pouches as a method to quit smoking and not recreationally. There is only one authorized nicotine pouch available in Canada, the brand Zonnic from Imperial Tobacco. The authorized pouch contains four milligrams of nicotine per dose, roughly the equivalent of three to four cigarettes, and is used by placing it in the mouth between the gums and the cheek or the upper or lower lip.
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2 years ago Read more at Global News

Doctors Nova Scotia said clauses in the Financial Measures Act to amend the Personal Health Information Act would grant the minister of health and her department expanded access to the health records of Nova Scotians. The second last clause in the 35-page bill would amend the law governing health records by including an additional obligation for doctors and other care providers to disclose personal health information.
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2 years ago Read more at CBC.ca

Canada Health Transfer (CHT) deductions total over $79 million in response to patient charges during 2021-2022. The goal of the Canada Health Act is to ensure patients do not pay out of pocket for medically necessary services. Canadians and their families deserve timely access to the health care services they need.
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2 years ago Read more at Canada.ca