HEALTH

The government in New Zealand has announced health targets for cancer treatment, child immunisation, emergency departments, and wait times for first specialist assessments and elective treatment. By setting ambitious health targets, the government will stabilise services and provide the focus needed to make improvements. Clinical experts will be expected to provide commentary and advice on performance and what is being done to improve areas that are performing below expectations.
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2 years ago Read more at BSA bureau

Previous experiments by the UBC group revealed that exposure to negative ions and natural forest sounds significantly reduces stress and improves sleep quality. Leading the experiment is Dr. Guangyu Wang, a professor at UBC's department of forest resources management and director of the Multidisciplinary Institute of Natural Therapy.
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2 years ago Read more at Phys.org

Globally, it has been estimated that women spend between two and ten times more time on unpaid health care work than men, amounting to a total of 16.4 billion hours per day. Further, in their paid work in the health and care sector women face an average pay gap of 24 percent compared to men. Chronic underinvestment in health systems results in a vicious cycle of unpaid healthcare work, lowering women’s paid labour participation.
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2 years ago Read more at Health Policy Watch

Ce’Yann Irving pays $990 a month for a two-bedroom apartment on the site of a former dairy processing plant in New Orleans. The affordable housing complex is a joint project of Alembic Community Development and the Gulf Coast Housing Partnership. It seeks to be a model for communities nationwide by linking stable housing to better health.
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2 years ago Read more at The New York Times

The second annual Africa Health Conference at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health highlighted the changing health care landscape in Africa. Student organizers of the two-day event included Valencia Lambert, SM ’24; Sabrina Ebengho, MPH ’25; Teguo Djoyum, DrPH '24; Tatenda Mujeni, and Anja Riester. Experts spoke on topics such as lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2 years ago Read more at HSPH News

Scientists from Memorial University of Newfoundland have identified antioxidative compounds in Northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis), marking a significant breakthrough for the food and pharmaceutical industries. The research emphasizes the nutritional value of shrimp but also uncovers novel compounds with promising health benefits. This finding highlights the rich, albeit underexploited, antioxidant sources in shrimp by-products.
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2 years ago Read more at Phys.org

Seth Offei Addo PhD, met with Cmdr. Ian Sutherland, Officer in Charge of the Navy Entomology Center of Excellence (NECE) In 2021, NECE in collaboration with the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), Ghana Police Service (GPS) and Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research (NMIMR), established the African Malaria Task Force (AMTF) in 2011. Addo’s visit stems from a long-standing partnership in the fight against malaria
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2 years ago Read more at DVIDS

Morgan State-led Public Health Research to Curtail Health Problems Among Black Mothers, Infants Black maternal and infant mortality is increasing at an alarming rate despite rising spending and 21st-century advances in healthcare. In confronting these harsh statistics, unraveling the complexities of factors contributing to the disparity has become crucial for the Black community. Morgan’s School of Community Health and Policy (SCHP) and the University’s Center for Urban Health Equity (CUHE) have secured more than $15 million in federal grants supporting
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2 years ago Read more at Morgan State University

The opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has raised an alarm over imminent collapse of health institutions in Nasarawa state. The party in a statement signed by the state Chairman, Francis Orogu, while reacting to reported cases of Exodus of doctors and other officials in the state health sector. There is enough evidence that health facilities might suffer neglect and abandonment to the detriment of our citizens.
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2 years ago Read more at Vanguard

Ministry of Health has been removing vacant roles, though workers have been told these savings are not enough to ensure it meets its savings targets. Public Service Minister and Minister of Finance Nicola Willis has urged agency chief executives to use “good judgment” in their search for savings. Communications released to NZME under the Official Information Act state that a recruitment pause was put in place on December 21 - just one day after Willis’ mini-Budget.
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2 years ago Read more at New Zealand Herald