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Current Feed ContentGambia observes World Diabetes DayThe Gambia - on Friday, November 14th - joined the rest of the world to observe World Diabetes Day on the theme “Diabetes in Children and Adolescents”. The annual event is a day set aside by the United Nations (UN) in response to the alarming rise in diabetes prevalence and other communicable diseases around the world. It was against this backdrop that the Department of State for Health and Social Welfare in collaboration with WHO and the International Diabetes Federation held a ceremony to...The role of the media in the prevention of malaria and HIV/AidsThe media being in the frontline of disseminating information has a big role to play when it comes to fight against the killer diseases, malaria and HIV/Aids in Africa and the world at large. Health reporters contribute a lot towards enlightening the general populace on the dangers and impacts of these ailments, raising awareness about possible symptoms, ways and means of prevention. Caused by a plasmodium parasite, which is injected into the blood stream of a potential victim by the mosquito,...Health issuesHealth is not merely the absence of diseases. Our bodies and minds can as well be ill. Health is a state of mind and body that enables you to enjoy and cope effectively with the task that lies ahead of you. Good health is the greatest of all human possessions and to quote an Arabian proverb: “He who has health, has hope and he who has hope has everything”. African herbalists are able to cure some diseases through the use of herbs. There are traditional herbalists in every community, who are...New herbal pharmacy opensA new herbal clinic was recently opened in Ghana town, Brufut by the Traditional Medicine and Home Care Foundation (TMHCF).The pharmacy is located along the Brufut beach way through Ghana town. The herbalist and president of the organisation, Dr Al-Hassan, said he had collected some very good traditional medicine for common and chronic diseases such as asthma, hypertension, tuberculosis, pneumonia, chronic headaches, stomach aches, etc. In addition Dr Abubakarr gave free counselling...World Blood Donor Day observedDr Luis G Sambo, WHO Regional Director for Africa, has said that for many patients blood transfusion is the only means of survival. Dr Sambo said that in the rural areas of some member states blood is either not available or not safe. The WHO Regional boss for Africa was speaking on the commemoration of World Blood Donor Day, which was observed throughout the world on June 14, on the theme: "Giving blood regularly". According to Dr Sambo, the commemoration was in recognition of the fact that an...WHO: noncommunicable diseases, world’s biggest killersThe global burden of disease is shifting from infectious to noncommunicable, with chronic conditions such as stroke and heart related diseases now being the chief causes of death globally. According to World Health Organisation (WHO) statistics, 2008 reports, which was collected from its 193 member countries, the shift in health trend indicates that leading infectious diseases - diarrhoea, HIV, tuberculosis, neonatal infections and malaria will become less important causes of death globally...Critical health care fails to reach most women and children in high mortality countries despite gains in fighting child killer diseasesWorld’s health leaders andparliamentarians convene to address accelerated action to reduce maternal andchild deathsLeading global health experts, policy-makers andparliamentarians are convening in Cape Town today to address the urgent need for acceleratedprogress to reduce maternal, newborn and child deaths, ifinternationally-agreed targets are to be met. According to the 2008 report Tracking Progress in Maternal, Newborn Skilled care at birth: Only around half of women and newborns...Climate change will erode foundations of healthWHODirector-General warns vulnerable populations at greatest risk of projectedimpactsGENEVA -- Scientists tell us that the evidence the Earth is warming is"unequivocal." Increases in global average air and sea temperature,ice melting and rising global sea levels all help us understand and prepare forthe coming challenges. In addition to these observed changes, climate-sensitiveimpacts on human health are occurring today. They are attacking the pillars ofpublic health. And they are providing a...SUDAN: Southern authorities stockpile meningitis drugsSouthern Sudan has stocked up on meningitis drugs in the capital Juba and various states in a bid to minimise the impact of a possible outbreak during the dry season, a senior official said. "We are better prepared than we were last year when we had an outbreak of meningitis and cholera," Monywiir Arop, under-secretary in the Southern Sudan health ministry, said. "We have developed a preparedness plan for the year." Southern Sudan reported 12,000 meningitis cases in 2007, ranking second to...AFRICA: Climate change linked to spread of diseaseClimate change is emerging as a major threat to health and adding pressure on public health systems, especially in Africa, a senior UN official has said. "It causes a rise in sea levels, accelerates erosion of coastal zones, increases the intensity and frequency of natural disasters and accelerates the extinction of species," Luis Gomes Sambo, World Health Organization (WHO) regional director for Africa, said. "The impact on human health is even greater." Climate change, he added, is... |
