The Ministry of Health (MoH) is studying the implementation of mental health programmes in primary health clinics across the country, an official has told Khaleej Times.
According to Dr Muna Al Kuwari, Director of Central Primary Health in the MoH, primary health services in the country will be expanded to include mental health services to both [...]
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Minister of Health and Environment, Rudyard Spencer, has said that cases of dengue in Jamaica have been declining, with the Ministry intensifying its efforts to stem the spread of this and other communicable diseases. %26quot;The dengue fever outbreak which started in July last year, peaked in November and since then, has been [...]
Several new implementations on the Short Term health Insurance website make user experience faster and easier than ever.
Greensboro,NC,March,29,2008 — Several new innovations are making the Short Term Health Insurance website even easier to use. The relationship between Short-Termhealthinsurance.com and Celtic Life and health is now more efficient as quote and buy technology is drastically improved [...]
The ruling JLP seems committed to keeping a number of promises that were made on the campaign trail. Significantly, they have already held faith in removing the fees for tuition to students at the secondary level of education. The greatest test is yet to come now that the government has decided to go ahead with [...]
Researchers at Cambridge Consultants have devised a single chip based platform that allows medical devices to transmit data wirelessly that is expected to sell at about $10.
The “Vena” platform is targeted at people with chronic conditions who will be able to monitor their own health accurately, systematically and independently.
Cambridge Consultants (Cambridge, England) says the single [...]
LONDON, England: In June 2008, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance will start a project in Haiti to ensure that those who need HIV prevention, treatment, and care are able to access these services. The three-year project, supported by the Big Lottery Fund, will work with local leaders, health providers, and community members to increase their involvement [...]
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM): Several issues of importance to St Kitts and Nevis were discussed at the just concluded 19th Inter-Sessional Heads of Government Meeting in The Bahamas. The Heads of Government, among them, St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas, urged Member States and CARICOM Universities to work assiduously to achieve the [...]
HARTFORD, Conn. - Aetna Inc. said Wednesday it will delay a proposed policy that would stop covering the cost of using anesthesiologists during colonoscopies.
The policy had been opposed by a group of New Jersey doctors and others who said denying coverage of anesthesiologists to anxious patients would lead to fewer cancer screenings.
Colorectal cancer is the [...]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): Guyana%26rsquo;s aggressive response to HIV/AIDS has seen the epidemic stabilising over the past three years as it pursues the goal of having no child born with HIV. Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy made this assertion while speaking at the presentation of the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) Workshop held [...]
NASSAU, Bahamas: The launch of the Telemedicine Pilot Project on Monday at the Princess Margaret Hospital in The Bahamas will allow health officials to provide the same kind of %26ldquo;quality healthcare%26rdquo; persons in New Providence receive to residents of the Family Islands - particularly those in the most remote areas, Minister of Health and Social [...]
