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Three Million Lives Could be Improved Across England Thanks to New High-tech Healthcare
Three million lives could be improved across England thanks to new high-tech healthcare. After seeing the technology in practice in Cornwall today, Care Services Minister Paul Burstow, has pledged to make it available to more people with long term conditions.
Lights Out for Healthcare in Uganda’s West Nile Region
Increased fatalities, patients paying to fuel their own ambulances, cancelled surgical operations, 11km journeys just to sterilize equipment – such are the symptoms of a healthcare crisis in Uganda’s West Nile region caused by weeks of power blackouts,...
Children in Northern Yemen At Risk As Aid Access Denied
Thousands of people under “siege” by armed rebels in northern Yemen lack food and healthcare, which has already resulted in deaths and risks killing many more, local leaders and aid workers say.
Employer Health Insurance Premiums Increased 50 Percent in Every State From 2003 to 2010
Premiums for employer-sponsored family health insurance increased by 50 percent from 2003 to 2010, and the annual amount that employees pay toward their insurance increased by 63 percent as businesses required employees to contribute a greater share,...
New International Health Survey of Sicker Adults: Those with a Medical Home Fare Better
Chronically and seriously ill adults who received care from a medical home—an accessible primary care practice that helps coordinate care—were less likely to report medical errors, test duplication, and other care coordination failures, according...
Strategy for Improving Health Care for Uninsured, Low-income, And Minorities in the US
A new set of strategies released by the Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System could dramatically improve how the U.S. health care system serves vulnerable populations—those in the U.S. who are uninsured, low-income, or...
South African Book Titled ‘Children’s Letters to the President’ Unveiled
A book containing letters from the country’s youngest citizens to President Jacob Zuma offering their advice to the man in charge has been unveiled.
UK Sourced Funding Boost for South Africa’s Maternal, Child Health Care
The South African Ministry of Health has secured an additional R198 million from the Department for International Development (DFID) in the UK to help the country strengthen maternal and child health service delivery.
