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Tanzania: Zanzibaris Enlightened On Dental Care

Zanzibar — Over 1,000 children and adults in Malindi constituency have been provided with free dental hygiene kits in a move geared to minimise common dental problems. 'Go for Zanzibar e.V. (GOZA)' a non-Profit Organisation founded six years ago by a Germany Lady, Ms Antje Fleischer, distributed the dental hygiene kits to at least one thousand residents with the majority being children of Malindi constituency in the Stone.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 20th September 2016

Strategies to advance oral health in Africa

Oral health in Africa has just received a second boost with the August 2016 launch of the World Health Organization’s African region strategy, based on four clear objectives. This follows its publication Promoting Oral Health in Africa, launched earlier this year, which proposes proven, aff ordable and feasible interventions to address daily oral health needs in the African region. The first boost to oral health came in.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 17th September 2016

Africa: Private Donors Double Investments to the Global Fund

Montreal — The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced today that pledges from private donors and innovative financing initiatives reached US$250 million for the coming three years, more than twice as much as in the previous period. The announcement was made at the launch of the Global Fund's Fifth Replenishment, hosted by the government of Canada, where leaders from all over the world gathered to show.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 17th September 2016

Researchers converge in Nairobi to strategize the fight against NTDs

Over 200 researchers from Africa and Japan have converged in Nairobi for a two-day joint symposium to explore areas of research in the fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). The conference which started on Thursday brings together NTD Coordinators and Researchers from 40 countries to leverage on research, technology, science and innovation opportunities that will inform interventions in the fight against the.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 16th September 2016

Nasal spray to calm kids in dental chair

Adults might baulk at having a tooth pulled but will stoically endure the process. Children are less brave, however, and may not cooperate at all, presenting dentists with a major challenge. With this in mind, two researchers—a senior lecturer from the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Western Cape, South Africa, and a paediatric dentist from Sudan—have been studying sedatives in the hope of finding a safe,.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 15th September 2016

New blood test developed to tackle major livestock disease in Africa

The University of Dundee and the Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines (GALVmed) have partnered to develop a simple and effective device that tests for a cattle disease that is endemic in 40 African countries and accounts for up to a 50 percent loss in milk and meat production in the continent. The device, less than 3 inches long and similar in format to a pregnancy test, can identify within 30 minutes whether or not.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 15th September 2016

China�s Mindray advancing medical technologies to Africa

It is now apparent that African governments and health systems must do more to prepare for extreme health crises. The enormous amount of developmental aid pouring into Africa in recent years combined with dramatic health care gaps is focusing more attention on quality and sustainable improvements to health systems. To assist in addressing this, Mindray Medical International Limited has intensified advanced medical technologies in.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 15th September 2016

Kenya: Sh26 Billion Govt Fund to Handle Chronic Diseases

The government has invested nearly Sh26 billion in the National Hospital Insurance Fund to ensure that it handles chronic diseases such as cancer that kills more than 39,000 Kenyans annually. The financing by the government, through the Ministry of Health, is to "ensure universal health coverage" where diagnosis and treatment is accessible and affordable for all Kenyans, according to Health Cabinet Secretary Cleopa.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 14th September 2016

Government to establish regional cancer treatment centres

The Government plans to establish regional cancer treatment centres in a new strategy to decongest referral hospitals in the fight against the killer disease. Health Cabinet Secretary Cleopa Mailu said the cancer centres planned for the Coast, Nyanza, Central and Rift Valley regions would save Kenyans money spent while travelling to Kenyatta National Hospital to access the treatment. Dr Mailu, who spoke during the State.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 14th September 2016

AZ: CDMA Contributing Resources, Expertise to Help Kenyan Clinical Efforts

The administration and faculty of the College of Dental Medicine-Arizona is expanding its international outreach by donating equipment and sharing expertise with a delegation from Kenya. CDMA recently welcomed a delegation from the Kilifi Province in Kenya to inspect the College's facilities and receive advice on logistical planning for a new hospital and dental clinic initiative underway in the province. The Honorable Amason.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 13th September 2016

India, Africa to boost collaborations in medical research

India and African nations have decided to take major steps to boost collaborations in joint medical research and work to harmonise regulatory frameworks to develop the pharmaceutical market in Africa. “India and over 20 African nations, agreed to take concrete steps to boost health and research collaborations. In light of the similar health challenges faced by both India and Africa, the delegates elucidated the need to take.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 13th September 2016

Focus on the Health Summit ��Delivering the Health Promise

The health summit themed ‘’Delivering the health promise,’’ will be held at State house, on Tuesday 13 September 2016. The Cabinet Secretary for Health, Dr. Cleopa Mailu and the Principal Secretary, Dr. Nicholas Muraguri are expected to address the nation on the achievements of the ministry to deliver the health promise to Kenyans. Since 2013 the Ministry of Health has been keen in delivering the Jubilee.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 13th September 2016