The cornerstone for the phase II construction of Tirunesh Beijing General Hospital was laid yesterday. The expansion is meant to provide special treatment to patients and would be undertaken on 5,750 square meter.   Health Ministry Health Infrastructure Development Director Mekonnen Engida on the occasion said that the project is intended to give specialized maternal and child medical treatment. It is also aimed at providing residential.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 16th April 2016

THE government plans to hire about 10,000 health workers before the end of this financial year, to team up with the current workforce in order to strengthen health service delivery in the country, it was announced.   The Deputy Minister for Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dr Hamisi Kigwangala, said this in Dar es Salaam during a ceremony to open the new Aga Khan University (AKU) Nursing and Midwifery training.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 2nd April 2016

Kyerwa district has set aside over 200m/- in its budget for construction of a district hospital, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kyerwa, Mr Innocent Sebba Bilikwate has said.   Mr Bilikwate told the 'Daily News' in an interview that for quite a long time people depended on Isingiro District Designated Hospital (DDH), which is owned by the Catholic Church.   "About 200m/- has been set aside in the 2015/2016 financial year.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 2nd April 2016

The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), has presented a cheque of $4.5 million to the Sickle Cell Foundation, towards the construction of a Centre of Excellence for Sickle Cell Treatment and Research at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region.   Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic disease with frequent attacks of debilitating pain ('crisis'), with many complications, including anaemia, stroke,.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 14th March 2016

The county government is asking the assembly to approve Sh142 million in its supplementary budget to cater for the health sector and salaries in the current financial year.   House Budget committee chairman Moses Ndung'u confirmed on Wednesday that the amount is part of the Sh374 million supplementary budget that was forwarded to the committee by the executive last week.   "We are going to sit before the end of this week to.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 25th February 2016

A German pharmaceutical firm has announced plans to enter the Kenyan market targeting health facilities and medical staff with its range of disinfectants.   Dr Schumacher has partnered with Pharmaken Ltd, winner of last year’s Business Daily sponsored Top 100 competition for small and medium sized enterprises, to exclusively retail in Kenya hygiene products and disinfectants used on hospital surfaces, surgical tools and by medical.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 23rd February 2016

 Addis Pharmaceutical Factory (APF) signed a 42 million dollar partnership agreement with 54 Capital Ltd., a UK-based asset management equity firm, which has investments in different countries in Africa.   APF, one of the many businesses under the Endowment Fund for the Rehabilitation of Tigray (EFFORT), ceded 40.7pc of its equity in exchange for the indicated sum, which comes to 891 million Br.   "54 Capital can now play.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 2nd February 2016

Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality is set to unveil a new, community-based drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre in Daveyton. The new centre will be housed in what was formerly the Daveyton Extension Clinic, according to Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipal Spokesperson Themba Gadebe. Although local members of the AIDS lobby group the Treatment Action Campaign had expressed fears that the clinic’s transformation into an outpatient.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 12th January 2016

The Government has said construction of the 650 health posts across the country would be completed in April this year.   Health Deputy Minister Chitalu Chilufya said Government was committed to ensuring that health posts are completed and handed over to the public by April.   Dr Chilufya said his ministry would this week commission one of the ten newly completed health posts out of the 650 constructed nationwide.   "The.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 12th January 2016

Relief as shortage of vaccine protecting children from contracting Tuberculosis (TB) and meningitis to arrive on Friday. The Bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccine ran out in November 2015 prompting an emergency supply of about 1.3 million doses.   Head of the Immunisation Technical Group at the ministry Collins Tabu told the Nation that the vaccine would be distributed to health hospitals countrywide "as soon as.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 12th January 2016

When the Ministry of Health introduced the Rapid SMS system about seven years ago, the number of women giving birth in hospitals was low, and infant mortality rate was high. Health officials also say traditional birth attendants, who lacked expertise to handle infections or complications, performed most of the deliveries before the programme was implemented.   However, the initiative, launched in 2009 with the support of the United.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 12th January 2016

Khartoum — A new tuberculosis hospital with specification that provides full care for patients will be erected, Wali(governor) of Khartoum State, Lt. Gen. Abdul-Rahim Mohammed Hussein announced.   He commended during his inspection visit to Abu Anja Hospital as part of his tour to Omdurman Locality Tuesday, the great efforts being made by workers at Abu Anja Hospital for Respiratory Diseases, saying the workers deserve special.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 12th January 2016