World Bank helps Malawi to cushion rising food prices[Gregory Gondwe] The World Bank has announced plans to help Malawi cushion the impact of soaring food prices by equipping it with risk management tools.
Executive training for women in health management can bridge the skills gap -
Foundation for Professional DevelopmentAn executive training programme for women managers in the health sector will start in Pretoria in August 2008, to meet the increasing demand for skilled managers in the health care sectors in South Africa.
Sexually transmitted infections can devastate women -
Magna CartaSexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a “silent condition” that if left untreated can also have a devastating impact on a woman's health, her ability to bear children and the well being of unborn children.
Beating infection at the basin -
TDH CommunicationsThe dreaded cold and flu season is upon us, and while there may not yet be a cure for these diseases, there is a secret weapon for prevention, and it's much cheaper than bottles of vitamins - hand-washing.
Danone Activia and WGO drive global focus on digestive health -
Sabio CommunicationsWorld Digestive Health Day took place on the 29th of May. Danone and the World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO) created a partnership to make sure the public is fully exposed to important digestive health issues...
Local Einstein can win $4000 -
InZalo CommunicationsTo encourage broader participation among young South Africans in the field of bioscience research, pharmaceutical giant Merck is offering a US$4000 (R31 200) price in their Merck Young Scientist Award.
Med-Lemon® Knitters to warm the dispossessed -
Ogilvy PRAt its launch earlier this month, the Med-Lemon® winter campaign publicised its aim to provide over 5,000 scarves to needy township children by early July.
Telecare emergency industry to be regulated in SA -
IPMGTelecare emergency services in South Africa continue to be delivered under the radar and this poses a very real, potentially life threatening danger to consumers who rely on these services in emergency situations.
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Understanding infidelity"Multiple, concurrent partnerships" has become the latest catchphrase in the HIV/AIDS lexicon.
X/procure stiffens Atka Pharma against competitors -
Owlhurst CommunicationsPharmaceutical brand, Atka Pharma has signed with specialist electronic procurement company X/procure® for a 12 month period to launch its latest male sexual performance product.
From imitators to innovators in health-related products -
McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global HealthNew Brazilian medicines emerge for local health problems. The same trend is seen in India and China.
Opening a newspaper in the mornings these days is a pretty depressing business. Rising fuel prices are stimulating higher prices generally and the use of agriculural land for biofuels is contributing to hunger around the world, as more and more people can simply no longer afford to put food on the table. Changing climates cause famine, floods and changes in the distribution of diseases as a result of rising temperatures and changing vegetation types. In the west, people continue to get fatter and fatter with the subsequent cost in lifestyle diseases such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes. In the developing world (god forbid that it should develop along western lines!) people are either malnourished, or, paradoxically as a result of poverty, also obese. Cigarette companies also target the developing world, and this, along with other factors, results in an increase in diseases of lifestyle in parallel with the diseases of poverty and malnutrition.
