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Computerized Reminders Significantly Improve HIV Care In Resource-limited Setting // Rappels Informatiques Améliorer Significativement Les Soins VIH Dans Contexte De Ressources Limitées

Jide AdesinaJanuary 28, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 28, 20150635

A large randomized controlled study is among the first to rigorously demonstrate that health information technology can improve compliance with patient care guidelines by clinicians...

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Just Five Ebola Cases Left in Liberia, Government Says // Seulement Cinq Cas D’Ebola a Laissé Au Libéria, Gouvernement Dit

Jide AdesinaJanuary 23, 2015January 23, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 23, 2015January 23, 20150597

Tolbert Nyenswah, deputy health minister says Liberia could be free of the Ebola virus by the end of next month A health worker disinfects a...

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Thousands To Receive Experimental Ebola Vaccines in West Africa // Milliers De Recevoir Des Vaccins Expérimentaux D’Ebola En Afrique De L’ouest

Jide AdesinaJanuary 23, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 23, 20150554

By Scott Dance Thousands of people are to be injected with two experimental Ebola vaccines in trials in West Africa within a couple of weeks,...

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UN Launches $1 Billion Appeal For Global Ebola Response // Nations Unies Lance Un Appel De $ 1 Milliard Pour La Riposte Mondiale De Virus Ebola

Jide AdesinaJanuary 21, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 21, 20150616

Daily life in Freetown, Sierra Leone, one of three West African countries severely hit by the Ebola epidemic. Photo: World Bank/Dominic Chavez The United Nations...

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Ebola Virus Death Toll Exceeds 8,600 – WHO // Nombre De Morts De Virus Ebola Est Supérieure A 8 600 – Qui

Jide AdesinaJanuary 21, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 21, 20150682

In line with statistics, the maximum number of Ebola-related deaths has been registered in Liberia © AP Photo/ Youssouf Bah The number of people killed by...

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UN Health Agency Urges Greater Government Action Against Non-communicable Diseases // Agence De La Santé Des Nations Unies Demande Instamment Une Plus Grande Action De Gouvernement Contre Les Maladies Non Transmissibles

Jide AdesinaJanuary 19, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 19, 20150604

The international community has an opportunity to reverse the global epidemic of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and prevent the grim annual toll of 16 million people...

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The Silent Disease No One Talks About // La Maladie Silencieuse, De Que Personne Ne Parle

Jide AdesinaJanuary 17, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 17, 20150641

By Gardy Chacha The more Rehema Kahurananga ate the more she got thinner. “Weird, isn’t it?” she rightly thought. All things topsy-turvy, she recalls feeling...

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President Uhuru Kenyatta Launches NHIF Medical cover For Civil Servants, Security Officers // Président Uhuru Kenyatta Lance La Couverture Médicale De La CNAM Pour Les Fonctionnaires, Agents De Sécurité

Jide AdesinaJanuary 14, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 14, 20150729

Kenya: Expectations that Uganda will spend more than planned ahead of an election due in early 2016, pose risks for investors who are demanding higher...

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Ebola-Hit Countries in West Africa To Reopen Schools: UN Mission // Ebola-Hit Pays En Afrique De L’ouEst à Rouvrir Les Ecoles : Mission Des Nations Unies

Jide AdesinaJanuary 7, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 7, 20150588

UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response announced that Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea will reopen their schools in the near future. WASHINGTON, January 7 (Sputnik) —...

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Health Authorities Set Up Screening Facilities At Papua New Guinea Airport // Les Autorités Sanitaires Mis en Place Le Dépistage Des Installations à L’aéroport De Papouasie Nouvelle-Guinée

Jide AdesinaJanuary 5, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 5, 20150630

Health authorities in Papua New Guinea establish a screening system for Ebola at the Port Moresby airport. The Ebola virus has killed nearly 8,000 people...

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‘We Have No Plan B, We Have To Get Rid of This Virus’ – New Head of UN Ebola Mission // « Nous N’avons Pas De Plan B, il Faut Se Débarrasser De Ce Virus » – Nouveau Chef De L’ONU Ebola Mission

Jide AdesinaJanuary 4, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 4, 20150537

Health workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) outside a midwifery school where they are attending a training session on Ebola, in Makeni, Sierra Leone. Photo:...

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Toronto Doctor Who Fought SARS Working To Stop Ebola Virus in Liberia // Médecin De Toronto Qui A Combattu Le SRAS Travail Pour Arrêter Le Virus D’Ebola Au Libéria

Jide AdesinaJanuary 2, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 2, 20150663

Mount Sinai Hospital’s Director of Infection Control Dr. Allison McGeer joined the World Health Organization in October to help battle the virus, which has killed...

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WHO ; Ebola Death Toll Nears 8,000 // QUI : Le nombre De Morts D’Ebola Est Presque 8 000

Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 30, 20140598

The World Health Organization on Monday released the latest figures on the Ebola epidemic, with the number of suspected, probable and confirmed cases reaching 20,081,...

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Perth Medicos Share Skills in Tanzania // Perth Medicos Partagent Des Compétences En Tanzanie

Jide AdesinaDecember 29, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 29, 20140656

It’s the smell that hits first. Overwhelming. A bitter mixture of sweat, other body fluids and the slightest waft of antiseptic cleaner you wish would...

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Nurses offer Christmas spirit to Ebola patients in Sierra Leone // Infirmières Offrent L’esprit De Noël Aux Patients Ebola en Sierra Leone

Jide AdesinaDecember 25, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 25, 20140624

Health workers in Sierra Leone have attempted to offer the feeling of Christmas to patients being treated for Ebola. Nurses and other staff have sung...

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Courage Of Ebola Health Workers Should Inspire Greater Efforts By All, Says Ban // Courage Des Travailleurs De La Santé d’Ebola Devrait Inciter Davantage D’Efforts De Tous, Dit Ban

Jide AdesinaDecember 22, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 22, 20140649

Citing the “memorable and moving” example of a Sierra Leonean nurse who had contracted Ebola but became a caregiver as soon as she had recovered,...

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Turnout Low for Liberian Election Amid Ebola Fear // Faible Taux De Participation Aux Elections Libériennes Ebola Crainte

Jide AdesinaDecember 21, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 21, 20140530

FILE – Health workers wearing protective gear remove the body of a man they suspect died from the Ebola virus at a treatment center on...

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Obesity Could Be Disability, Rules EU Court // L’obésité Pourrait Etre Le Handicap, La Cour Européenne De Règles

Jide AdesinaDecember 18, 2014December 18, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 18, 2014December 18, 20140603

The European Union’s highest court ruled Thursday that obesity can be considered a “disability” if it hinders an overweight person’s performance at work. The...

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UN Secretary-General Will Visit West Africa To ‘Show Solidarity With Those Affected With Ebola // Secrétaire général ONU Will visite Afrique de L’ouest à “Preuve De Solidarité Avec Les Personnes Atteintes Du Virus Ebola

Jide AdesinaDecember 17, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 17, 20140620

Disease Surveillance Officer Sahr Brima Sewa visits a family in Moyinba, Sierra Leone, that has just lost a relative suspected of Ebola. UNMEER/Martine Perret Secretary-General...

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UN Says Health Workers in Sierra Leone To Receive Hazard Pay Using Mobile Money // ONU Dit Travailleurs De La Santé En Sierra Leone Pour Recevoir Danger Payer Avec Argent Mobile

Jide AdesinaDecember 17, 2014

by Jide AdesinaDecember 17, 20140615

Ambulance depot near an emergency response centre, in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Ambulances and drivers have to be disinfected after each trip carrying suspected Ebola cases....

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