The News Review:
- International child health conference begins in Darwin
- PAKISTAN: Muslim leaders help spread the word about child diseases
- Call to strengthen health care services in rural areas
- Putnam County Department of Health is Offering Two Free Programs for…
- Are We In A Recession?; Presidential Candidates Lay Out Health Care…
International child health conference begins in Darwin
abc.net.au – Apr 30, 2008
More than 400 nurses from 11 countries have gathered in Darwin for the 10th International Paediatric and Child Health Nursing Conference. It is the first time the biannual event has been held in the Northern Territory. This morning, English professor Jane Salvage gave the key note address. She says through her years working with the World Health Organisation, she has discovered one common denominator in trying to improve the health of disadvantaged indigenous communities. “They need to be listened to and respect paid to their way of expressing themselves.
PAKISTAN: Muslim leaders help spread the word about child diseases
Reuters AlertNet – Apr 30, 2008
” The imam is one of many who was helping to spread UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) messages during Child Health and Sanitation Week, 21-26 April. The activities staged during the week, in one district in each of Pakistan’s four provinces, aim to reduce childhood sickness and death caused by poor hygiene. According to UNICEF, 1,100 Pakistani children die every day, with a substantial proportion dying due to diseases related to poor sanitation and hygiene. Some 70,000 children in the country die every year due to diarrhoea and other diseases related to unsafe water and poor sanitation. “We wanted to deliver a message to people that was simple and effective, but could actually work to save lives,” said Naila Shahid, who coordinates the mother and child health programme for UNICEF in the Punjab.
Call to strengthen health care services in rural areas
Hindu – Apr 30, 2008
Meena said the department would ensure a good quality of health care services in the remote rural areas. “The Janani Suraksha Yojana and institutional deliveries, in particular, will be implemented with the objective of rendering timely assistance to pregnant women. ”
A presentation on NFHS-3 made on the occasion highlighted various aspects of malnutrition, immunisation, anaemia, mother and child health, domestic violence, AIDS, family welfare, infant mortality rate and family life education covered by the survey. The NFHS-3 report paints a mixed picture of overall reproductive health status while pointing out that though women are having fewer children and infant mortality rate has dropped during the last decade, anaemia and malnutrition are still widespread among children and adults.
Putnam County Department of Health is Offering Two Free Programs for…
Putnam County News and Recorder – Putnam County News and Recorder… – Apr 30, 2008
The New Moms Group takes place every Friday from 1- 3pm in the Garden View Activity Room in the Mahopac Library on Route 6. This group is also primarily for moms of babies ages 0-1 year old. Please contact Diane at (845) 278-6558 ext. There is no cost to attend either program and siblings are welcome! Feel free to drop in at any time during either twohour session. This is a great way to meet new moms and network.
Are We In A Recession?; Presidential Candidates Lay Out Health Care…
CNN International – Apr 30, 2008
And people with pre-existing conditions might be prevented from getting coverage. The democrats are going down a much different road. Both favor some sort of federally mandated universal health insurance but differ on just who should be covered. Senator Clinton says all Americans. CLINTON: When it comes to health care, I believe with all my heart, health care is a right, no a privilege. And everyone deserves quality, affordable health care. LOTHIAN: Senator Obama backs a plan that would mandate coverage only for children… Fierce gun battles in Kabul. Afghan officials report seven people killed including a woman and child with ties to militants. Security forces today raided several homes in the hunt for militants linked to Sunday’s assassination attempt on President Hamid Karzai. A government official has allegedly confessed to taking part in the attack on the military ceremony. But this morning, Afghanistan intelligence chief blame militants from Pakistan for the attack. The president escaped unharmed but a lawmaker, tribal leader, and a child were killed.
