Categories
Cardiovascular
Diagnostics
Endocrinology
Health Insurance
Medical Devices
Mental Health
Nutrition
Oncology
Public Health
Sexual Health
Popular Articles

Management Change At Actelion - Isaac Kobrin To Take Newly Created Position Of Chief Medical Officer
Actelion Ltd (SIX: ATLN) announced the creation of the position of Chief Medical Officer (CMO). This change was initiated to fulfill the needs of a fast growing organization, which is developing products rapidly and managing a growing portfolio. Effective 1 July 2009, the current Head of Clinical Development, Isaac Kobrin will move into this position. He will continue to be a member of Actelion"s Executive Committee (AEC).

Diabetes UK's Measure Up Roadshow Is A Success
Diabetes UK has so far encouraged more than 10,000 people in the UK to measure their waists and find out if they are at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes with its national Measure Up Roadshow which kicked off on June 3.
News of the day
The impact of GP pay incentives on patient care, UK - Study
Even though a significant improvement is evident in the care of patients with diabetes over the last ten years, they are not considered as a direct result of the quality and outcomes framework, considered as the method that rewards UK general practices to ensure quality care.
Diagnostics

Also In Global Health News: Text Messages To Fight Polio; TB At Pakistani Relief Camps; ARV Supply In Uganda

UNICEF Using SMS Text Messages To Fight Polio In Zambia UNICEF has partnered with African companies to send SMS text messages to millions of Zambian parents as part of a new initiative to prevent polio, Computerworld reports. Millions of cell phone subscribers will be sent messages about activities aimed at fighting the disease. The campaign is taking place in 28 Zambian districts that border Angola, Namibia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (Malakata, 7/24). Authorities Concerned About New TB Cases At Pakistani Relief Camps Tuberculosis control authorities are concerned about 340 new cases of TB that have been detected among displaced people from the war-affected areas in Pakistan, Dawn.com reports. "Among the total cases detected, 944 were those who had already been infected before coming to the camps. An additional number of 340 patients became infected after their arrival at relief camps," writes the Web site (7/25). New Vision Examines ARV Supply In Uganda The New Vision examines recent reports out of Uganda that some HIV/AIDS clinics are either closing or scaling back the number of patients they see because of a lack of antiretrovirals (ARVs). The article features comments from various HIV/AIDS experts, including PEPFAR country coordinator Michael Strong, who said, "We expect that PEPFAR funding for Uganda will continue at its current level of around $280m annually through 2013. But this will still leave a gap between national treatment needs and the funds available. Uganda needs to identify other res to fill this gap" (Basudde, 7/24). This information was reprinted from globalhealth.kff.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at globalhealth.kff.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


Add your comment:
Name:
Site address: http://
Your message:
Enter today\\\\'s date, 2 digits
(spam protection):

© Copyright 2009