– African-led Group of Clinicians, Blood Banks and Social Science Experts, in Collaboration with U.S.-based Clinical RM and United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Work to Identify a Better Understanding and Solutions to Ebola Outbreak HINCKLEY, Ohio, Nov. 19, 2014 / PRNewswire / Asianet-Pakistan — An African-led scientific team in collaboration with […]
Medical/Health Care
Healthy Eating Habits Prevent Diabetes
Batswana have been encouraged to adopt healthy eating habits to prevent diabetes. Speaking during the commemoration of the World Diabetes Day in Mahalapye recently, the head of District Management Team, Dr Jackson Kaguamba said healthy eating helped in the prevention of type two diabetes and the effective management of diabetes to avoid complications. Dr Kaguamba […]
JCI Takes Eye Care Campaign to Mabutsane
The Junior Chamber International (JCI) – Jwaneng branch, in partnership with Eye Care Optometrists, embarked on a campaign for eye care at Mabutsane in Southern District over the weekend. Named Dare Eye Care, the campaign was intended to sensitise Maiteko Junior Secondary School students on how to take care of their eyes as well as […]
BMC Official Calls for Action Against Silent Killer
About 285 million people all over the world are affected by diabetes and the figures may rise up to 435 million by the year 2030 if no action is taken to stop the silent killer, Francistown Botswana Meat Commission (BMC), production manage,r Mr Matthews Tlhalerwa has said. Speaking at the World Diabetes Day Commemoration on […]
Extreme Sun Not Good for Children
A medical doctor at Sekgoma Memorial hospital, Dr Lesedi Ncuna has warned that children should not be exposed to extreme sun. Dr Ncuna argued that due to their soft and semi-developed skin, children were most susceptible to the sun’s damaging effects than grown-ups. Rush and skin cancer, he said, were some effects of sunburn, though […]
IAPAC, HIV Advocates, and AbbVie Launch Tools in Advance of World AIDS Day to Strengthen Dialogue Between Women Living with HIV and Their Healthcare Providers
– Women take a stand to improve HIV care outcomes globally WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2014 / PRNewswire / Asianet-Pakistan – The International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC) in collaboration with a global steering committee focused on women and HIV today launched a series of dialogue tools to strengthen conversations between healthcare providers and […]