The NHS has kickstarted the rollout of the new Oxford AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine with patients at Oxford University Hospital the very first to get the life-saving jab. Dialysis patient Brian Pinker, who describes himself as ...
This immediate funding from the Australian Government under the MRFF’s Clinical Trials Activity initiative will support six promising Australian innovations, including two ‘next generation’ vaccines and customised 3D-printed face guards. By mid-2021, volunteers aged between 18 ...
Strongyloidiasis – a parasitic worm infection – is estimated to affect millions of people and is associated with marginalized communities who often walk barefoot. While it is frequently subclinical, immunosuppression resulting from diseases such as ...
COVAX now has agreements in place to access nearly two billion doses of several promising vaccine candidates and laid the groundwork for further doses to be secured through contributions from donors These agreements mean that ...
Joint statement calling for urgent country scale-up of access to optimal HIV treatment for infants and children living with AIDS. Global partners that are committed to ending paediatric AIDS have come together to call on ...
Neglected t Register now to get access to the full content Register ropical diseases (NTDs) have long been a problem, so much so that the World Health Organization (WHO) and Sanofi – one of the ...
Every women’s childbirth experience is different. That is why WHO and HRP launch the Labour Care Guide to help ensure the health and well-being of women and their babies. The philosophy of labour and delivery ...
The United Nations General Assembly declared 2021-2030 the Decade of Healthy Ageing. “Today’s announcement of the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing sends a clear signal that it is only by working as one, within the ...
WHO and UNICEF warns that almost 1.8 billion people are at heightened risk of COVID-19 and other diseases because they use or work in health care facilities without basic water services. “Working in a health ...
The MBS (Medicare Benefits Schedule) or Better Access initiative eligibility is being expanded by the Australian Government for better access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and General Practitioners. Aged care residents can access up to 20 individual ...
NHS trusts to receive a share of £600 million to help eradicate the maintenance backlog in NHS hospitals. Part of £1.5 billion capital funding announced by the Prime Minister in the summer to help the ...
New Chief Nurse Professor Deborah Sturdy OBE will take up the new role to represent social care nurses and provide clinical leadership to the workforce. Sturdy has been appointed Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care ...