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15 04, 2010

New evaluation of rapid tests helps malaria control

2010-05-02T13:00:42+00:00

A new evaluation of malaria rapid diagnostic tests will help health workers quickly identify which patients have the disease and need immediate treatment, putting into action recent World Health Organization recommendations to confirm diagnosis of malaria before treatment. Malaria kills 860 000 people a year worldwide, mostly children in Africa.  In addition, there are cases [...]

15 04, 2010

Hospital violence needs tackling

2017-04-26T12:35:38+00:00

Security of health care workers, and particularly staff in emergency rooms, is the responsibility of both the hospital and the state said experts at a symposium on Violence in Health Care Settings at Aga Khan University (AKU). Health care workers need training in how to communicate and provide attentive care to anxious patients and their [...]