| | | Health for all |  I am writing this column from a cold and grey Scotland - theoretically on holiday with family, but the problem with working on the Internet is that you can continue to work from anywhere! But being in Scotland allows me to ponder the provision of health. My mother lives in a tiny village in the extreme south-west of Scotland. That small village has a dedicated GP surgery, staffed by two GPs and practice nurses. The same village has an excellent secondary level hospital about 10km away and full tertiary care only 25km away. All this is free at the point of service and taxes in the UK are lower than they are in South Africa. People spend a lot of time complaining about the service - but then they really have no idea how lucky they are. Their alternatives if they lived in sunny South Africa would be paying many thousands of rands a month for medical cover and, if the couldn't afford that, relying on a failing public health system. Can we afford a similar system somewhere like South Africa? I really don't know - but I do appreciate the problems of a lower tax base etc. etc. However, I am convinced that we can provide something better than our current poor public health system - after all, we used to so there is little reason why we cannot once again put the same money and effort into providing health for all.
Dr Bridget Farham, editor: https://www.bizcommunity.com
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The Pan African Health Congress 2007 | | The IDC and its role in healthcare
 South Africa's Industrial Development Corporation might not usually be viewed as being involved in the healthcare sector. Nevertheless, it is, and it's Healthcare and Education SBU, headed by Zora Madikizela, focuses on a number of areas within the healthcare sector.
Top Indian hospital management group enters the African market
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Pan African Awards 2007
The 2007 Absa Healthcare Initiative Awards were announced at a gala dinner at the end of the Pan African Health Congress 2007.
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Medical | | Beware of the funding trap
 African countries that rely on funding and fail to establish sustainable programs will have problems when - not so much if - donor funding dries up.
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Chronic diseases | | Coming face to face with your own fallibility – A Patient's Story - Magna Carta
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Industry news: Court decision could have major implications for Alzheimer's patients in SA - Magna Carta
In a landmark decision on the 10th of August 2007, the High Court in England ruled that guidance for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease produced by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is discriminatory and has immediately directed NICE to produce a draft amendment to its recently published guidance document.
Industry news: New data support long-term efficacy of Exubera - Magna Carta
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HIV/AIDS | | SOUTHERN AFRICA: A winning recipe for PMTCT but few follow it
A success story, at last: Botswana has lowered the rate of mother-to-child transmission of HIV to less than four percent, coming close to developed countries that have almost eliminated paediatric AIDS.
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Hospital Groups | | Hospital food becomes a hot topic - for all the right reasons
 Traditionally, hospital food has been bland with limited choice – and that's been bad news for patients. Now for the good news – a major catering group says it has devised a new service that puts the patient first – with food that's hot!
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Infectious diseases | | LIBERIA: Less cholera with better hygiene
MONROVIA, 25 September 2007 (IRIN) - Faced with unsafe water and poor sanitation systems, aid groups in Liberia are encouraging people to wash their hands, put bleach in drinking water and find safe ways of disposing of human waste.
Monkeypox infects 60 in northern Congo
At least 60 people have been affected by an outbreak of Monkeypox in the northern department of Likouala in the Republic of Congo, a health official has said.
Liberia: Less cholera with better hygiene
 Faced with unsafe water and poor sanitation systems, aid groups in Liberia are encouraging people to wash their hands, put bleach in drinking water and find safe ways of disposing of human waste.
Ebola cases suspected in DRC's Kasai Oriental
 Two cases of suspected Ebola haemorrhagic fever have been reported in Kasai Oriental, the neighbouring province to Kasai Occidental, where at least nine cases have been confirmed, according to health officials.
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Malaria | | Insecticide-treated bed nets (ITN) reduce child mortality in rural Kenya
A recent publication in The Lancet confirms that mass free distribution and social marketing of ITNs translate into child survival benefits.
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