ASIA HEALTH Archives - Commonwealth Business Communications

As the Sri Lankan Health Care System suffers, so do their patients

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After a year of severe economic collapse in Sri Lanka, the nation’s public health institutions are in ruins, suffering from a lack of drugs, postponed procedures, and a flight of…

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Funding medical care projects in low- and middle-income countries with Performance-Based Financing (PBF) increases the number of patients treated but often falls short of improving the quality of health services…

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The COVID-19 pandemic and other recent large disease outbreaks have highlighted the extent to which healthcare settings can contribute to the spread of infections, harming patients, health workers and visitors,…

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An increase in measles cases in January and February 2022 is a worrying sign of a heightened risk for the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases and could trigger larger outbreaks, particularly…

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World Malaria Day 2022 is being marked under the theme “Harness innovation to reduce the malaria disease burden and save lives.” No single tool that is available today will solve the…

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To mark World Health Day, the World Health Organization issued an urgent call for accelerated action by leaders and all people to preserve and protect health, and mitigate the climate…

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World Health Day is celebrated annually on 7th April and marks the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization in 1948. Each year draws attention to a specific…