Alliance News Digest
Week of 15 January 2010
News related to/from the Global Health Workforce Alliance
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BBC WORLD NEWS TO BROADCAST FILM ON HEALTH WORKER SHORTAGES - The Alliance (15.01)
Anouncement of the launch of the documentary film "Doctors & Nurses", produced by Rockhopper TV and broadcast on BBC World News on 19 January 2010.
AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST
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AFRICA: Task-shifting, new technology crucial to ending mother-to-child transmission – Plus News. (1/11)
Unconventional health workers and new technologies will be a vital part of the ongoing effort to "virtually eliminate MTCT -
Health Workers Protest Over Governing Board For Training Institute - Leadership, Nigeria. (1/9)
The health workers queried the parameters used by the state government to deny the institution a governing council -
Several Health Workers Receive Flowers in Nimba - The Informer, Liberia. (1/7)
Health workers are among the least paid in the country, despite their contributions to humanity. -
Nebbi woos health workers with incentives - New Vision, Uganda. (1/7)
To address the shortage of doctors, District plans to give financial incentives. -
OPD attendance at Dangbe East District Hospital shoots up – Ghana News Agency. (1/11)
Difficulties to attract medical staff to hospital mainly due to rural setting. -
Mukono health unit appeals for more staff - New Vision, Uganda. (1/11)
Health centres in Mukono district have asked the Government to recruit more staff to reduce the time patients spend waiting for results -
Health workers to be sensitized on tropical diseases - Ghana News Service. (1/12)
Training programme to start in March for health workers, especially nurses and community health assistants, to acquire skills for easy diagnosis of some tropical diseases -
Nurses, HSB clash over salaries - The Herald, Zimbabwe.(1/13)
Nurses in Government hospitals unhappy over the Health Services Board’s decision to suspend negotiations for salaries and other conditions of service -
Rééducation et réinsertion : Le détenu sort de... l’ombre - El Moudjahid, Algeria. (1/11)
Un effort particulier a été consenti, en 2009, par les secteurs concernés, pour la formation de 118 spécialistes de la santé en milieu carcéral -
H1N1 jab ready for health workers – The National, UAE. (1/12).
Healthcare workers at hospitals, clinics and health facilities across the emirate will be offered the H1N1 vaccination starting today
ASIA AND PACIFIC
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Healthcare, construction top job sources – Manila Bulletin. (1/10)
Healthcare and construction sectors will still be the top sources of employment for overseas Filipino workers. -
Engaging the local stakeholders in health sector - New Nation, Bangladesh. (1/10)
Many local NGOs suffer from "brain drain" as trained professionals are hired away from their home communities -
Utilisation of drugs to be doubled in two years: Ghulam Nabi Azad – Daily News & Analysis, India. (1/11)
There is still a shortage of trained and qualified doctors, nurses and paramedicals." -
Editorial: Rule change plays into NZ doctors' hands – New Zealand Herald. (1/7)
Doctors are attracted to Australia by pay rates that are up to 35 per cent higher than here -
Staff, drug issues are ongoing problem, says hospital chief - Solomon Star. (1/8)
NRH over the past years have been facing problems like shortage of prescription drugs, doctors, nurses -
Doctors in Aussie issue to be raised – New Zealand Herald. (1/8)
Easing restrictions to work anywhere in Australia for doctors is likely to worsen New Zealand's shortage of doctors
NORTH AMERICA
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Stand up and be counted. – San Bernardino Sun, CA. (1/9)
2010 Census of critical importance to Inland Empire families, communities -
Increasing Access to Surgical Services in Sub-Saharan Africa: Priorities for National and International Agencies Recommended by the Bellagio Essential Surgery Group - PLoS Medicine. (12/22)
In sub-Saharan Africa, only 46% of births are attended by skilled personnel, compared to 96% in Europe -
Physician offices projected to see a decade of significant job growth – American Medical News. (1/11)
Concern is high that work force shortages will persist and that paying for additional staff will be challenging. -
Loebsack views end-of-life care as necessity in health bill – The Hawk Eye, Iowa. (1/11)
Around the country, there is a shortage of end-of-life care workers -
Where are the jobs? Try health care - St. Petersburg Times, FL (1/11)
What's in demand? Try home health aides. Or medical or dental assisting. Or nursing. -
Are Doctors Ready for Virtual Visits? – New York Times. (1/7)
Telemedicine has failed to take hold in the same way that other, newer, technologies have -
Working with the Taliban? - New York Times. (1/11)
To vaccinate children for polio health workers need laissez-passers from Mullah Omar to reach the more violent parts of rural Afghanistan in safety -
Goldstein: New Jersey needs a few good ideas to avoid a shortage of doctors - NewsRoom, NJ. (1/12
New Jersey, there exists inadequate health care coverage in certain specialties -
Army therapists understaffed- Temple Daily Telegram. (1/12)
U.S. Army mental health care system is understaffed and near the breaking point -
Providing hope amid despair – Windsor Star, CA. (1/9)
Afghan returns to run Kabul heart clinic.
EUROPE
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Doctors and nurses could see careers 'ended unfairly by ISA' – The Telegraph, UK. (1/11)
Doctors and nurses could see their careers ended by the Government’s controversial vetting agency. -
We’ll miss the Queen Mother’s – Glasgow Evening Times. (1/11)
It pioneered medical treatment which has helped save the lives of thousands of babies across Scotland -
Long term care for the elderly and disabled in the US should focus on community services - BMJ, UK. (1/8)
In United States 10.9 million people living in the community and 1.8 million nursing home residents need long term care -
PERPIGNAN Un conseiller de Nicolas Sarkozy recevra les délégués syndicaux de l'hôpital - L’Indépendant, France. (1/13)
La première des revendications porte sur les problèmes d'effectifs -
Les établissements déficitaires suppriment des centaines de postes – Les Echos, France. (1/12)
La pénurie d'infirmières a entraîné des tensions
LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN
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Impulsa SSA capacitación en cuidados paleativos – El Financiero, Mexico. (1/9)
Señalan que existen pocos médicos y enfermeras entrenados en el tema -
Preocupa carencia de médicos aquí - Diario del Paso, Mexico. (1/10)
En la frontera texana promedian 145.2 médicos por cada 100 mil habitantes -
Médicos de Maracanaú rejeitam proposta do PCCS – Vermelho, Brazil. (1/12)
Os médicos de Maracanaú não aceitaram a proposta de Plano de Cargos, Carreiras e Salários apresentada pela prefeitura -
Consejos comunales toman ambulatorio en San Félix - El Universal, Venezuela. (1/12)
En el centro de salud sólo se están atendiendo emergencias -
EN CUESTIONES DE SALUD, LO BARATO SALE CARO - Última Hora, Paraguay. (1/12)
La precaria situación laboral a llevado a muchos médicos y enfermeras a emigrar a otros países para buscar alguna mejora económica -
No todo lo que brilla – Noticias y Protagonistas, Argentina. (1/10)
Existe en la India la necesidad de 600.000 doctores, 200.000 cirujanos dentales, 1 millón de enfermeras -
Clínicas redujo 127 camas por falta de personal - Última Hora, Paraguay. (1/8)
El Hospital de Clínicas se vio obligado a reducir el número de camas en internación, por falta de personal para atender a los pacientes -
Enfermeras, con poco reconocimiento - Diario Xalapa, Mexico. (1/6)
En la Secretaría de Salud la falta de enfermeras dado a los bajos salarios.
NEWS FROM WHO AND PARTNERS
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WHO spearheads health response to earthquake in Haiti - WHO. 1/13)
The severe earthquake that struck Haiti has inflicted large-scale damage, including on hospitals and health facilities, and large numbers of casualties are feared. -
Earthquake in Haiti: UNFPA Concerned Over Critical Situation for Women - UNFPA. (1/13)
Pregnant women in and around the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, are now without access to even the most basic health services