This video highlights some of the remarks made by participants at the opening of the experts meeting on the first-ever comprehensive study on African pharmaceutical research and development capacity: Strengthening Pharmaceutical Innovation in Africa. Significantly, the meeting received strong support from several senior African political figures Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, Chief Executive Officer of The New Partnership for Africas Development (NEPAD) Planning and Coordinating Agency (NPCA); Naledi Pandor, South Africas Minister of Science and Technology, and AU Social Affairs Commissioner Bience Gawanas. They applauded the practical steps that the group proposed for African medicines innovation, which will help put into action the emerging innovation and finding mechanisms for countries medicines priorities the Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plan for Africa and Global Strategy and Plan of Action on Public, Innovation and Intellectual Property. This video clip highlights the remarks made by Carel ijsselmuiden, Director of Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED)
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Ohio Hospital
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
Is she at it again? The she would be Hillary and the thing is her inability to get her facts straight. One week it is being pinned down under sniper fire and the next it is fabricating a story about an Ohio hospital and a health care horror story that seemingly didn’t happen. And like the Bosnia tale, Hillary keeps telling the story until national press picks it up.
Angel Investors Bring Big Ideas to Reality/radio
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010A study by the University of New Hampshire’s Center for Venture Research showed that “angel investors” – high-net-worth individuals willing to invest in entrepreneurial companies at an early stage – shelled out more than $18 billion into early-stage companies last year alone, compared to $304 million by venture capitalists.
Finding an angel investor, however, is not an easy task. Safer Smokes Inc. is one company that understands the challenge of attracting the right investors.
This development-stage company is tapping the smoking cessation market with a unique tobacco-free, nicotine-free smoke called Bravo, which has the appearance of a traditional cigarette and burns like tobacco, but is actually made from lettuce fibers.
Extending health care to more kids
Monday, January 18th, 2010OneWorld Community Health Center is looking for 6,000 kids.
The agency that generally provides health care to the underserved has received $706,264 from the federal government to create a program to enroll thousands of children in either of two government insurance programs for low-income children.
Many metro-area children are eligible but aren’t enrolled because their families don’t know the programs exist or don’t know their kids could qualify, said Andrea Skolkin, chief executive officer of OneWorld. That means some of those children are going without health care or are getting far less than they could.
Hughston Clinic, Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital renew contract with United Healthcare
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010After months of contract negotiations, Hughston Clinic and Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital have renewed their contract with United Healthcare.
The parties agreed on a three-year contract, which will go into effect Sunday. UHC members, which include employees of the Muscogee County School District and the State of Georgia, will then have in-network access for services offered through the local clinic and hospital.
The possibility of a consensus between the two parties was uncertain just four months ago — leaving about 800 patients in limbo. In July, Hughston management sent letters to those patients who could be affected to inform them discussions had already failed and the contract would be terminated. By that time, the parties had been negotiating intermittently for about six months.
Hospital welcomes Connected Care
Monday, December 21st, 2009Rio Grande Hospital in Del Norte was selected last week to participate in a national telehealth program called Connected Care, the fourth rural location to be selected for the service
The Linhart Public Relations agency in Denver announced Rio Grande Hospital’s selection for the telehealth program last week.
Other telehealth sites include facilities in Buena Vista, Lamar and Leadville.
The initiative will connect patients in rural areas of Colorado with medical specialists located hundreds of miles away, using advanced audio and video technologies and health resources to create an experience remarkably similar to an in-person doctor visit.