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South Africa's removal of health minister praised
Source: Associated Press
by CLARE NULLIS AIDS activists are celebrating the removal of South Africa's health minister, accused of causing countless unnecessary deaths by promoting nutritional supplements instead of conventional medicine for people with HIV. New President Kgalema Motlanthe, within hours of taking office Thursday, won instant praise…
Resource type: News
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Health Activism: The Struggle Continues
Source: Daily Maverick
By Rebecca DavisThe Ministry of Health is often cited as one of the government departments where effective leadership in recent years has made a real, positive impact. But in a public discussion on Sunday evening in Cape Town, a number of South African health experts…
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Health sector moves to make hospitals safe from disasters
Source: Vietnamese News Agency (VNA)
The Health Ministry, in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO), launched a campaign, entitled Save lives, make hospitals safe in emergencies, on April 7 in response to the World Health Day. Every year, Vietnam is regularly hit by floods and storms, especially during the…
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Minister of Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) Meets with Atlantic Senior Staff
Source: Minister of Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs
>Read in VietnameseOn 25th February 2013, Minister of Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA), Madam Pham Thi Hai Chuyen had a working session with Mr. Christopher G. Oechsli, Chief Executive Officer and President of The Atlantic Philanthropies (Atlantic). Vice Minister Nguyen Trong Dam,…
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Viet Nam Journal: Over 11 Years, Atlantic Grants Help Spur a Country’s Transformation in Health
Source: Gara LaMarche
Several of the staff of the Hue Central Hospital were kind enough to come to work last Sunday morning to give my Atlantic colleagues and me a tour of what has become a world-class facility in the ten years since our Founding Chairman, Chuck Feeney,…
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SOUTH AFRICA: Lives lost as state coffers run dry
Source: Plus News
BLOEMFONTEIN, 25 February 2009 (PlusNews) - Last week, regulars at the HIV treatment clinic at Pelonomi hospital, in Bloemfontein, capital of South Africa's Free State Province, would have told you that the clinic has never been this quiet. Ever since the provincial government stopped initiating…
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Minister for Health and Children Mary Harney T.D. launches TILDA Research Opportunities: Introducing a New Resource to Research
Source: TILDA
The Irish LongituDinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) was launched in November 2006 to study a representative cohort of at least 8,000 people, aged 50 and over and resident in Ireland, charting their health, social and economic circumstances over a 10-year period. Minister for Health and…
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Philanthropy and Government: Striking the Right Balance
Source: Gara LaMarche
Now that both major parties in the U.S. have presumptive nominees for the Presidency, it seems like a good time to share some thoughts on the relationships between philanthropy and government – relationships that Atlantic has considerable experience with in each of the countries in…
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TAP-IN Launches in Cleveland
Source: The American Health Initiative
Area Program Looks to Recruit Retired Medical Professionals, Respond to Uninsured CLEVELAND, Oct 14, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- As the number of uninsured reaches 46.6 million nation-wide, the demand for free health clinics that rely on healthcare professionals to donate their time rises. According…
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Empresa Carlos J. Finlay, Cuban Ministry of Basic Industry
$267,650
Resource type: Grantee
