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by Daryl PassmoreAUSTRALIA'S biggest philanthropist will recruit some of Queensland's richest people for a "committee of angels" to raise tens of millions of dollars a year for charity.KEEPS ON GIVING: American billionaire and philanthropist Charles 'Chuck' Feeney. PIC. Rob Maccoll Source: The Sunday Mail (Qld)American billionaire Charles…

In October 2008, in response to the sharp economic downturn, the Irish Government introduced a supplementary budget with numerous austerity measures, including withdrawal of the automatic entitlement of people over age 70 to free primary health-care and prescription medicines. The Irish Senior Citizens Parliament (ISCP)…

HA NOI – A human heart transplant was successfully performed by Vietnamese doctors from the Cardiovascular Faculty of the Hue Central Hospital on Wednesday. "This is the first ever heart transplant to be performed by local doctors without the support of foreign experts," said the…

By OLIVIA KELLYOLDER PEOPLE'S ALLIANCE: OLDER PEOPLE’S access to palliative and end-of-life care, dementia care or carer supports should not depend on geographic location, the Older and Bolder alliance has said.The group of organisations representing or working with older people is calling for the next government…

London, England - The Safety 2010 World Conference which took place on 21-24th September, showcased many contributions from the Viet Nam Injury Prevention Partnership, an informal group of collaborators and stakeholders addressing injury prevention in Viet Nam. The Goal of the Conference The Conference aimed…

In a historic move for nursing in South Africa, the Department of Education has awarded clinical training grants totalling R124-million which will benefit 4000 nursing students for their first degree.  The grants are awarded over two years (2010-2011; 211-2012) to universities and universities of technology…

By Erica Mu. The Pulse pulls together the week's community health, healthcare, medical and health research headlines. Below is an excerpt. Community Pulse It takes a village to keep a clinic open - at least that's the case with Lyon-Martin Health Services, San Francisco's Castro-based…

The earthquake off the coast of Haiti had a devastating impact on an already struggling nation, and estimates of how many thousands of people are affected continue to rise. To respond to the tragedy unfolding in Haiti, The Atlantic Philanthropies will make two $250,000 grants…

Barack Obama’s campaign gave hope to millions of immigrants and their leading advocates. Atlantic has been proud to support and stand with these groups in the long campaign for comprehensive immigration reform. But that hope has been strained of late, and it is time to…

by PEROSHNI GOVENDER South Africa will not meet a target of providing life-prolonging drugs to 80% of people living with HIV/Aids by 2011 due to logistical problems and a lack of personnel, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Tuesday. "We are now covering 700 000…