By Aroun R Deen. New York. Jan. 01, 2015 – The United Nations must investigation the cause for the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, which has killed thousands of people, mainly in the three most affected countries in the region. A comprehensive independent investigation into the sudden outbreak of the disease will provide some answers on whether the outbreak was of natural cause or, the outcome of some clandestine biological research program. Regardless of what caused it, the findings will also enhance recurrence prevention measures not just in West Africa but throughout the continent. ECOWAS, the West African... Continue Reading
By: WASH R&E “Media” Network – A workshop aimed at providing a clear understanding of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) requirements for conducting assessment at Ebola Treatment Units and Community Care Centers has ended in Bong County, central Liberia. The workshop is also aimed at developing the capacity of WASH Team at the sub regional level in support to the fight against the Ebola outbreak. The workshop held on under the theme “Building Capacity-Building of Integrated WASH/Assessment & Monitoring Team (IWAMT)”. It brought together local WASH coordinators from Liberia’s 15 political sub divisions, Environmental Health Technicians, and UNICEF representatives amongst... Continue Reading
December 2014: Our ethnicity is etched into our faces, says Cape Town-based aesthetic and general practitioner, Dr Joseph Huskisson. It’s time that we stopped trying to change our looks to suit the accepted Western norm of beauty and instead focus on enhancing what nature has given us. They say that looks do not define a person, but the reality is that physical appearance is the primary differentiating factor between different ethnicities. While it is true that geographics, language, religion and custom are far more critical in terms of limiting mutual understanding, the differences between cultures is quite literally etched into... Continue Reading
“Some of our patients have never been to the beach. Not because they can’t go, but because they are too ashamed to go. They just want people to stop staring at them. This skin disease has a terrible impact on people’s quality of life. And the sad thing is that it can be very successfully treated if it is properly diagnosed – but many people either don’t seek treatment or, if they do, don’t always get an appropriate treatment.” Sr Judy Wallace is in charge of the dermatology ward at Groote Schuur hospital in Cape Town and is Chairperson of... Continue Reading
November 19 of each year is observed as World Toilet Day globally. The celebration of the Day is aimed at highlighting the sanitation menace millions of.....
