…. Instilling a caring culture – Through a series of fun-filled, cause-related golf events in aid of education and health, Liberty Medical Scheme (LMS) this year has once again clearly demonstrated that it cares, not only for its own members, but also for the well-being of the broader community. Since 2010, LMS has been a proud supporter of, and partner in the Cloud9Golf and M-Net Cares ‘Drive for the Cause’ campaign, thus both further instilling a caring culture and contributing to two very worthy causes, namely the PinkDrive Breast Cancer Awareness and the M-Net Naledi Children’s Literacy Project. “At Liberty Medical Scheme our pledge... Continue Reading
NAIROBI, 3 October 2012 (IRIN) – A year ago, when Peggy*, 23, became pregnant, her boyfriend abandoned her. Unemployed and already a single mother, she decided to terminate the pregnancy – and she nearly died in the process. “We have a clinic here in Dandora [a slum in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi] where an old lady helps many women have abortions,” she told IRIN. “I [bled] for two days non-stop.” Her mother took her to Kenyatta National Hospital, where a blood transfusion and other emergency medical interventions saved her life. Peggy knew about contraceptives, but misinformation had convinced her to... Continue Reading
LUSAKA, September 2012 (IRIN) – The euphoria that greeted the government’s imposition of minimum wage increases has quickly soured, with prices of food and other essential commodities escalating as higher wage costs are passed onto consumers. In July 2012, President Michael Sata’s government upped the minimum monthly salary in line with the 2011 election promise of “more money in the pocket” for poorly paid workers. Wages for domestic workers increased from US$30 to about $105, while general workers such as office orderlies, shop assistants, sweepers and farmworkers saw their monthly earnings more than quadruple from $50 to $220. In the... Continue Reading
The WASH Reporters & Editors Network of Liberia has officially launched the Samuel H. Pieh WASH Media Interactive Lecture series at a well attended
New treatments are bringing hope to thousands of patients suffering from autoimmune diseases (AIs). There are over 80 autoimmune diseases1 which develop when the body’s immune system mistakes healthy cells for harmful foreign ones and attacks them2. Autoimmune diseases can affect almost any type of tissue, structure, function or system of the body, including the skin, joints, brain, glands, cardiovascular system, endocrine system, and digestive tract.2 Dr Bloch, physician and specialist gastroenterologist at Vergelegen MediClinic in Somerset West says some of the most common AIs include Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA); Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS); Crohn’s Disease; Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA); and Psoriasis. He adds... Continue Reading
