Caribbean village where little girls turn into boys
The phenomenon, in children in Salinas in Dominican Republic, is caused by a genetic disorder. When puberty hits, testosterone makes makes male reproductive organs grow. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 7, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Institutionalizing Gender in Emergencies: Global Case Study
Oxfam GB. 06/23/2017 This 12-page case study summarizes global learning from the project, Institutionalizing Gender in Emergencies: Bridging Policy and Practice. The project was piloted in four countries: Ethiopia, Pakistan, South Sudan, and Dominican Republic, from September 2015 to March 2017, to enhance the capacity of humanitarian organizations to provide adapted assistance to meet the needs of women, girls, men, and boys in emergency scenarios. Issues in which significant gaps were identified included insufficient gender analysis and evidence to inform humanitarian response planning and practice; and low technical cap...
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - June 24, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news
Institutionalizing Gender in Emergencies: Final Evaluation Report
Oxfam GB. 06/23/2017 This 50-page report describes the final evaluation of the project, Institutionalizing Gender in Emergencies: Bridging Policy and Practice in the Humanitarian System, which was piloted in four countries: Pakistan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, and the Dominican Republic. It assesses the overall outcome of the project, and explores the extent to which planned activities and approaches are being implemented in accomplishing changes in the institutionalization of gender in emergencies. (PDF) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - June 24, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news
Institutionalizing Gender in Emergencies: Case Study of Dominican Republic
Oxfam GB. 03/09/2017 This 20-page document is a case study that describes implementation of the project, Institutionalizing Gender in Emergencies: Bridging Policy and Practice, in the Dominican Republic. The project was piloted in four countries to enhance the capacity of humanitarian organizations to provide adapted assistance to meet the needs of women, girls, men, and boys in emergency scenarios. Issues in which significant gaps were identified included insufficient gender analysis and evidence to inform humanitarian response planning and practice; and low technical capacity in gender in emergencies across sectors and o...
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - June 24, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news
Break Silence on'Terrifying' Femicides in Dominican Republic - Minister Break Silence on'Terrifying' Femicides in Dominican Republic - Minister
Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 19, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Source Type: news
Top 5 Tips On Traveling With A Life-Threatening Food Allergy
Traveling with a food allergy or other dietary restrictions can be a scary experience. It’s even more scary when you have had a near-death allergic reaction. Several years ago, I had an allergic reaction after eating some contaminated food in Spain. Thankfully, I survived that trip, but I’ve been much more prepared and cautious during my travels.
Here are my top 5 tips:
1. Bring multiple EpiPens.
EpiPens are the single most important thing to take with you because they buy you time to get emergency care. A few minutes can mean life or death. In my Spain case, the nurse said that if my travel partner, Daraius, h...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 14, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dominican Republic Gender Analysis: A Study of the Impact of the Zika Virus on Women, Girls, Boys and Men
Oxfam GB. 04/21/2017 This 40-page report provides information about analysis that seeks to understand the impact of the Zika virus on different population groups, their specific vulnerabilities and needs, and their coping mechanisms. The study aims to provide findings and recommendations to support humanitarian agencies to intervene in this health emergency in a gender-responsive way, and to mainstream Zika with a gender perspective into emergency responses caused by natural disasters. (PDF) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - May 11, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news
The Article of " Experience with the Columbus ™ 3D EP Navigation System in the Dominican Republic " Published in Cardiac Rhythm News
(Source: Microport News Release)
Source: Microport News Release - May 10, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Source Type: news
Larry Shackelford Named as Washington Regional's Next CEO (Movers & Shakers)
J. Larry Shackelford will assume the role of CEO at Washington Regional Medical System in Fayetteville on Sept. 1. This follows William L. Bradley’s announcement last year that he plans to retire this November as CEO of the medical system.
As Shackelford begins his new role, Bradley will assume the title of CEO emeritus until his retirement in mid-November and will assist in ensuring a smooth transition.
“Our board is confident Larry Shackelford is the CEO to guide Washington Regional to successfully adapt in an ever-changing healthcare environment while remaining faithful to our goals and mission,” Greg ...
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - May 8, 2017 Category: American Health Source Type: news
How the Diplomatic Community Can Help Solve the Health Workforce Crisis
April 04, 2017Pape Gaye offers five steps the diplomatic community can take to help more countries invest in health.A few months back, I was in the Dominican Republic, standing before a crowd of government officials, local IntraHealth International staff members, and many others, as we talked about " ghost " workers.A few years earlier, IntraHealth had worked with the Ministry of Health there, as part of a USAID-funded project, to conduct a payroll analysis. This may sound humdrum, but what we found was quite striking: some 10,000 individuals who were no longer working for the ministry were in fact still collecting sa...
Source: IntraHealth International - April 4, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: mnathe Source Type: news
Outlook good as formerly conjoined twins leave NY hospital
Formerly conjoined twins from the Dominican Republic have left a New York hospital two months after surgery to separate them (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - March 25, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
HC3 (Health Communication Capacity Collaborative) Landscaping Summary Report on Zika Coordination and Communication in Four Countries: Honduras, El Salvador, Dominican Republic and Guatemala
U.S. Agency for International Development. 06/09/2016 This 28-page report, published by the USAID-funded Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3), summarizes a social and behavior change communication (SBCC) landscape for Zika in March and April, 2016, in four Central American countries: Honduras, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, and Guatemala. Visits to these countries were made to quickly take the pulse of the Zika situation and the local response. The report includes concrete recommendations for USAID to consider as it formulates its strategy to support neighbors to the south in continuing to combat and prevent...
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - March 3, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news
Formerly conjoined twins celebrate their first birthday
Formerly conjoined twins Ballenie and Bellanie Camacho, from the Dominican Republic, celebrated their first birthday just two weeks after the risky surgery that separated them. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 6, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Conjoined twins who shared spine are separated in New York
Ballenie and Bellanie Camacho, 11-month-old conjoined twins from the Dominican Republic, were successfully separated after a complex 22-hour procedure at a New York hospital. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 24, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How To Win This Year: Be Willing
Over the holidays I was lucky enough to escape on a warm break with my husband to the gorgeous Dominican Republic. As an extrovert who can be a little over scheduled, I experienced some initial feelings of anxiety/displacement/unease on vacation (does anyone else ever feel this way, or am I nuts)!?
And so I remedied this with a lot of reading. Ahhh... just me and my iPad with hours to read and no interruptions - it turned out to be bliss!
Because my usual self-help books felt a little work-y, I downloaded Amy Schumer's book. And Andy Cohen's. And Anna Kendrick's. And I loved them all. I realized it had been so long since...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 10, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
