Mauritius: Mauritian Surgeons Trained By Professor Cyrus Tabatabay On Eye Surgeries
[Government of Mauritius] In a bid to continuing professional development for high-level specialists and providing training for the creation of a new generation of young eye surgeons, the President of the Teaching Eyes Surgery (TES) Foundation of Switzerland, Professor Cyrus Tabatabay, is in Mauritius for a three-week period. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 9, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Daiichi seeks forensic audit into transactions between Fortis and group cos
While seeking forensic audit of transactions between the brothers and the Religare Group of companies - Religare Capital Market, Religare Capital Market International (Mauritius), Religare Enterprises, Religare Finvest and Religare Comtrade - Daiichi said the auditor so appointed should be asked to give its final report within 180 days and a retired HC judge should "oversee and supervise" the process. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - December 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mauritius to Hike Power Tariffs for Households, Trade
Bloomberg#mauritius (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 17, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mauritius: World Aids Day 2022 - First Community Sexual Health Centre Inaugurated At Pils By Health Minister
[Government of Mauritius] The first community sexual health clinic namely the Banian Centre, aiming to provide a panoply of services to further support individuals suffering from Human ImmunoDeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), was inaugurated, today, in the context of the World AIDS Day 2022 by the Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Kailesh Kumar Singh Jagutpal, at PILS Nou Lavi in Port Louis. The World AIDS Day, observed annually on 01 December is being marked this year under the theme Equalize. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 2, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Adolescents who report being involved in physical fights in Mauritius: a cross-sectional study of socio-demographic and behavioral correlates - Abiodun O, Lowery Wilson M, Shaikh MA.
BACKGROUND: violence among young people, including physical fighting, is a crucial global public health concern. There is a scarcity of evidence directed at understanding the prevalence and associated factors for physical fights among adolescents in Maurit... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 30, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Mauritius: Govt to Pursue High-Quality Measles Surveillance to Prevent Any Outbreak
[Government of Mauritius] Government aims to combine high-quality surveillance and public health promotion with a strong childhood immunisation programme to prevent any serious public health emergencies from all vaccine preventable diseases including measles, said the Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Kailesh Kumar Singh Jagutpal, this morning, at the opening of a four-day workshop on measles surveillance in Mauritius, held at Caudan Arts Centre, Port Louis. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 1, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Mauritius: Mauritius Partners With the UNDP for the Setting Up of a National Healthcare Waste Disposal Facility
[Government of Mauritius] A Memorandum of Understanding for the setting up of a National Healthcare Waste Disposal Facility as part of the implementation of the Sustainable Low and non-Chemical Development in SIDS (ISLANDS) project, was signed in presence of the Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Kailesh Jagutpal, this afternoon in Port-Louis. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 27, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Africa: Saving Lives and Livelihoods Helping Africa Fight COVID-19 - One-Shot At a Time
[New Dawn] So far, three countries have surpassed the 70% vaccination target; Seychelles (81.3%), Mauritius (76.6%0 and Rwanda (76.5%). Also, 10 countries have attained a target of between 40% and 70% include Comoros, Lesotho, Liberia, Mozambique, Botswana, Cape Verde, Tunisia, Morocco, and Sao Tome and Principe. In total, about 21.2% percent of the continent's population is fully vaccinated, hence, to drive increase in COVID-19 uptake, the in-country implementation took place in Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, Nigeria, and (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 5, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Mauritius: Health Development - Bordeaux University Team Assists in Enhancing Management of Stroke Patients
[Government of Mauritius] The Ministry of Health and Wellness solicited the support of professionals from the University of Bordeaux in a bid to enhance the treatment provided to stroke patients in Mauritius. In this context, Professor Xavier Combes and Professor Igor Sibon, from the University of Bordeaux, were in Mauritius from 29 August to 02 September 2022 for the development of training courses in the Management of Stroke Patients. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 5, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Africa: Saving Lives and Livelihood Helping Africa Fight Covid-19 - One-Shot At a Time
[New Dawn] So far, three countries have surpassed the 70% vaccination target; Seychelles (81.3%), Mauritius (76.6%0 and Rwanda (76.5%). Also, 10 countries have attained a target of between 40% and 70% include Comoros, Lesotho, Liberia, Mozambique, Botswana, Cape Verde, Tunisia, Morocco, and Sao Tome and Principe. In total, about 21.2% percent of the continent's population is fully vaccinated, hence, to drive increase in COVID-19 uptake, the in-country implementation took place in Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, Nigeria, and (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 2, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Mauritius: Minister Jagutpal Underlines the Benefits of Exclusive Breastfeeding
[Government of Mauritius] Community talks on exclusive breastfeeding and its benefits in the context of the World Breastfeeding Week 2022 were launched, this afternoon, by the Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Kailesh Kumar Singh Jagutpal, at the Rivi ère des Anguilles Village Hall. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - August 10, 2022 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Mauritius: Minister Jagutpal Hands Over Certificates in Nephrology to Charge Nurses and Nursing Officers
[Government of Mauritius] A batch of 26 charged nurses and nursing officers of Dialysis Units of public health institutions, received their certificates, today, after successful completion of a six-month course in Nephrology. The award of certificates ceremony was held at the Mauritius Health Institute (MIH) in Pamplemousses. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 4, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
News at a glance: Debate over classifying research, giant water lilies, and new hummingbird feather colors
ECOLOGY
Scientists find new hummingbird colors
The plumage of hummingbirds has more color diversity than the feathers of all other birds combined, a recent study finds. Researchers from Yale University collected feathers from specimens of 114 hummingbird species and, using a spectrometer, documented the wavelengths of light they reflected. These wavelengths were then compared with those found in a previous study of 111 other bird species, including penguins and parrots. The researchers were surprised to find new colors in the hummers, which widened the known avian color gamut by 56% and included rare...
Source: ScienceNOW - July 6, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Commitment to African Medicines Agency Needs More Than Words
To date, 19 countries have already ratified the treaty. However, this number remains far short of the 55 AU member states and excludes some of the region’s power houses such as South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Senegal. Credit: Charles Mpaka/IPSBy Johnpaul Omollo and Taonga ChilalikaNAIROBI/JOHANNESBURG, Apr 29 2022 (IPS) Across Africa, local manufacturing and pharmaceutical companies are responding to the urgent need for locally produced medical products and technologies despite the existing regulatory challenges. We can support manufacturing capacity by expediting the establishment and operationalisation of t...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 29, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Johnpaul Omollo and Taonga Chilalika Tags: Africa Headlines Health Poverty & SDGs Source Type: news
Mauritius: University of Mauritius Develops Breast Cancer Awareness App With Support From Oracle
[New Dawn] Over 1,000 users benefit from cancer prevention service running on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 22, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
