Kenya: NGOs Against Exporting Nurses
[EA Business]Kampala -A coalition of Non-governmental organisations have criticized a controversial plan by the government to export almost 300 professional health workers to the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 10, 2015 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Uganda: Suing Uganda for 'Brain Drain'
[HRW]According to recent data from Uganda's parliament, the country has 1 doctor per 24,725 people and 1 nurse per 11,000 people, both well below guidelines from the World Health Organization. By contrast, Trinidad and Tobago has 12 doctors and 35 nurses per 10,000 people. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 8, 2015 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Uganda: CSOS Criticize Move to Export Health Workers
[Independent (Kampala)]Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have criticized the move by government through the ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Health to export highly qualified health workers including psychiatrists, ophthalmologists and neurologists to a Caribbean country, Trinidad and Tobago. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 6, 2015 Category: African Health Source Type: news
U.S. Revisiting “Broken” Workplace Chemicals Regulation Process
Of the tens of thousands of chemicals thought to be in regular use in the United States today, the government’s main labour regulator oversees fewer than 500. Credit: BigstockBy Carey L. BironWASHINGTON, Oct 22 2014 (IPS)The U.S. government will soon begin receiving public suggestions on how federal regulators should update their oversight of toxic chemicals in the workplace.The new information-gathering process, which began last week and will continue for the next six months, could result in the first major overhaul of related regulations in more than four decades. Of the tens of thousands of chemicals thought to be in ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - October 22, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Carey L. Biron Tags: Economy & Trade Environment Headlines Health Labour North America TerraViva United Nations Water & Sanitation chemicals Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) toxins Source Type: news
The incidence of injury in a Caribbean amateur women's football league - Babwah TJ.
This prospective study looked at the incidence of injury (IN) sustained by players during a season in an amateur women's football league in Trinidad and Tobago where games were played on grass (GR) and on a new generation artificial turf (AT). The overall ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 21, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
Trauma in the elderly in Trinidad and Tobago: a cross-sectional study - Naraynsingh R, Sammy I, Paul JF, Nunes P.
This study compared injuries in older patients with those in younger adults in a Third World setting. This was a prospective observational study of trauma admissions to a tertiary hospita... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 14, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Texting and driving among drivers in Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies : health - Olukoga A, Anyanwu FC, Tewari D, Oyesola R, Osungbade K, Peters F.
The objective of this study was to determine the self-reported texting behaviour of motor vehicle drivers in Trinidad and Tobago and the factors that pre... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - July 19, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Keeping twin dancers on their toes
Eighteen-year-old twins Sasha and Lise Ramsay are like two peas in a pod. They started dancing at 3, fell in love with ballet by age 6 and will both enter the ballet program at Brigham Young University in the fall. The girls are also mirror-image twins, which means some features, like cowlicks in the hair, are opposite each other.
When Sasha was diagnosed with os trigonum syndrome, a tiny extra bone behind her right heel, at 15, the family expected Lise to follow in her footsteps. And she did. True to mirror-image form, Lise’s os trigonum developed opposite her twin’s—in her left heel.
The syndrome makes dancing diff...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - June 3, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Lisa Fratt Tags: All posts Dance medicine Section Division of Sports Medicine os trigonum our patients' stories Source Type: news
Breaking the silence of child sexual abuse in the Caribbean: a community-based action research intervention model - Reid SD, Reddock R, Nickenig T.
In Trinidad and Tobago, little data exists on child sexual abuse, although there are many anecdotal reports of high prevalence. The Breaking the Silence Gender and Community Empowerment Model is a multidisciplinary intervention to prevent and respond to ch... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - April 29, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Janssen's prostate cancer drug Zytiga now available in Trinidad and Tobago
The Chemistry, Food & Drugs Division of the Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Health has approved Janssen's first orally administered androgen synthesis inhibitor (testosterone) medication 'Abiraterone Acetate' in the country for treatment of patients … (Source: Pharmaceutical Technology)
Source: Pharmaceutical Technology - April 15, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Johns Hopkins Medicine and Trinidad and Tobago Celebrate Five-Year Diabetes Initiative - 1/29/14
Members of the Trinidad and Tobago Health Science Initiative’s Diabetes Outreach Program joined the country’s Minister of Health Fuad Khan Tuesday in Port of Spain to celebrate the program’s achievements in fighting diabetes in Trinidad and Tobago. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - January 29, 2014 Category: Research Source Type: news
Living an active life after amputation: Paige’s story
For the Welch family, their trip to Trinidad seemed like a near-perfect vacation. They had just attended a beautiful wedding, and a day later Racquel, her nephew Lance and her daughter Paige were kayaking off a popular location under the mid-afternoon sun.
However, their dream trip turned into a nightmare when a run-away speedboat came careening into the area where the three were paddling, smashing their kayak and sending them tumbling into the ocean. Despite his serious injuries, Lance heroically dove deep into the water to pull Paige to the surface. Fortunately for all, a nearby Coast Guard boat witnessed the accident an...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - October 11, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tripp Underwood Tags: All posts Our patients’ stories Amir Taghinia Brian Labow Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery Program our patients' stories Source Type: news
Calling in sick, from America to Zimbabwe
(Concordia University) According to a study recently published in Cross Cultural Management, there are considerable differences in attitudes towards workplace absences across nations. Analysis of responses from 1,535 participants in Mexico, Pakistan, Ghana, India, the USA, Canada, Japan, Trinidad and Nigeria proves that such absenteeism is more influenced by cultural stance than individual attitude. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - October 8, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
How Far Would You Go To Have A Tubal Reversal?
The experienced Tubal Reversal Nurses of Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center take calls daily where the main question is “Where are you located?”. Some potential patients are immediately discouraged when they hear the reversal specialists are located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Wendy and Dave were not discouraged. They did their research and discovered no distance was too far to have her tubes untied by the best tubal reversal surgeon, Dr. Charles Monteith! They traveled from Trinidad, West Indies to have the best chance at pregnancy after tubal reversal. Wendy writes, “We were very happy with the treatment we got ...
Source: Tubal Ligation Reversal News - September 25, 2013 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: news
Best Place For Reversing Tubes: Traveling From Trinidad, West Indies
To understand why Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center is the best place for reversing tubes, you should understand many patients will travel long distances to have tubal reversal surgery with the reversal surgeon who has the most experience at reversing tubal ligations. Dave and Wendy are both teachers and native Trinidadians who recently became married. They traveled from the Trinidad, West Indies to Chapel Hill, North Carolina to have both a honeymoon and a reversal of Wendy’s tubal ligation. Her honeymoon and sterilization reversal surgery were both a big success. Readers who read this article will easily understand why...
Source: Tubal Ligation Reversal News - September 24, 2013 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: news
