We are challenged – Ho Teaching Hospital on Health Services Workers Union strike
“We are challenged, and management is trying to see how best to overcome it. People are coming to the hospital but lots of them are going back
Health facilities urged to expand disability inclusion
“We are trying to enhance the knowledge of health workers, especially frontline health workers, in their dealings with PWDs at the health facilitie
People suffering from loneliness make more physician visits, study shows
In recent years, loneliness has been increasingly recognized as an important public health issue that can lead to a number of mental and physical illnesses such as depression, anxiety, and poor cardiovascular health.
Monitoring glucose levels, no needles required
by Gabrielle Stewart, Pennsylvania State University Noninvasive glucose monitoring devices are not currently commercially available in the United States, so people with diabetes must collect blood samples or use sensors embedded under the skin to measure their blood sugar levels. Now, with a new wearable device created by Penn State researchers, less intrusive glucose monitoring […]
Health Services Workers’ Union to embark on strike on Tuesday over poor conditions of service
The Health Services Workers’ Union (HSWU), has indicated that it will embark on a full industrial action, beginning Tuesday, October 26. The group is striking over what it calls poor conditions of service. It says the government has failed to review the conditions of service of its members as agreed upon in 2016, but rather, […]
