Rare diseases: improving access, care and diagnosis People with a rare diseases face challenges as such diseases can take time to be diagnosed. Patients can go through years of testing and mis diagnosis before seeing a specialist who knows what care they require. About 5% of rare diseases have therapies with few cures, at best…
ie: Agreement on Free GP Care for Under 6s
Statement: Ministers welcome Agreement with IMO on Free GP Care for Under-6s Agreement between the Department of Health, the HSE and the Irish Medical Organisation on terms for the delivery of free GP care for all children aged under 6. “This agreement represents the first step in the phased introduction of a universal GP service…
European Telemedicine Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Event European Telemedicine Conference, 29-30 Oct 2013 Edinburgh, Scotland. Telemedicine is reputed to be one of the fastest growing areas of innovation in healthcare, improving patient care, increases access and lowers costs. It could solve many systemic problems in existing healthcare systems. To stay on top of the possibilities and abreast of the latest innovations…
UNESCO adopts Open Access policy
From July 2013, UNESCO will make hundreds of digital publications available free with an open license, making UNESCO the first member of the United Nations (UN) to adopt an Open Access policy for its publications. Janis Karklins, UNESCO’s Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, announced the new policy in May. This Open Access policy will…
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Improving educational access… One in four adults in the developing world – 872 million people – is illiterate. (Oxfam UK – Education Now Campaign) More than 100 million children remain out of school. (Source:UNFPA) 46% of girls in the world’s poorest countries have no access to primary education. (Source: ActionAid) More than 1 in…
