HKN ke-57 Diharapkan Jadi Awal Pulihnya Indonesia dari Pandemi COVID-19

Fokus Kementerian Kesehatan Republik Indonesia (Kemenkes RI) pada peringatan Hari Kesehatan Nasional (HKN) ke-57 tahun ini masih seputar pentingnya mematuhi protokol kesehatan di setiap kegiatan. Memang perkembangan situasi COVID-19 di Indonesia saat ini memerlihatkan tren yang terus turun. Kasus aktifnya bahkan berada di sekitar 10 ribu orang.

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WHO launches Leadership for Health Transformation Programme to provide high-level strategic leadership to Senior Managers of Ghana’s Health Sector

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has gained momentum, especially among developing countries. Ghana’s UHC Roadmap, launched in 2020, will shape health care in the country till 2030. Straightening all crooked paths leading to the achievement of UHC, where all people have access to the health services they need, when and where they need them, and without financial hardship requires a critical look at health sector reforms.

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Doctors call for increased awareness on stroke, stress early intervention

‘Minutes can save lives’, the theme of World Stroke Day 2021 rightly conveys the importance of admitting a person with symptoms of stroke to a stroke-ready hospital at the earliest. Doctors simply put stroke as the equivalent of heart attack in the brain. It occurs when a blood vessel taking blood and oxygen to the brain gets blocked (ischemic stroke) or ruptured (haemorrhagic stroke).

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Sambut Hari Stroke Sedunia, UNESA Gandeng Mitra Helat Webinar Pencegahan Stroke

Menyambut Hari Stroke Sedunia yang diperingati setiap 29 Oktober, Pusat Kajian Ilmu Keolahragaan (PKIK) UNESA bersama National Hospital Surabaya, Kortex, Indonesia Brain Spine Community dan Granostic menyelenggarakan webinar “Pencegahan Stroke dan Peningkatan Derajat Aktivitas Fisik Civitas Academica UNESA” pada Kamis, 21 Oktober 2021 di Lantai 11 Rektorat UNESA Kampus Lidah Wetan.

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Resilient healthcare systems are key to ensuring maternal health

India is the 2nd most populous country in the world today, accounting for 16% of the global population. The mortality rate is growing at an average of 2.28% every year with a maternal mortality rate of 113 per 1 lakh live births. Malnutrition, infectious diseases, unregulated fertility along with female feticide, infanticide, lack of awareness, and the inadequate availability and use of Maternal Child Health (MCH) services contribute to the mortality rate.

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