Wajib Tahu Soal Mekanisme Vaksin Ulang

Screen Shot 2016-07-12 at 1.13.19 AMVaksinasi ulang sebagai pilihan yang merasa ragu atas vaksin palsu.

Terungkapnya kasus pembuatan vaksin bayi palsu di Bekasi dan Tangerang beberapa waktu lalu sempat membuat banyak orangtua khawatir akan keaslian vaksin yang diberikan pada buah hati mereka, apalagi kasus ini telah berlangsung lama.

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Kitchen Table Politics: The Cost And Quality Of Health Care

Screen Shot 2016-07-11 at 10.44.00 AMKitchen Table Politics is a podcast series about the issues that affect your home, family and wallet and how they intersect with politics and public policy. Each of our five episodes is tied to a different stage in life, from birth through retirement. (The series, hosted by yours truly, lives within the FiveThirtyEight elections podcast feed. If you already subscribe, you’ll get all the episodes.)

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Health care needs Skill India too

Screen Shot 2016-06-30 at 10.38.58 AMDeficiencies in quality of care result from knowledge gaps or the inability to change.

‘Bengal doctor beaten up’, ‘Hospital ransacked by angry relatives’, ‘AIIMS doctor assaulted by patient’s relative, FIR filed’… over the last many years such events continue to make frequent headlines.

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Relationship quality tied to good health for young adults

Screen Shot 2016-06-29 at 3.17.00 PMFor young people entering adulthood, high-quality relationships are associated with better physical and mental health, according to the results of a recently published study by a UB-led research team.

“Health benefits begin to accrue relatively quickly with high-quality relationships and supportive contexts,” says Ashley Barr, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences.

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Ketika Vaksin Palsu Menghantui Publik

Screen Shot 2016-06-29 at 2.51.32 PMPeredaran vaksin palsu yang baru-baru ini diungkap kepolisian tentu mengkhawatirkan orangtua yang memiliki anak bayi dan balita. Lantas bagaimana jalan keluarnya?

Kementerian Kesehatan (Kemenkes) meminta masyarakat tidak terlalu takut dengan keamanan vaksin. Saat ini pemerintah sedang melakukan pendataan fasilitas kesehatan mana saja yang menggunakan vaksin palsu dan berapa anak yang sudah mendapatkannya.

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Improved access to health care impacting positively on quality of life

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ACCESS to comprehensive, quality health care services is essential for the attainment of health equity and for increasing the quality of a healthy life for everyone.

Disparities in access to health services affect individuals and society. Limited access to health care impacts people’s ability to reach their full potential, impacting negatively on their quality of life.

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