Africa: WHO Recommends New Diagnostic Tools to Help End TB: [WHO] On World TB Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries to accelerate action to end tuberculosis (TB) and expand access to lifesaving services by using new innovations such as diagnostic tests that can be used near the point-of-care and tongue swabs that can help detect the disease faster, reaching more people. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TRgDrX #WorldTBDay #EndTB #Tuberculosis #HealthInnovation #AccessToCare
Ottawa announces $5.4M for 5 sexual and reproductive health organizations
The federal government announced over $5.4 million in funding for projects by five reproductive and sexual health organizations that aim to improve access to care.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/sexual-reproductive-health-funding-9.7117932?cmp=rss
#AccessToCare | Discover the online map of healthcare facilities 📍
Easily find where to get treatment at any time, in the absence of your primary care physician:
👉 at a medical practice,
👉 at a health center or clinic,
👉 at an after-hours medical facility,
👉 at a pharmacy.
Breaking Through The Barriers To Getting Mental Health Support | Retroworldnews

Let’s face it—some people glide through life with only the occasional bump in the road: some stress, a few setbacks, and everyday worries. But for many

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🚑 Street Care brings medical services directly to the streets — first aid kits 🩹, health screenings 🧬, wound care 🏥, and hygiene supplies 🧼 for those with no access.
Because no one should be invisible to the healthcare system. 💙
Support our work 👉 www.streetcare.us
#StreetCare #HealthEquity #StreetMedicine #GiveHope #AccessToCare

"Access to healthcare shouldn’t be a privilege.

Bright Mind provides medical care, mental health counseling, and wellness services to underserved individuals—ensuring that those experiencing homelessness get the support they need to heal and thrive.

💛 Join us in caring for those who need it most:
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#HealthcareForAll #BrightMind #MentalHealthMatters #AccessToCare #SupportHealing #CommunityWellness"

Patient rights at risk when access to care suffers, says former Health P.E.I. CEO
With people struggling to access care in this province and across the country, the former CEO of Health P.E.I. has become an advocate for patient rights. CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin spoke with Dr. Michael Gardam, now a health-care leadership consultant with the Schulich School of Business in Toronto...
#healthcare #patientrights #accesstocare #PEI #Toronto
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6760758?cmp=rss
Patient rights at risk when access to care suffers, says former Health P.E.I. CEO

With people struggling to access care in this province and across the country, the former CEO of Health P.E.I. has become an advocate for patient rights. CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin spoke with Dr. Michael Gardam, now a health-care leadership consultant with the Schulich School of Business in Toronto, about the issues at play.

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Before you continue to YouTube

#HealthPolicy conversations about #ObesityCare are shifting. Instead of a frame of frivolous #WeightLoss, the focus is increasingly on unnecessary deaths and suffering that results from poor #AccessToCare.
https://conscienhealth.org/2024/09/how-do-we-feel-about-40000-unnecessary-obesity-deaths/
How Do We Feel About 40,000 Unnecessary Obesity Deaths? - ConscienHealth

For years, health systems have been permitting unnecessary obesity deaths by systematically denying people access to obesity care.

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Take your seats: We share the latest on which MEPs will be working on health

In the last Health Brief before the summer break

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