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General : Health Ministry To Hold Discussion To Resolve Rates For Health Services SUNGAI PETANI, May 24 (Bernama) -- The Health Ministry will hold discussions with insurance companies and managed care organisations (MCOs) to coordinate charges for private medical services in the near future. www.bernama.com
Lancaster General Health dialysis center sold Lancaster General Health said Wednesday that it has sold its outpatient renal dialysis center to a Colorado firm for an undisclosed price. The buyer of the Suburban Outpatient Pavilion facility is DaVita Inc., a Fortune 500 company and national provider of kidney care. All of the center's 48 clinica... lancasteronline.com
Poor 'report card' shows need to work harder toward better health outcomes It hurts to see the state doing poorly in general health, especially when we've known about the problem for some time. According to N.C. Prevention Partners, North Carolina's 2012 "health report card" says that we're failing in two key areas out of four and not doing much better in the fourth. www2.journalnow.com
Politicians talk remedies for NC's business health The major party candidates for governor and leaders in the General Assembly offered their prescriptions for improving North Carolina's business health Tuesday, with both sides pushing the need to improve education and reducing regulatory burdens. news.yahoo.com
Health Highlights: May 23, 2012 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: news.yahoo.com
UN global health agency chief wins 2nd term Dr. Margaret Chan, who has steered the World Health Organization through crises over bird flu and the respiratory SARS bug, has won a second five-year term as its director-general. news.yahoo.com
Nations approve Dr. Margaret Chan for 2nd term at helm of UN health agency GENEVA - Dr. Margaret Chan, who has steered the World Health Organization through crises over bird flu and the respiratory SARS bug, has won a second five-year term as its director-general. news.yahoo.com
Ethiopia: Health Centres Were not Approved in Global Fund Plan [GFO] The Office of the Inspector General says that 1,291 new health centres were constructed as part of the Rounds 4 and 7 HIV grants in Ethiopia, even though this activity was not part of the approved workplan and budget. These findings were part of the audit on Global Fund grants in Ethiopia published in April. allafrica.com
Al Barsha Health Centre to cater to 60,000 Qadhi Saeed Al Murooshid, Director-General of the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), announced the completion of the Dh70-million Al Barsha Health Centre on Wednesday. www.khaleejtimes.com
Margaret Chan appointed as WHO head again The World Health Assembly on Wednesday afternoon appointed Margaret Chan as the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) for a second term from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2017. en.ce.cn
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