#183 healthcare workers

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List of healthcare workers killed by Israel attacks on Gaza since October 7, 2023

Physicians:

Dr. Omar Ferwana, a Professor and former Dean of the Islamic University of Gaza Medical School and an andrologist, Gaza

Dr. Aya Ferwana (Dr Omar Ferwana’s daughter), a family medicine specialist, Gaza

Dr. Medhat Saidam, a senior burn and plastic surgeon, Shifa Hospital, Gaza and MSc in Burn Care alumnus from Queen Mary University of London

Dr. Mohammed Dabour, a consultant pathologist and dean of pre-clinical medicine at the Islamic University of Gaza Medical School

Dr. Tamer Al-Khayyat, an anesthesiologist and intensivist, European Gaza Hosptial, Rafah

Dr. Mahmoud Al-Khayyat, an internist in Rafah and Dr Tamer Al-Khayyat’s father

Dr. Razan Al-Rakhawi (Dr Tamer Al-Khayyat’s wife), an obstetric and gynecologist, Emirati Women’s Hospital, Rafah

Dr. Sereen Al-Attar a consultant obstetric and gynecologist at Nasser Hospital, Khan Younis and an Assistant Professor at the Islamic University of Gaza Medical school

Dr. Saeed Drabieh, a urology resident, Shifa Hospital

Dr. Mohammed Al-Samarai, Iraqi volunteer intern physician

Dr. Rafat Abou Foul, radiologist, Beit Hanoun Hospital

Dr. Amal Al-Maqadma, family medicine specialist, Rafah

Dr. Ibtihal Al-Astal, intern doctor, Khan Younis

Dr. Duaa Awad, emergency medicine doctor, Al-Aqsa Hospital

Dr. Moath Nabaheen, emergency medicine doctor, Al-Aqsa Hospital

Dr. Youssef Jadallah, intensivist and anesthesiologist (based in Germany, from Gaza but was visiting his family)

Dr. Inas Yousef, emergency medicine doctor, Al-Aqsa Hospital

Dr. Israa Al-Ashqar, anesthesiology resident, Shifa Hospital, Gaza

Dr. Abdallah Ashour, emergency medicine doctor, Nasser Hospital, Khan Younis

Dr. Hamam El-Deeb, orthopaedic surgery resident, Shifa Hospital, Gaza

Dr. Munther Abu Sariya, consultant pediatrician, Mohammed Al-Durra Pediatric Hospital

Dr. Doaa Shammout, pediatric resident, Rantisi Hospital, Gaza

Dr. Baraa Abu Elaish, intern doctor, Gaza

Dr. Abdlallah El-Helou, general practitioner/internal medicine doctor, Indonesian/Beit Hanoun Hospital

Dr. Muhannad Ezzo Afana, general practitioner, Gaza

Dr. Mohammed Refaat Mekki,

 

Dentists:

Dr. Ahmed Al-Hourani

Dr. Nada Mahdi

Dr. Ibrahim Al-Dali

Dr. Bilal Lubbad

Dr. Marwa Swelim

Dr Areej Eid

Dr. Tawfiq Al-Farra

Dr. Abdallah Baghdadi

Dr. Jameel Tarazi

Dr. Maysoon Al-Nuweiri

Dr. Mona Dughmush

Dr. Noha Dughmush

Dr. Mamoun Afana

Dr. Mohammed Afana

Dr. Anis Mekki

Dr. Tasneem Abdulnabi

 

Medical/dental students:

Bisan Halasa

Shaimaa Saydam

Abedelrahman Abu Shammala

Nour Al-Ashqar

Yaseen Al-Akhras

Osama Abu Safia

Duha Dughmush

Haneen Al-Shannat

Abdallah Abu Jayab

Zainab Azzam

Mohammed Abu Jiadan

 

Medical Scientists:

Prof. Salah El-Din Zanoun

Prof. Ahmed Al-Dalo

Prof. Ameed Mushtaha (Head of laboratories department and blood banks

Nurses:

Mohammed Lubbad  

Mohammed Al-Azzaiza  

Ahmed Moshtaha  

Rami Lubbad  

Somaya Temraz  

Mohammed Rafat Gomaa  

Osama A'eed Abu Safiya  

Saber Al-Nimnim  

Mohammed Hamad  

Mohammed Al-Baz  

Suleiman Abu Zour  

Badr Mohammed Abu Daqah  

Shaimaa Rayan (Midwife)

Maryam Abou Daher

Kefah San’allah

Walaa Adwan (Midwife)

Rawaa Al-Thalathini (Midwife)

Samah Rasheed (Midwife)

Rida Al-Masri (Midwife)

Ibrahim Abou Isaac

Amjad Abou Ouda

Ibrahim Al-Farra

Aya Al-Shrafi

Tamer Al Efesh

Momen Mansour

Asmaa Al-Asar

Feras Ftaiha

Diaa Bardaweel

Rana Shalaby

Itemad Miqdad

Zainab Al-Sharafi

Hamdan Malaka

Suheer Jbara

Hassan Al-Hennawi

Sabha Al-Sherafi

Azmi Al-Jamal

Yousef Al-Shareef

Hadeel Fanqa

Emad Esleem

Enas Al-Zeen

Heba Salamah

Nuha Esleem

Amro Masoud

Hanya Qudaih

Mohammed Al-Moqayyed

Ali Nasrallah

Tariq Abu Obaid (cardiac perfusion specialist)

Ahmed Al-Nuweiri

Abdulrahman Shaheen (Ziada) 

Ahmed Mahmoud Alrann

Dr. Yahya Abduljawad Juda (Public Health, nurse) 

Haytham Tawfiq Alnabih 

Loai Alzuhairi (Nursing student) 

Saleem Abu Zour

Waleed ElMahalawi

Rola Althalathini (Midwife)

Duaa Ashour

Amer Elramlawi

Safa Zeino

Saja Doghmosh

Moayad Ezzo Afana

Ramadan Doghmosh

Moemen Arab (Nursing student)

Oun Nofal Ashour (Nursing student)

 

Paramedics (EMS providers):

Marwan Abou Raida

Hatem Awad

Khalil Al-Sharif

Ahmed Al-Dahman

Yousri Al-Masri

Ahmed Abdel Rahman

Mohammed Al-Ghaliz

Mohammed Ali

Iyad Salim

Abdelrahim Abou Baid

Alaa Abou Ghanima

Naji Al Fayoumi

Mohammed Qateet

Tareq Ashour

Mahmoud Abou Mashayekh

Nafeth Al-Natour

Mahmoud Othman

Mohammed ElOmour

Ibrahim Matar

Yasser Alnaseri

 

Physiotherapists:

Ahmed Al-Masri

Ahmed Sameh Abou Herbeed

Shaimaa Sbaih

Mayar Al-Wahidi

Ahmed Ashraf

Shahrazad Al-Akhras

Nour Ibrahim

 

Pharmacists:

Ahmed Al-Jerjawi

Aziz Elfarra

Afnan Al-Astal

Shereen Abou Jazar

Eman Abu Al-Jalil

Safaa Hasouna

Ibraheem Meqdad

Mohammed Ali

Maysaa Khader

Nisreen Al-Dammagh

Sally Al-Aydi (Pharmacy student at AlAzhar University)

Mohammed Al-Shannat

Lina Abu Mualaileq

Noor Ibean

Haneen Albasyouni

Amira Dahman

Rawand Albanna

Khaled Abu Ma’ala

Amal Mekki

Abdullah Altartori (Pharmacy student at AlAzhar University)

Asmaa Abu Salah (Pharmacy student at AlAzhar University)

Mohammad Alshami

 

Lab technicians/clinical microbiologists:

Natheer Shaban

Asmaa Hijazi

Rawan Yassin

Alia Al Hinnawi

Maryam Kabaja

Nahid Abdullatef

Mohammed Abu Karsh

Mohammed Shabaan

Riham Elkahlout

Ismail Sharaf

Taiseer Alghouti

Abdulmohsin Abu Alrous

Duaa Jad Allah  

Optometrists:

Omar Khorsheed

[queenie-says-free-palestine]

some facts about palestine

done w the help of @kourtgreene

the death toll has surpassed 10000 now, a majority of which are women and children

there are also 25000 people injured and estimated thousands are missing

1.5 million are currently displaced in gaza

at least 47 mosques and 3 churches have been destroyed, including the third oldest church in the world

11 bakeries have also been destroyed

47 families (with a total of 500 people in them) have been wiped from the civil registry in gaza

more children have died in gaza since october seventh than from conflicts around the world in each of the last four years

the usa provides $3.8 billion for israel every year

71% of the gazan population screens positive for depression

20000 people are in need of specialised mental health services

there have been 105 attacks on hospitals in gaza since october seventh

in the west bank, WHERE HAMAS HAS NO CONTROL, there are 128 fatalities and ~2270 injuries

there are at least 28 journalists who have been murdered in gaza by israeli attacks

at least 97 schools have been damaged (war crime)

among healthcare staff there have been at least 60 deaths and 111 injuries

107 healthcare facilities have been targeted (which is a war crime) including 19 hospitals, 49 clinics, and 39 ambulances

46% of hospitals arent working

because of electricity being cut off from hospitals, there are thousands of people in need

this includes 130 babies in incubators, 50000 pregnant women, 1000 kidney dialysis patients, and 35000 non-contagious disease patients (e.g. heart failure, diabetes)

there are 183 births per day and the mothers struggle to find a proper place to give birth with proper medical aid

18000 tons of bombs have been dropped on gaza, which is 1.5x the explosive force of the atomic bomb on hiroshima

the number of palestinian prisoners / hostages israel has kidnapped in the west bank have doubled since october 7th (again, hamas is not in the west bank)

thousands of workers from gaza were released from the jails and have reported being beaten, tortured, stripped, bruised, pissed on, denied basic sanitation, denied food, denied water, and have been tagged as numbers

meanwhile, israeli people who have been taken hostage by hamas have reported that they are treated surprisingly well, even eating the same food as the hamas soldiers and having their toilets cleaned regularly

families in the west bank are reporting that their men are vanishing, leading to the idea that israelis are kidnapping them

subhi has an excellent video detailing more about the above point, also you should follow him on instagram he breaks things down incredibly well

israels iron dome has malfunctioned and one of their rockets has hit a hospital in tel aviv

it is important to remember the above point lest they (very likely) come out and somehow blame hamas/hezbollah/iran

theyre dropping lots of white phosphorus

chemical warfare has been a crime since the end of the first world war

theyve bombed the south dozens of times now despite claiming that theyll only target the north (anyone still saying that the south is safe is either clueless or a liar)

theyve hit the rafah border and it’s passage, killing dozens

a ceasefire is for the people of gaza to breathe. a ceasefire is NOT the end of OUR fight for palestine

these numbers increase every single day

this specific attack has been going on for a month

the isolation of gaza is 15 years old

israeli hands have been covered in palestinian blood for 75 years

most governments are failing to do anything that actually stops the massacre

the palestinians in gaza need our help.

[inc-immigrationnewscanada]

BC PNP Draw Sent More Than 233 New Invitations For PR

February 14 – The BC PNP Draw (British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program) sent more than 233 invitations for permanent residency (PR). This BC PNP draw was targeted at Healthcare and Tech profiles. The majority; 183 invites were sent to 35 Tech occupations or NOC codes. The remainder went into healthcare and childcare jobs. These invitations were issued under the Skilled Worker and…

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Hospital Acquired Infection Control Market Share, Size, Trends - [2021-2026]

Currently, with the surge in COVID-19 cases, there is an increasing focus on personal hygiene along with the increasing production of medical nonwovens and single-use products such as face masks and gloves. This is further expected to drive the growth of the market in the coming years. On the other hand, concerns regarding the safety of reprocessed instruments are expected to limit market growth to some extent in the coming years.  

The growth of the hospital acquired infection control market can largely be attributed to factors such as the high incidence of hospital-acquired infections, the increasing number of surgical procedures, the growing geriatric population and the increasing incidence of chronic diseases, technological advancements in sterilization equipment, and the growing awareness of environmental & personal hygiene due to COVID-19.

According to the new market research report, "Hospital Acquired Infection Control Market by Product & Service [Sterilization (Equipment, Services), Disinfectants (Hand, Skin, Surface, Wipes, Sprays)], End User (Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Diagnostic Centers), COVID-19 Impact - Global Forecast to 2026", published by MarketsandMarkets™, the Hospital Acquired Infection Control Market is projected to reach USD 31.3 billion by 2026 from USD 29.1 billion in 2021, at a CAGR of 1.5% during the forecast period.

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The sterilization segment is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. This is attributed to the growing incidence of chronic diseases and pandemics (such as COVID-19), the increasing need to reduce surgical-site infections (SSIs), and the growing number of surgeries performed worldwide. Increasing initiatives and regulatory actions taken by governments in various countries to fortify hospitals with essential infection control standards to prevent the spread of HAIs are also expected to support market growth.

The hospitals & ICUs segment is expected to account for the largest share of the hospital acquired infection control market

Based on end user, the market has been segmented into hospitals & intensive care units (ICUs), ambulatory surgical and diagnostic centers, nursing homes and maternity centers, and other end users (dental clinics, trauma centers, and clinical laboratories).

Asia Pacific is expected to account for the highest CAGR for players operating in the hospital acquired infection control market

The Asia Pacific hospital infection control market is expected to grow at the highest CAGR from 2021 to 2026. Most of the growth in the market is expected from the emerging countries across the Asia Pacific. The rising number of surgical procedures conducted annually, favorable government regulations, the large patient population, and the rising incidence of COVID-19 are expected to drive the growth of the APAC market during the forecast period.

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Various measures are being taken by companies as well as government bodies to drive market growth. For instance, the FDA has recommended that Sterigenics should reopen its ethylene oxide-based sterilization plant in the US. The plant had been shut due to harmful emissions, which were believed to be carcinogenic. In March 2020, the company received permission to reopen the plant for 21 days to sterilize PPE for healthcare workers to use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Such developments are anticipated to drive the growth of this market.

[atlanticcanada]

Many N.S. ERs, hospitals reach or surpass inpatient capacity

Nikki D’Eon says her 68-year-old mother has a strong will, but even it was tested after being taken to the QEII emergency department in Halifax by ambulance last Saturday.

“She was seen rather quickly, however, there were no beds,” says D’Eon.

As a result, Beverly Burke, who is battling a form of cancer, spent five days in a small room, equipped with a bed but no bathroom next to the nurses’ station in emergency, where D’Eon says visiting family members saw hallways lined with stretchers and people sleeping in waiting room chairs.

“The nurses were very attentive to everything that she needed, however, someone with multiple myeloma, in so much pain, that these heavy pain medications aren’t helping.... this person needs a bed,” says D’Eon. “It’s frustrating when someone you love is in pain.”

D'Eon says after those five days, her mother was finally seen by the cancer clinic, given more medication and a plan for more chemotherapy, and went home.

The lack of beds to admit patients is just one of the problems facing the health-care system, according to the president of the NSGEU, which represents 18,000 Nova Scotia health-care workers, including nurses at the Halifax Infirmary (HI).

“Numbers at the HI are over the top, staff are beyond stressed,” says Sandra Mullen. “New workers are coming in, they are seeing conditions that are beyond terrible. Our staff, who have been through so much in the past number of months and years, are so stressed… and they are working beside travel nurses who are paid twice as much as they are, which is very difficult to deal with.”

“It’s an incredible situation right now,” Mullen adds.

She says the pressures faced by staff after the reason the union put out a notice to its members in support of mask wearing at indoor places.

“To see the rates of admission and the number of cases so high, it's absolutely a ‘must-do’ right now,” she says.

The Minister in charge of the Department of Health and Wellness, Michelle Thompson, declined CTV’s request for an interview about how emergency departments are faring throughout the province.

But in a statement, spokesperson Khalehla Perrault writes, “We are aware of the pressure our healthcare system is experiencing inside and out, and the impact it has on patients and healthcare workers. This is a particularly difficult time with a number of factors contributing to increased occupancy at our hospitals such as labour shortages, bed availability, and increased cases of respiratory illnesses.”

“…We want to assure all Nova Scotians that the Department of Health and Wellness in collaboration with the IWK and Nova Scotia Health is actively working on ways to address staffing shortages and relieve pressures on emergency departments.”

Meanwhile, provincial reporting online shows hospitals with the highest daily number of ER visits as on Thursday include: the QEII with 203 visits, the Cobequid Community Health Centre with 147, the IWK with 145 visits, and the Cape Breton Regional hospital with 127 visits.

When it comes to acute care bed capacity, the same online report shows seventeen hospitals of 36 were at or above 100 percent as of Thursday, with Fisherman's Memorial in Lunenburg ranking highest at 183 percent.

“The numbers are really quite unprecedented in the last several weeks,” says the president of Doctors Nova Scotia.

Dr. Leisha Hawker says the current early peak in respiratory viruses among both children and adults is putting a strain on the system.

She’s urging residents to get up to date on flu and COVID-19 vaccinations to help relieve the situation, and she says Nova Scotians should think about how they plan to spend the holiday season.

“Everyone's been really keen to get back out there, but I think we're at the point now where the health-care system's really struggling and we need to really strategically choose our social activities at this point,” says Hawker.

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[canadaimmigrations]

BC PNP Conducts A Draw On The 26th Of July Inviting Tech, General, And Targeted NOC.

On July 26, 2022, British Columbia opened general and targeted drawings for the BC Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). About 183 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) for a provincial nomination for a Canadian PR visa have been granted by BC PNP in this draw.

Both a general draw for IT jobs and a specific draw for jobs like childcare: early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 4214), healthcare, etc. were conducted.

BC PNP plans to hold draws on July 26.

In all, 147 applicants were invited through Draw BC to apply for positions in the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program's skilled worker and international graduate categories (BC PNP).

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BC has sent out roughly 36 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) in three different targeted draws to applicants who have expertise in certain priority occupations, such as childcare: early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 4214), healthcare, and other priority occupations (NOCs 3114, 3213).

Invitations to immigrate with skillsDateNumber of InvitesCategoryMinimum ScoreDescription

July 26, 2022

147

Skilled Workers

115

General Draw

(includes tech occupations)

Skilled Worker - EEBC option

136

International Graduate

96

International Graduate - EEBC option

113

Entry Level and Semi-Skilled

78

July 26, 2022

22

Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)

60

Targeted draw: Childcare: Early childhood educators and assistants (NOC 4214)

9

Skilled Worker, International Graduate, Entry Level, and Semi-Skilled (includes EEBC option)

60

Targeted draw: Healthcare

<5

Skilled Worker, International Graduate (includes EEBC option)

60

Targeted draw: Other priority occupations (NOCs 3114, 3213)

A combination of the following factors may be used to target ITAs to the categories for skilled immigration:

Click here to see British Columbia's previous draw 

Education: level, the field of study, and location of completion

Language skills

Occupation

Duration of employment and experience level

Occupational pay and/or skill level offered

Want to work, live, and establish oneself in a particular area

Strategic priorities: elements that support government pilot programs and initiatives or specifically meet BC's labor market needs.

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[edmontonimmigrationconsultant]

On May 3, 2022, the Government of British Columbia issued new invitations under the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BCPNP) and invited qualified Skills Immigration candidates and Tech workers. In the general draw, the province invited 141 candidates. The minimal score for candidates invited in this draw was between 77-123 points. In addition, British Columbia invited 28 candidates under the childcare-targeted draw for early childhood educators (NOC 4214). In the Healthcare-targeted draw, BC invited 9 candidates. Additionally, less than 5 invitations have been issued for other priority occupations (NOCs 3114, 3213). In total, the province invited up to 183 candidates. In 2022, British Columbia has already issued 3,140 invitations.

[phgq]

3 Cebu hospitals complete first dose of vaccine rollout

#PHnews: 3 Cebu hospitals complete first dose of vaccine rollout

CEBU CITY – Three hospitals in Cebu have completed the vaccination of the first dose of CoronaVac jabs for healthcare workers (HCWs), nine days since the rollout started on Mach 4, the Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-7) said Friday.

In a briefing at the Visayas Vaccination Operations Center (VVOC) on Friday, DOH-7 chief pathologist Dr. Mary Jean Loreche commended Mandaue City Hospital, Amosup Seamen’s Hospital, both in Mandaue City; and the Cebu Velez General Hospital here for completing their first doses.

Amosup and Velez are private hospitals.

DOH-7 records showed Amosup hospital received 238 doses for 118 HCWs and the rest are for patients.

Mandue City Hospital was allotted 150 doses of Sinovac vaccines for 75 of their medical front-liners.

The 183 medical workers of Velez hospital have also completed their first shots of the China-made vaccines.

The remaining doses will be administered 28 days after the first jabs.

Loreche said the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center has yet to complete the first doses for its front-liners. The DOH-run regional hospital received 7,200 doses of CoronaVac and has inoculated 3,149 so far, with 451 more scheduled to get their initial jabs.

Inoculated front-liners

Loreche reported that a total of 10,193 HCWs and medical front-liners in 21 different hospitals, entities and local government units have received their first doses in Central Visayas.

The numbers represent 36.2 percent of the total of 55,262 HCWs and medical front-liners in the region. Of the total, 29,069 are employed in private and public hospitals while the rest are front-liners in temporary treatment and monitoring facilities and isolation centers.

The region received 28,162 doses of CoronaVac and 30,000 doses of AstraZeneca, DOH data showed.

She said DOH-7 has yet to distribute the AstraZeneca vaccines, as some of the recipient hospitals still need to comply with requirements such as the cold chain storage facility with a temperature of minus 2 to 8 degrees Celsius and temperature monitoring apparatus.

Institutions must also register with the DOH’s Covid-19 Bakuna Center Registry before they are allowed to conduct vaccination, explaining that such registry is needed in order to monitor the inoculation activities.

Minimal adverse effects

DOH-7 also registered 155 adverse event reactions from vaccinees of CoronaVac, or 1.5 percent of 10,193 individuals who got inoculated.

“Again, 99.9 percent of the adverse event reactions are mild. Most of the complaints are pain in the injection areas,” Loreche said.

There were 161 HCWs and front-liners whose vaccination was deferred upon discovery of “issues” during pre-screening while some just received flu shots and injectable contraceptives and can be inoculated in two to four weeks.

Promoting AstraZeneca vax

DOH-7, Loreche said, will continue to distribute and promote the AstraZeneca vaccines.

“All vaccines that have Emergency Use Authorization are considered safe and effective. Until such time that scientific and medical evidence of a direct causal effect for the deaths of the vaccinees is established, we believe on the safety of the vaccine,” Loreche told the Philippine News Agency.

On reports that there were European Union countries that deferred inoculation of AstraZeneca vaccines due to blood clot issues, Loreche said DOH would rather highlight the benefits over the risks. She said they will continue monitoring global developments.

Meantime, she encouraged healthcare workers to make sure there is close monitoring for adverse effects that may be encountered up to 72 hours post-vaccination. (PNA)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "3 Cebu hospitals complete first dose of vaccine rollout." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1133430 (accessed March 13, 2021 at 04:15AM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "3 Cebu hospitals complete first dose of vaccine rollout." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1133430 (archived).

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Delhi: At 40.2%, city’s lowest vax turnout - ET HealthWorld

Delhi: At 40.2%, city’s lowest vax turnout – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: While the frontline workers will start getting vaccinated from Thursday, Delhi on Wednesday reported its lowest turnout for vaccination at 40.2%. Out of the 18,300 healthcare personnel who were to get the shot, 7,365 turned up across 183 vaccination centres. However, only 17 people reported adverse events. Explaining the dip, an official said the government had increased the number of…

[dgpr-punjab-newsroom]

With the compliments of, The Directorate General Public Relations,

Government of the Punjab, Lahore Ph: 99201390.

No.183/QU/ZA

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CM AND GOVERNOR INAUGURATES CORONA VACCINATION DRIVE

LAHORE, February 03:

Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar and Governor Chaudhary Muhammad Sarwar inaugurated the free corona vaccination drive at a ceremony held at Punjab House Islamabad on Wednesday in which Dr Fraz and lady doctor Samavia Akbar of Rawalpindi Institute of Urology were vaccinated.

On the occasion, the CM said vaccination of frontline health workers has been started while elderly citizens will be vaccinated in the second phase. 189 centres have been established to vaccinate the citizens, he said and added that citizen’s data will also be secured. The government has arranged 2500 ice line refrigerators to preserve the vaccine, he added. Meanwhile, the CM said the registration of more than 4 lakh health workers has been completed while over 600 master-trainers have been given technical training to train others. It is imperative to follow precautions for safety from coronavirus as contact-tracing is higher in Punjab than other provinces, he maintained.

The Punjab government has earmarked more than one billion rupees for the procurement of corona vaccine if needed, he continued. It is sanguine that the international community has also acknowledged the steps taken by the Pakistan government to overcome coronavirus, the CM said and thanked China for providing the doses of corona vaccine adding that this manifestation of cooperation will always be remembered. China has always assisted Pakistan in every hour of trial, he added.

Governor Chaudhary Sarwar appreciated the start of corona vaccination as all the arrangements have been completed to vaccinate the citizens. The healthcare workers are our heroes as they have diligently performed their duties, he added.

The primary and secondary health secretary and others were also present.

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CM DIRECTS TO FULLY CELEBRATE KASHMIR SOLIDARITY DAY

LAHORE, February 03:

Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar has directed that Kashmir Solidarity Day be celebrated with full zeal, fervour and devotion.

In a statement, he appealed to the citizens to actively participate in congregations and rallies to be held on this day while following corona SOPs. A host of functions will be held in the province to commemorate the Kashmir Solidarity Day to give a strong message to the Hindu supremacist Modi regime and the global community that Kashmir belongs to Pakistan, he added.

The CM said the whole nation will express its complete solidarity with the Kashmiri brethren on February 5 that oppressed Kashmiris are not alone in their struggle for freedom. A strong voice will be raised against Indian oppression and brutalities as 220 million people firmly stand with Kashmiris, he said. Pakistan and Kashmiris are Siamese twins, he stressed. The wickedness and brutality of the Modi regime has been fully exposed before the world and India cannot retain its illegal occupation over occupied Jammu & Kashmir any longer. Modi believes in Hitler’s philosophy of racial supremacy and this would, eventually, balkanise India, concluded the CM.

[blogronieet]

According to a new market research report published by Global Market Estimates, the Global Proteinase K Market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.05% during the forecast period (2020-2026).

Healthcare evolution and government expenditure in R & D techniques are giving a positive trajectory to the growth of the proteinase k market. Extended support from local and multinational players in the adoption and discovery of a new variety of products offering is creating significant demand for proteinase k on a positive note. Low cost of production, specificity, and excellent stability has uplifted the proteinase k popularity in the last few years.

The efficient detection of COVID-19 with the help of proteinase K pre-treatment activity has boosted the demand for the product in many severely affected regions. Brazil recently comes up with a discovery of COVID-19 testing without the involvement of the RNA extraction step as it requires skilled workers with sufficient funding. The new protocol involves proteinase K during sample pre-treatment thus discarding all the time and cost-consuming protocols.  

 Browse 125 Market Data Tables and 107 Figures spread through 183 Pages on "Global Proteinase K Market - Forecasts to 2026" https://www.globalmarketestimates.com/market-report/global-proteinase-k-market-2406

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French Healthcare Workers Mobilization Achieves Historical Wage Increases - Nearly $300 Per Month for Non-Medical Staff

After major demonstrations across France, non-medical health care workers will receive a monthly raise of nearly 300 dollars. A medical secretary will receive 183 Euros approximately $284 Canadian dollars. Photo: Nicolas / Pexels The French government signed an historic agreement on Monday in Paris, which will give non-medical health care workers a pay raise of just under $300 per month. Healthcare workers who received nightly applause by the French public from balconies and windows throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, under the new agreement will see an infusion of more than 8 billion euros (over 12 billion CDN) into the healthcare system. " This effort is first of all a recognition towards those who, applauded every evening by our fellow citizens, have been on the front line in the fight against this unprecedented epidemic. Everyone knows their sense of duty and their selflessness," said French Prime Minister, Jean Castex on Monday. "No one can doubt that this is a historic moment for our healthcare system. It's a way of catching up for the years of delay where every one of us, including maybe even myself, has their part of the responsibility," he said. https://twitter.com/JeanCASTEX/status/1282683421827960837 The Republic President, Emmanuel Macron added, "I was committed to it, we have just done it. The careers and salaries of our caregivers who gave so much during the crisis are revalued." The Read the full article

[phgq]

NoCot healthcare workers receive first shots

#PHnews: NoCot healthcare workers receive first shots

COTABATO CITY – In compliance with the national vaccination program directives, healthcare front-liners in North Cotabato will be the first to be immunized by the Department of Health in Region 12 (DOH-12) to ensure they can safely attend to coronavirus disease 2019 patients.

Governor Nancy Catamco said in an interview that front-liners got the vaccines starting Sunday.

North Cotabato received 441 vaccines, according to Dr. Edvir Jane Montañer, DOH-12 immunization program manager.

Dr. Eva Rabaya, provincial health chief, also said the vaccines are safely stored in a facility within the provincial health hospital compound.

“M’lang District Hospital and Kabacan City hospital received 183 doses each, while the Kabacan Doctors and Cancer Hospital had 93, and the Anecito Pesante Memorial Hospital in Midsayap received 83 doses,” Rabaya said in an interview.

Catamco said succeeding vaccine deliveries will be for next-level recipients like senior citizens and other sectors vulnerable to the disease. (PNA)

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* Philippine News Agency. "NoCot healthcare workers receive first shots." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1132835 (accessed March 07, 2021 at 09:03PM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "NoCot healthcare workers receive first shots." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1132835 (archived).

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Health News24.com | Covid-19 death toll tops 1 000, with over 800 in the Western Cape

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The Covid-19 associated demise toll breached the 1 000 mark on Monday evening.

The different of confirmed Covid-19 instances has risen to 50 879.

As of 8 June, 26 099 recoveries were recorded in South Africa.

The Covid-19 demise toll in South Africa has topped 1 000 after a further 82 deaths were reported on Monday evening by Minister of Wisely being Zweli Mkhize.

Constant with a assertion by the minister, the demise toll rose to 1 080, which translated to a mortality charge of 2.1%.

“Regrettably, we affirm a further 82 Covid-19 associated deaths; 55 from the Western Cape, 26 from the Jap Cape and one from KwaZulu-Natal,” Mkhize acknowledged within the assertion.

“We extend our condolences to the kinfolk of the departed and thank the healthcare workers who handled the deceased.”

(Graphic by Rudi Louw)

Deaths by province:

– Western Cape: 829

– Jap Cape: 127

– KwaZulu-Natal: 62

– Gauteng: 47

– Free Order: 9

– Limpopo: 3

– North West: 1

– Northern Cape: 1

– Mpumalanga: 1

Of your entire deaths recorded as of 8 June, 27.7% were ragged between 60-69, 24.2% were ragged between 50-59 and 18.6% were between the ages of 70 and 79.

On the lower kill of the mortality statistics, finest 0.2% of the recorded victims were ragged 0 to 9, 0.3% were ragged 10 to 19, and 1.3% of the deaths were within the age community 20-29.

Constant with the assertion, there were 26 099 recoveries to this point.

Quantity of instances

The different of confirmed instances of Covid-19 also increased, with a further 2 594 instances reported, for a total of 50 879 instances recorded in South Africa as of Monday.

(Graphic by Rudi Louw)

Cases by province:

– Western Cape: 33 586

– Jap Cape: 6 341

– Gauteng: 6 258

– KwaZulu-Natal: 3 175

– North West: 580

– Free Order: 373

– Limpopo: 244

– Mpumalanga: 183

– Northern Cape: 118

– Unknown: 39

Making an try out

As of 8 June, 943 059 assessments were conducted, an extend of 22 983 assessments conducted within the final 24 hours.

Of the assessments conducted, 48% were in deepest facilities and 52% in public laboratories.  

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Coronavirus: Cloth, scissors, sewing machine - Govt’s DIY guide on making masks at home - india news

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Coronavirus: Cloth, scissors, sewing machine - Govt’s DIY guide on making masks at home - india news

The Ministry of Health and Family Affairs on Saturday issued an advisory on homemade protective covers and face mask.

In an easy guide, the ministry’s manual explained who all can use the homemade protective masks and ways to easily make them at home in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

In the advisory, the government said that the use of masks will help in protecting the community at large from coronavirus.

“Certain countries have claimed benefits of homemade face cover for the general public. Such homemade face cover is a good method for maintaining personal hygiene. Such usage certainly will help in maintaining overall hygienic health conditions,” the advisory read.

As per the manual, those who aren’t suffering from any medical condition or don’t have any breathing difficulty may use homemade face covers and masks, especially while stepping out. 

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— Ministry of Health 🇮🇳 #StayHome #StaySafe (@MoHFW_INDIA) April 4, 2020

These masks and face covers are not recommended for Covid-19 patients or those involved in their care including healthcare workers and medical professionals.

The government recommends making two sets of these covers and masks so that while one is in use, the other can be washed.

“These face covers could be made out of clean cloth available at home, which needs to be thoroughly cleaned and washed before a face cover is stitched/made. The face cover should be prepared in such a manner that it can cover the mouth and nose completely and can be tied over the face easily,” the advisory read.

The manual also lays down steps to make these face covers and masks at home using just clean strips of cloth and a sewing machine.

Another annexure shows how a handkerchief and a couple of elastic bands can be used to make a temporary face cover.

On Saturday, the health ministry updated the number of Covid-19 cases in the country to 2,902 including 2,650 active cases, 183 patients who have recovered and 68 fatalities. The country entered the eleventh of the 3-week coronavirus lockdown on Saturday.

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