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👀 Can traditional healers work with medical staff to increase quality healthcare across Africa? The World Health Organization recognises that traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine can have benefits. It continues to support people in finding ways to integrate practices that are safe, valuable, and successful into health systems worldwide. On #PeopleFixingTheWorld, I discovered a project in Ibadan, Nigeria, where traditional healers, who often use strange and sometimes harmful treatment methods, collaborated with doctors using evidence-based medicine to improve the quality of mental healthcare treatment in parts of the country. Find out how this worked and the challenges it faced here: https://lnkd.in/e_cyYZhF

Clinical trials revolve around participant centricity, placing participants at the core. They gain access to groundbreaking treatments, propelling medical advancements. This prioritization, followed by impacts on researchers, regulatory bodies, pharma companies, medical systems, and society, ensures ethical research practices. Utano CRO operates on this premise, emphasizing the significance of participant well-being. Chukwunonso Udeh's insights, shared in an article for Omnia, shed light on the vital interplay between participant-centric approaches and the processes involved in clinical trials. Read the full article 👇🏾

Localisation should go beyond mere statements. INGOs need to integrate it into their core business development strategy and demonstrate genuine willpower: laying down creative approaches to identify real local organisations, assessing the adequacy of their mission, strength of their programming and capacity building opportunities for them (INGOs such as Corus).

💡 The Importance of Scientific Research in Developing Local Medicine in Libya 🇱🇾 Scientific research not only contributes to new discoveries but also strengthens the capacity of healthcare institutions to address local challenges. By supporting medical research, we ensure the development of healthcare solutions that meet the needs of the Libyan people and promote health independence. Let’s work together to support research and position Libya among the leading nations in the healthcare field. #MedicalResearch #HealthcareInLibya #HealthDevelopment

To practice in South Africa you need to get Registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). It is a very simple process and less costly. South Africa pays more than most countries in Africa and Asia.

HealthCare Middle East & Africa Magazine Issue 11 is Out! In this issue, we bring you the latest news and innovations from around Africa and the world. Dive in to discover key players in the healthcare space. Here's a glimpse of what awaits you: #CompanyFeature: Unveiling Medland Hospital’s five-year journey in delivering quality healthcare in Zambia. #Top10: Largest Hospitals in the Middle East. Learn about the region's largest hospitals in terms of bed capacity. #AssociationFocus: We bring you the role of Biochemistry and Biotechnology Professionals Society of Kenya. #TopicalFocus: The rise and adoption of complementary and alternative medicine worldwide. #DiseaseFocus: Discover the steps taken in managing hashtag #malaria in Africa. #Country Focus: Morocco’s dream of achieving universal healthcare coverage. We unpack the role of the government and the private sector in ensuring quality healthcare in North Africa. Get these stories and many more innovations and the latest news in the sector across the continent. Get the Flipbook digital edition via this LINK https://lnkd.in/d5ntk65f #HealthCareMEA #Innovation #Hospitals #HealthScience #AIinhealthcare #MedlandHospital #medicalresearch #CAM #BBPSK #Healthcare #Regulatory #Policies #Malaria #Morocco

Did you know that the #LomeInitiative includes six African countries that are working jointly against substandard and falsified medicines? There is agreement on the development and implantation of national plans to combat 💊#SFs by strengthening the rule of the law and state security, implementing a health economics policy, and improving public health.   This is a fantastic example of political coordination that can later help lead other countries by allowing them to utilize and adapt existing partnerships and national plans to fight 💊#fakemeds. Learn more about the Lome Initiative and the progress it has made including the model national plan in Togo in the Fight the Fakes Alliance report here: https://bit.ly/3LIKh5I #FighttheFakes #fakemeds

There's so much to unpack in this paper- the crisis in #haiti, the danger to the local healthcare workforce in conflict zones and the shift in protections for #humanitarian responders from protected class to target, the power of mobile surveys in inaccessible territory, the exacerbation of #braindrain, and the fact that #resilience shouldn't be a personal attribute but should conceptually drive policy and intervention towards systems that help people. Nice work Rachel Belt! May this move the needle in Haiti a bit! #umglobalinstitute

Eye care facilities are limited in rural communities and unfortunately they are often not fully utilised. This non-utilisation has been linked to lack of awareness among those living in these rural communities and also cultural beliefs that treating some eye conditions can actually lead to blindness. This lack of awareness among people in the rural areas can be attributed to their lower literacy level compared to those in the urban area. In Nigeria, there are approximately 400 ophthalmologists servicing the entire population (approximately one per 400 000 people) with a large number of ophthalmologists residing in the urban areas (80%) while about 70% of the Nigerian population live in rural areas. Image of a patient during a free eye test in Ibadan. January 2024. Source - African Vision and Eye Health (https://lnkd.in/dqeRZeu4)

Improving the health conditions of populations in Africa requires healthy and sustainable collaborations. Communities constitute a key stakeholder and the benefits of its involvement, when done properly, can't be emphasized enough. Below is an excerpt of a documentary realised by CCTRIS, the Centre for Clinical Trials, Research & Implementation Science. Thumbs up for this initiative to Professor Bosede Afolabi, Titilope Adeyemo, Mobolanle Balogun, Kehinde Okunade and the whole team. #HealthinAfrica #obalamu #clinicaltrials #clinicalresearch #implementationscience