Technology is playing a huge role in the changes in healthcare. For the first time in history doctors and nurses can see not only the symptoms presented on the table as it were but with more advanced scanning, like MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scanning and CT (Computed Tomography) scans, healthcare professionals can do non-invasive tests and get to the heart of the matter quicker with less distress.
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Analysis by Antoaneta Becker
LONDON, Sep 20 2010 (IPS) – As China basks in international praise for its spectacular economic transformation over the last 30 years, some shadow sides of this story of triumph have begun to emerge.
The world s second economic powerhouse has been accused of exploiting its status of a populous developing country to claim grants and aid that would have served Africa s poorest countries better. And as it continues to receive millions of euros in aid from the European Union, China has stepped up its own foreign aid activities in African and Latin American countries in order to bolster its long-term economic interests and secure energy and mineral resources.
China surpassed Japan as the world s second-largest economy last quarter, crowning the…
BANGALORE, India, Nov 30 2015 (IPS) – Already 15 million people are accessing life-saving HIV treatment, according to UNAIDS. New HIV infections have been reduced by 35 per cent since 2000 and AIDS-related deaths have been reduced by 42 per cent since the peak in 2004.
As the globe marks World AIDS Day, December 1, experts say still there is much to do to end the spread of HIV and Aids. Ending the Aids epidemic is part of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, to be reached by 2030.
UNAIDS says Asia and the Pacific have the second largest population of people living with HIV, at an estimated 4.8 million [4.1 million–5.5 million] people. Figures for India are …