Report finds cruise industry is protecting the precious places it visits
The major players in the cruise industry, including cruise lines, local governments and shore operators ?in collaboration with civil society organizations - are taking proactive measures to ensure a sustainable future for cruise tourism while preserving cruise destinations, according to a new report titled From Ship to Shore: Sustainable Stewardship in Cruise Destinations issued by Conservation I...Bulk-billing rate pressure lowers hospital visits
Greater Southern Area Health plans to send people back to their local GPs to reduce pressure on the local hospitals//. Recent statistics show a fall in hospital waiting list numbers. In contrast the health service reveals a 2.5 per cent rise in the number of people visiting emergency departments. According to Ted Rayment this rise is due to reduction in GPs bulk-billi...Subsidies For GPs' Visits : Agreement Reached
Dialogues between District Health Boards and Primary Health Organisations, (PHOs), which faced difficulties late last month, has now been resolved //, with both parties reaching an agreement on the extension of subsidies for doctors' visits. An estimated 680,000 New Zealanders who are GP patients, aged between 45 - 64 years, are expected to benefit from July 1. DHBs and...Prime Minister Visits the Proposed Super Hospital Site
The Prime Minister visited the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham to meet with staff and patients and also to view the premises of the proposed super hospital.// Seizing the opportune moment, the Prime Minister was targeted with questions about accusations from members of his own party and the privatization plan of the health service. To the volley of questions, Mr....Door-to-door Visits to Check Water-borne and Seasonal Diseases in Rajasthan
Nearly 360 mobile teams have been pressed into service in Rajasthan to make door-to-door visits to check the outbreak of water-borne and other seasonal diseases following incessant rains in the state.// "There was always a possibility of the outbreak of water-borne and other viral diseases because of the presence of moisture in the atmosphere after the floods. So, we have now decided t...Union Health Minister visits chikungunya-hit areas in Kerala
For an immediate evaluation of the situation, the Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss started his visit of the chikungunya- affected areas in Kerala’s Alapuzha district on Friday//. The highest number of deaths in the past 3 weeks has been reported from Cherthala Taluk. Ramadoss visited the hospitals in this area.Experts from WHO and national institutes are in the region for the p...