October 10, 2012

Grand Challenges Canada tackles mental health in the developing world

PRESS STATEMENT. - Grand Challenges Canada, which is funded by the Government of Canada, announced a landmark $19.4 million in support of 15 innovative, pioneering projects designed to improve mental health diagnosis and care in developing countries, many of them nations ravaged by conflict and disaster as well as poverty.

BMJ: The imprisonment of Cyril Karabus is deplorable

Today a 77 year old paediatric oncologist sits in prison in Abu Dhabi while he waits to be retried for an offence he was originally convicted of more than 10 years ago, in absentia. Although that original conviction has been set aside he has been charged again with manslaughter, even though the courts apparently have no files or contact with the family of the dead patient.

Gauteng head of health is leaving, after all

Following a Health-e report last week and after initially denying it, Dr Nomonde Xundu, the head of health in Gauteng, has now confirmed that she is leaving the distressed unit after serving only 11 months of her three-year contract.

Grand Challenges Canada tackles mental health in the developing world

BMJ: The imprisonment of Cyril Karabus is deplorable

Gauteng head of health is leaving, after all

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