Investment in midwifery can save millions of lives of women and newborns
News3 Jun, 2014 reference:http://who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2014/investment-midwifery/en/ 3 JUNE 2014 | PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - A report released today by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund together with the International Confederation…
Full moon lures thousands of blood donors in Sri Lanka
News13 Jun, 2014 reference: http://www.who.int/features/2014/world-blood-donor-day/en/ To mark World Blood Donor Day 2014, thousands of volunteers have turned up at a centre in Colombo, Sri Lanka to donate blood in what is being claimed as…
WHO responds to deteriorating humanitarian situation in Iraq
News16 Jun, 2014 reference:http://www.emro.who.int/media/news/humanitarian-situation-iraq.html Erbil, 16 June, 2014 – WHO is working with local and international partners in Iraq to meet the urgent health needs of populations affected by the ongoing…
MERS not an emergency, says WHO panel
News20 Jun, 2014 reference: http://www.pharm.org.tw/pstplatform/en/?p=5446 Source: Medicalnewstoday As the recent surge in Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus – or MERS-CoV – begins to wane in Saudi Arabia, a World Health Organization…
Want a Big Pharma job? Apply in an emerging market–or think smaller
News20 Jun, 2014 reference: http://www.pharm.org.tw/pstplatform/en/?p=5454 Source: Fiercepharma By Tracy Staton Where have all the Big Pharma jobs gone? To emerging markets, for one. For another? The world’s biggest drugmakers have shuffled…
iBulletin140605
C-4: Other PublicationsMPS Announcements, Articles & News alerts Title: iBulletin140605 Date: 05-Jun-2014 Category: iBulletin With effect from 1st June 2014 all registered pharmacists shall renew the 2015 annual certificate by online together…
Pharmacists reminded of need to be vigilant in preparation of dose administration aids
News20 Jun, 2014 reference: http://www.psa.org.au/media-releases/pharmacists-reminded-of-need-to-be-vigilant-in-preparation-of-dose-administration-aids Pharmacists have been reminded of the need to follow correct standards and procedures in…
PSA congratulates pharmacist recipients of Queen’s Birthday honours
News12 Jun, 2014 reference: http://www.psa.org.au/media-releases/psa-congratulates-pharmacist-recipients-of-queens-birthday-honours The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia today congratulated two prominent Queensland pharmacists who have been…
Victorian branches of Guild and PSA welcome inquiry into community pharmacy
News12 Jun, 2014 reference: http://www.psa.org.au/media-releases/victorian-branches-of-guild-and-psa-welcome-inquiry-into-community-pharmacy In a first for State based politics in Victorian Government, the Victorian Legislative council has…
Berlin and Paris for 2015 Offshore Refresher Course
News11 Jun, 2014 reference: http://www.psa.org.au/media-releases/berlin-and-paris-for-2015-offshore-refresher-course The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s Offshore Refresher Course will celebrate its 40th anniversary – its ruby…