June 16, 2021
Increasing the budgetary allocation for health by 29.49 per cent from Rs132.884 billion to Rs172 billion in the next fiscal year, Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said Tuesday Rs24.73 billion had also been allocated to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, including Rs17.22 billion for provision of health risk allowance.
“The next financial year will witness an increase of around 30 per cent in the total allocation for the health sector, including medical education. An allocation of Rs172 billion has been proposed as against an allocation of Rs132.88 billion in 2020-21, while 18.5 billion rupees have been pitched for the ADP of health,” he announced in his budget speech at the Sindh Assembly amid chaos due to a protest by the opposition.
A Memorandum of Understanding between Sheridan County and the Wyoming Department of Health’s Public Health Division has been amended after a vote of the county commission.
County Public Health Nurse Manager Debra Haar said the amendment concerned their Maternal and Child Health Program, and explained further
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According to the amendment, the reduction in funding is just over $9,500 which brings the total amount of funding from the MOU to roughly $100,000.
The term of the agreement is through June 30
th, 2022.
Through the Safe Birthing Initiative, Safety Net clinics like Axis Community Health
will have the ability to extend quality maternity and neonatal care in their communities and take a step closer to birth equity
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced that it has donated state-of-the-art Philips ultrasound imaging solutions to MedShare, an Atlanta-based humanitarian aid organization dedicated to global health, which will distribute the solutions to safety net clinics like Axis Community Health in Northern California. Through MedShare’s Safe Birthing Initiative (SBI), which looks to strengthen the capacity of maternity and neonatal units in communities using global best practices, Philips ultrasounds will help to address birth equity challenges for underserved communities in the U.S. As MedShare engages with local clinics and helps expand their OBGYN services, it also aims to demonstrate that the addition of diagnostic ultrasound
Services aim to improve health of community, families
By Sarah Hawley - shawley@aimmediamidwest.com
New sidewalks were placed at the Syracuse Municipal Park as part of the Creating Health Communities Program at the Meigs County Health Department.
The sidewalks and batting cage at the Syracuse Municipal Park were updated as part of the grant funding.
Editor’s note: This is the fifth article in a series on the Meigs County Health Department’s 2020 annual report.
POMEROY Several of the programs and services at the Meigs County Health Department area geared toward healthier communities and families, including the Creating Healthy Communities Program, WIC and the Maternal and Child Health Program.
In addition to service category requirements, those interested must meet the following eligibility criteria:
Be a Texas resident
Have an income level at or below 185 percent of the federal poverty guidelines
How Do I Apply for Services?
Application and eligibility documents can be found at clinic sites.
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