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Portlaoise's Medical Mile Reporter: Prof Henry O'Connell Consultant Psychiatrist and Associate Clinical Professor (UL), and Triogue Community Mental Health Centre, Portlaoise 10 Apr 2021 ');  '); Portlaoise is the county town of Laois and, with a current population of 22,000, one of the fastest growing towns in Ireland. Centrally located in the Irish midlands and within commuting distance of Dublin, Waterford and Limerick, Portlaoise has in recent years become increasingly cosmopolitan, with a young population and growth in many local industries. Portlaoise began as a stone fortification ...

Vaccine advice issued for those with chronic illnesses Spread the love Residents with known allergies to vaccines – or a chronic illness – are being advised to reveal that information to health care professionals before getting a Covid jab. Head of the Paediatric Unit at the hospital, Dr Shivon Belle-Jarvis, issued the advice while reassuring the public that shots are likely to be safe as long as the person’s condition is not severe. “For persons who have severe allergies, then we know that the risk of an allergic reaction may be higher for persons who are pregnant. Based on the studi...

Directorate of Public Health Services Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, The Gambia Paediatric palliative care services in low income countries compete for resources with many other priorities both in paediatric health services, and within the whole health system. Their provision is desirable and the development of a sustainable service that would include advocacy, training health and community care workers, policy development and mentorship, requires a substantial budget which at present the Gambian Ministry of Health (MoH) is unable to provide.  Lyn Gould – Butterfly Children’s Hos...

705 Three COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded in two municipalities in the Upper East Region this year. Two of the deaths were captured in the region's COVID-19 Situational Report of January 14, 2021 while the other death occurred last Friday, January 15, 2021 and is expected to be captured in the next report this week. The report indicated that two of the deaths - a 63-year-old woman and a 55-year -old man -  were recorded in the Bolgatanga and Kassena Nankana Municipalities, while the third victim, a man in his 30s, was a General Nurse at the Paediatric Unit of the Navrongo War Memo...

COVID-19: Nurse Dies In Bolgatanga