Next Summers G-8 Summit To Focus On Maternal, Child Health, Canadian Prime Minister Says

As president of the G-8 in 2010, Canada will champion a major initiative to improve the health of women and children in the world’s poorest regions,Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper writes in a Toronto Star editorial. Canada will lay out its plans as president of the G-8 and host of June’s G-20 summit when global leaders meet this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Harper says.

According to Harper, “The world’s poor have been hit hardest by the global economic downturn, and in these difficult times we must address their pressing needs.” He continues, “Each year, it is estimated that 500,000 women lose their lives during pregnancy or childbirth,” adding that “an astonishing nine million children die before their fifth birthday.” Harper writes, “This is simply not acceptable.” The United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals called for reducing the number of pregnancy-related deaths by 75% by 2015, according to Harper. “It now appears this target will go unfulfilled,” he says, adding, “What makes it worse is that the bulk of deaths during pregnancy — experts claim as many as 80% — are easily preventable.”

Newest Nursing Program

This registered nursing shortage is now expecting to continue this in the area of Northern Virginia area and as well to nationwide as this population ages and several individuals will be able to live in their longer years. With this launch of Nursing Associate of Degree Program, this Everest College and Tysons Campus Corner will entirely support of meeting this need towards quality in healthcare system and as well increasing the nursing education program. With that, this 24 month educational program will be preparing nursing learners upon their graduation towards this National Council Licensure Examination-Registered Nurse Examination (NCLEX-RN).

Everest College Anaheim US

Nursing is both an art and science. It is a unique profession that deals with all the dynamics affecting individuals and views the individual as a holistic being (bio-psycho-social-spiritual). Nurses collaborate with other members of the health care team to encourage individuals to participate in their care.
The objective of our nursing programs is to provide [...]

The Strangest Places for nurses

Who knew? I was only looking for a fun read, but what I discovered was a new nurse hero in literature. Her name is Madam Poppy Pomfrey, and she exists in all the Harry Potter novels. It was quite a surprise to me, really, for no one had mentioned a nurse in these extremely popular [...]

Medically Unnecessary Procedures Drive Rising Childbirth Costs, Report Says

Childbirth is the top reason for hospitalization in the U.S., but there is a lack of scientific evidence that many costly, high-tech procedures used in maternity care are beneficial for most women, according to a report released on Wednesday by a group of research and advocacy organizations, USA Today reports. The Milbank Memorial Fund, the [...]

Groundbreaking Held for University Medical Center of Princeton

In the next three years, over 7.2 million pounds of structural steel will be erected, 360,000 cubic feet of concrete will be placed and 250,000 sheets of gypsum drywall will be set on a jobsite in Plainsboro, New Jersey to complete a state-of-the-art healthcare facility that will revolutionize the way patients receive healthcare. Today, Princeton [...]

Guardian Publishes Several Articles On Poverty, Its Effect On HIV/AIDS Pandemic

London’s Guardian on Wednesday published several articles on poverty, including its effect on HIV/AIDS and malaria. Summaries appear below.
* “We’re at a Chronic Stage”: Although the HIV/AIDS pandemic appears to be leveling off, continued unsafe sexual practices and a lack of access to drugs means that “so much remains to do” [...]

Concept Media best known in the arena of nurse education

Concept Media, a leading producer and distributor of healthcare education media, has teamed up with Penn Foster, one of the world’s largest online career schools, to distribute programs focused on Maternal and Childhood Development through their new online bookstore. With healthcare employment needs on the rise, this partnership could not have been better timed.
“Our relationship [...]

Concept Media represented in over 95% of America’s nursing school libraries.

Concept Media, a leading producer and distributor of award winning healthcare education media, has granted a charitable media donation worth $27K to Medical Missions for Children (MMC), a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the medical needs of catastrophically ill children in underserved U.S. and international communities.
Concept Media is providing MMC with 30 video-based healthcare educational [...]

The March of Dimes annual Graduate Nursing Scholarship to assist registered nurses enrolled in graduate programs in maternal-child nursing.

Eight exceptional registered nurses have been awarded scholarships from the March of Dimes for graduate studies in the field of maternal-child nursing, it was announced today.
“These nurses are examples of the vision and dedication of nurses all over the country who work tirelessly to improve maternal and infant health,” said Dr. Jennifer L. Howse, president [...]