WHO issues new guidance for treating children with severe acute malnutrition

NOV , 27 2013 GENEVA - WHO today released new treatment guidelines for the almost 20 million children under-five worldwide who have severe acute malnutrition. Severe acute malnutrition is when children suffer severe wasting that may or…

Adolescents falling through gaps in HIV services

NOV ,25  2013 Reference :  http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2013/hiv-adolescents-20131125/en/index.html  GENEVA - More than 2 million adolescents between the ages of 10 and 19 years are living with HIV, and many…

Philippines: Fast-tracking health supplies to affected populations

November 2013 Reference :  http://www.who.int/features/2013/philippines-health-supplies/en/index.html The Philippine Government has set up a “one-stop shop” at Mactan International Airport in Cebu to ensure the rapid delivery of incoming…

Professor Nick Shaw awarded 2013 Bowl of Hygeia Award

Nov 20  2013 Reference: http://www.psa.org.au/media-releases/professor-nick-shaw-awarded-2013-bowl-of-hygeia-award Leading Queensland pharmacy figure Professor Nick Shaw has been awarded this year’s prestigious Bowl of Hygeia Award which…

WHO issues new guidance for treating children with severe acute malnutrition

NOV , 27  2013 Reference:  http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2013/severe-acute-malnutrition-20131127/en/index.html | GENEVA - WHO today released new treatment guidelines for the almost 20 million children under-five worldwide…

Queensland Graduate of the Year named

Nov , 20  2013 Reference :  http://www.psa.org.au/media-releases/queensland-graduate-of-the-year-named Scholastic achievement and a commitment to advancing the practice of pharmacy in Australia have combined to see Griffith University’s…

PSA welcomes scrapping of cap on tax deductibility for education expenses

Nov 6 ,  2013 Reference :  http://www.psa.org.au/media-releases/psa-welcomes-scrapping-of-cap-on-tax-deductibility-for-education-expenses The announcement by the Treasurer, Joe Hockey, to scrap plans to introduce a $2000 cap on tax…

[Publication]: Forefront Volume 3 Number 41-46

Forefront Forefront is a regular e-newsletter from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia. Subscription is free and – while content is produced with Guild members in mind as the primary audience – open to anyone interested in news and current…

Advice from the Heart Foundation on statins

Nov 01, 2013 Reference : http://www.guild.org.au/news-page/2013/11/01/advice-from-the-heart-foundation-on-statins The National Heart Foundation has issued the following media release in response to last night’s ABC Catalyst program in relation…

Pharmacy Guild welcomes scrapping of the cap

Nov 06, 2013 Reference : http://www.guild.org.au/news-page/2013/11/06/pharmacy-guild-welcomes-scrapping-of-the-cap The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has welcomed the decision of the Abbott Government to scrap the former Government’s proposed…