Chronique Hebdo — For the past ten years, the Ministry of Health has undertaken an information and awareness campaign on MBC to sensitize the public on diabetes and
Through thick and thin. Pour le meilleur et pour le pire. Okay, this has traditionally been upheld as a most valued ideal in a husband-wife relationship, which helps
This week we are slaughtering chickens at poultry farms. These birds are apparently infected with a microbe called Salmonella and are suffering from salmonellosis. The infection can be
There is a ‘supply’ of hundreds of doctors every year, and there is a need to revisit the whole problem (of pre-reg training) in greater depth and width
Foot-and-Mouth Disease, again Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has come back after a century. In fact, a century ago Mauritius was hit by the disease, and the livestock was slaughtered
Combiflam is one of the most widely used painkiller medications in India. It is manufactured and marketed by the French pharmaceutical company Sanofi’s Indian branch, being one of
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a severe, highly contagious viral disease of cattle and pigs. It also affects sheep, goats, deer, and many other ruminants. The virus can disseminate
In the early 1900s health insurance became a reality in the USA; for practical reasons clients had to submit to yearly medical checkups. Although the hint was taken
One of the important measures found in Budget 2016 is a substantial hike in the price of cigarettes. In view of our burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), this
Mauritius has since before independence developed a strong welfare state, where the aim is that all Mauritians shall get not only a minimum of that which is necessary