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Nongovernmental organizations and a health insurance company on Wednesday launched an indemnity program for people living with HIV in the Indian state of Karnataka, The Hindu reports. The program -- the first base of its kind in India -- was launched by Population Services International, the Karnataka Network for Positive People and the insurance company Star Health and Allied Insurance (The Hindu, 8/14). The programme also is supported by USAID.
More than 250 HIV-positive people will be included in the project's initial stages, according to the Hindustan Times (Sharma, Hindustan Times, 8/13). The group wellness plan testament provide coverage worth 30,000 rupees -- or about $700 -- for HIV-positive citizenry, including 15,000 rupees -- or about $350 -- for hospitalization at the oncoming of AIDS and $350 for discourse. The insurance premium of 1,500 rupees -- or about $30 -- will be subsidised by up to 50% by the groups byzantine in the program, according to the Indian Express.
The programme was introduced in the districts of Bangalore, Bellary, Kolar, Mangalore, Mysore and Udupi. Hospitals have been told about the programme and instructed not to turn away people living with HIV, according to C.P. Udayachandran, assistant frailty president at Star Health and Allied. Although India's National AIDS Control Organisation is not directly involved in the program, NACO has started speaking with insurance companies at the national stratum to acquire a nationwide plan for people living with HIV and their families, the Express reports. NACO Director Sujatha Rao said, "We are trying to work on an insurance policy that will provide a package of services. We want to include regular healthy hoi polloi and families of those with HIV." According to Rao, a "scheme for only [HIV-positive people] would mean higher premiums" (Indian Express, 8/14).
The programme is a "milestone in the competitiveness against the discrimination of people living with HIV," Asha Ramaiah, general secretary of the Karnataka network, said, adding, "This health insurance volition allow us to get the best possible treatment and change the perception that we are a financial burden on our families." Rao added that the program is a "first whole step to breakage down fiscal barriers of HIV-positive people in accessing treatment" (Hindustan Times, 8/13).
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Saturday, 23 August 2008
Wednesday, 13 August 2008
National Pharmacy Association Takes Members' Concerns To Prescription Pricing Division, UK
�NPA staff visited the Prescription Pricing Division HQ in Newcastle to relay race the continuing concerns of pharmacists around the PPD's Capacity Improvement Programme (CIP).
Raj Nutan (NPA Head of Business Development) and Stephen Fishwick (NPA Head of External Relations) were hosted by PPD Managing Director Brian Alexander and his older staff. The NPA was given assurances that the new system for processing prescription payments is at present running more smoothly, afterwards a hard start. The NPA commission was shown the Prescription Pricing Helpdesk where the majority of contractors' telephony queries ar dealt with and how the PPD responds to customer queries.
Stephen Fishwick said:
"We saw for ourselves that the new system includes human as well as automatic truth checks. Nevertheless, no organisation is infallible and the PPD, as well as pharmacists, must be vigilant in ensuring that mistakes are unbroken to a minimum. What's more, when pharmacists question payments, they have a right to expect an efficient and full response. Brian Alexander undertook at the meeting that he will personally review whether this section of the process may be made more transparent. We search forward to further dialogue on this matter."
The PPD is running a series of open years in Newcastle - 23 September, 21 October and 25 November 2008 - for customers to see how prescriptions are processed. See hTTP://www.ppa.org.uk for details.
Meanwhile, NPA members ar encouraged to continue to feed in their experiences of the CIP to pharmacybusiness@npa.co.uk. This feedback helps the NPA to present accurately the concerns of our members.
National Pharmacy Association
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Raj Nutan (NPA Head of Business Development) and Stephen Fishwick (NPA Head of External Relations) were hosted by PPD Managing Director Brian Alexander and his older staff. The NPA was given assurances that the new system for processing prescription payments is at present running more smoothly, afterwards a hard start. The NPA commission was shown the Prescription Pricing Helpdesk where the majority of contractors' telephony queries ar dealt with and how the PPD responds to customer queries.
Stephen Fishwick said:
"We saw for ourselves that the new system includes human as well as automatic truth checks. Nevertheless, no organisation is infallible and the PPD, as well as pharmacists, must be vigilant in ensuring that mistakes are unbroken to a minimum. What's more, when pharmacists question payments, they have a right to expect an efficient and full response. Brian Alexander undertook at the meeting that he will personally review whether this section of the process may be made more transparent. We search forward to further dialogue on this matter."
The PPD is running a series of open years in Newcastle - 23 September, 21 October and 25 November 2008 - for customers to see how prescriptions are processed. See hTTP://www.ppa.org.uk for details.
Meanwhile, NPA members ar encouraged to continue to feed in their experiences of the CIP to pharmacybusiness@npa.co.uk. This feedback helps the NPA to present accurately the concerns of our members.
National Pharmacy Association
More info
Wednesday, 6 August 2008
Thursday, 26 June 2008
Thursday, 19 June 2008
'Hulk' director eyes 'Strays'
Would helm the eco action thriller written by Michael Ross
Louis Leterrier, whose "Incredible Hulk" was the weekend's boxoffice champ, is negotiations to develop and direct "Strays," an eco action thriller written by Michael Ross, at Summit.
Film 360, the production division of Management 360, is producing.
In "Strays," a group of young consultants on a business trip to Russia mysteriously wake up in an abandoned and radioactive city and fight to survive the deadly obstacles in between them and safety.
Leterrier's other credits include the Jason Statham action movies "The Transporter" and it's sequel plus the Jet Li actionner "Unleashed." He is repped by Endeavor and Management 360.
Gersh-repped Ross wrote Fox Atomic's horror movie "Turistas" and most recently worked on the "Near Dark" remake for Rogue and Platinum Dunes.
Summit's Erik Feig, Geoff Shaevitz, and Gillian Bohrer will oversee the project for the studio.
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Wednesday, 11 June 2008
Mo Boma
Artist: Mo Boma
Genre(s):
Ethnic
Discography:
Myths Of The Near Future,Vol.2
Year: 1996
Tracks: 12
The duo known as Mo Boma (named subsequently a pygmy girl's lullaby), is comprised of Carsten Tiedemann, a native of Germany, and Skuli Sverrisson, of Iceland, both of whom attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. Tiedemann's studies in classical composition structures and cultural medicine traditions feature prominently in Mo Boma's mode, which uses electronic music to create a airy, multi-textured sound that builds around Sverrisson's electric bass core. Sverrisson's own see as a jazz bassist and improvisational player besides makes a major wallop on Mo Boma's sound. The salmagundi of organic and electronic instrumentation help Mo Boma acheive a depth and complextity of composition that is slightly rare in ethno-ambient music. Their debut album, Jijimuge, was issued in 1992, merely possibly the best model of their unparalleled sound is their 1996 album, Myths of the Near Future, Vol. 1, which was vaguely elysian by the workings of J.G. Ballard. It weaves percussive sections some a sedate, shimmering swirl, anchored perpetually by Sverrisson's bass. Mo Boma issued two more than volumes of the Myths of the Near Future series in the mid-'90s, each featuring similar sounds, but playing tribute to their have unique themes.
Mournful Congregation
Wednesday, 4 June 2008
American Idol - Sparks Warns Cook To Sleep Before Hectic Idol Schedule
Former AMERICAN IDOL winner JORDIN SPARKS has offered words of advice to the U.S. hit show's newly crowned champion DAVID COOK - telling him to get as much sleep as possible.
The singer congratulated triumphant contestant Cook, who scored a landslide victory over fellow finalist David Achuata at Wednesday's (21May08) series finale - achieving 12 million more votes than the 17-year-old hopeful.
But Sparks, who performed her hit No Air Round at the finale, says rocker Cook better be prepared for a hectic schedule, insisting she hasn't had a decent night's rest since she won the show last year (07).
She says, "Sleep as much as you can because you don't get any sleep. It's a year later and I still haven't gotten a whole eight hours of sleep yet ? I'm still reeling from winning last year."
And when asked by People magazine who she wanted to be crowned as the winner of this year's hit U.S. talent show, Sparks remained diplomatic, claiming she had voted for both finalists.
She says, "I voted for both of them last night so I can't really say I had a favourite. I got to meet both of them and they were so sweet! Both of them are going to be fine. I'm so proud of both of them."
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