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NZ eases access to mental health, addiction support New Zealand's Ministry of Health has officially launched an online portal for accessing the services provided by the Access and Choice programme.  The said website puts all Access and Choice primary mental health and addiction services in one place, according to Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall. 

Suspected gunmen have abducted the two wives and a son of the Chief of Sarkin Kudu in the Ibi Local Government Area of Plateau State, Dan-Salama Adamu. This is coming barely three weeks after the two wives and five children of the Chief of Mutum-Biyu were abducted and murdered by bandits.The Independent National Electoral Commission

The U.S, Federal Bureau of Investigation and European partners have shared warnings and announced coordination on ransomware investigations linked to at least one patient fatality. Meanwhile, Barcelona hospitals brace for the impacts of a new cyberattack. Royal ransomware actively targeting U.S. hospitals and health systems The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released a joint

This week was a busy one for telecom news. As a recap, here’s almost everything that happened in the telecom sector. Business Vicky Eatrides took over various responsibilities when she became the chair of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) a couple of weeks ago...

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Infectious disease doc Verrall named Health Minister A parliament shakeup led by New Zealand's new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins saw Ayesha Verrall taking over health from Andrew Little, who is now handling defence.  An infectious disease physician, Dr Ayesha Verrall became an MP in 2020 and since then, she has held the roles of associate

Latest Sunrise EMR implementation in South Australia Lyell McEwin Hospital, a major tertiary hospital in Adelaide, has gone live with the Sunrise EMR and PAS by Altera Digital Health. LMH, a part of the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, provides medical, surgical, diagnostic, emergency and support services to a population of more than 400,000 people.