Even as we are in the midst of encouraging people to take up booster shots in a bid to stave off the pandemic, there are certain quarters in responsible government positions who seem to want the pandemic to stay.
Among the significant inclusions in the Dental Act 2018 is the inclusion of the register for Dental Therapist, Post-Basic Dental Therapist and Dental Specialist, which were not present in the old Dental Act.
Those backing the TRIPS waiver have not explained how suspending IP rights will deliver the detailed in-person training and technology transfer required to bring other companies up to speed with complex, novel technologies.
Variants like the Omicron were allowed to mutate because of vaccine inequity. The virus will continue to spread, thrive, and mutate among the unvaccinated.
I hear of colleagues also complaining that there are some fields where they have pursued a masters and a PhD, but without any signs of specialisation within the system.
The Delta variant makes it likely that the Covid-19 virus will continue to spread, and we will all likely be infected at least once during our lifetime.
Vaccinating children will benefit the larger society and reduce the spread of Covid-19, minimising breakthrough infections and serious illness in vulnerable adults.
As frontliners who are usually the first to know of adverse drug events encountered by patients, health care providers play an important role in the continuous safety monitoring of medicines.