"The Department of Health and Human Services has grown remarkably over the last decade, but it's grown without a road map," said Rod Branyan, who was appointed director of Washington County Department of Health and Human Services in March.
It can scale mountains in a single bound and wend its way down the most wretched roads. It is the mighty cell phone signal -- and the latest hope for bringing financial services to the world's masses who don't have access to banks. Grameen Solutions has teamed with Obopay to bring banking to a billion poor people using cell phones.
In a recent article for the E-Commerce Times entitled "Getting Serious About Energy Independence," I outlined what I thought was the general direction the country should take in order to conserve energy and ultimately become energy independent. I was pleasantly surprised to receive an e-mail from the President of National Energy Services Company John Grillo.
Kidney transplant services would begin next year at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. Discussions are also underway to establish a National Kidney Centre at the hospital next year to cater for the increasing number of kidney patients in the country.
