Tag: Health
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Ethiopia: WHO for Efforts to Address Children’s Vaccination
WHO data showed an estimated 194,246 zero-dose children were identified from Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) communities across five regions of Ethiopia that are Amhara, Tigray, Somali, Oromia, and Afar.
July 2, 2024
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Gaza Residents in Desperate Need of Health Care: UNRWA
On Thursday, some children were taken by ambulance to Ben al ABd hospital in North Sinai. On Thursday, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) warned that health conditions in the Gaza Strip keep worsening as residents desperately need health care. RELATED: Gaza Strip: Norway to Accept […]
June 28, 2024
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Who Calls to Urgently Address Strain of Monkeypox
So far this year, 8600 cases of smallpox and 410 deaths have been recorded in Congo-Kinshasa.
June 25, 2024
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Ecuador:Â Minister of Public Health Resigns
Several weeks ago, a group of patients in Quito demanded that the government pay the debts owed to the specialized dialysis centers and held sit-ins with the same objective in several cities around the country.
June 14, 2024
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Africa: Countries for Elimination of Kala-Azar Disease
The framework to guide the elimination of kala-azar was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners, including the DNDi and ministries of health across the region.
June 13, 2024
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WHO Calls for Intensified Surveillance of Avian Influenza
In recent years, H5N1 has spread widely among wild birds, poultry and terrestrial and marine mammals on several continents.
June 12, 2024
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South Africa: 5 Cases of Monkeypox Confirmed, High Alert
Fabian Ndenzako, a doctor with the WHO in South Africa, said they are working with the South African government to provide medicine for those infected with Mpox. A total of 10 doses of vaccine have been packaged in Geneva, Switzerland, and are awaiting paperwork to be processed and then shipped to South Africa.
June 12, 2024
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Namibia: Measles Outbreak Reported
In response to the outbreak, the ministry has activated a regional emergency response team and is conducting contact tracing and testing.
June 7, 2024
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Sudan: 20 Tons of Life-Saving Medicines Airdropped
Meanwhile, Sheikh Al-Din Abdul-Baqi, executive director of Sudan’s National Medical Supplies Fund, confirmed in a statement that the airdrop in El Fasher was a success “without any significant losses.” On Monday, Sudan’s Health Ministry announced that a total of 20 tons of life-saving medicines have been air-dropped in El Fasher, the capital city of North […]
June 4, 2024
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Puerto Rico Selected for Global Study on Trauma-Focused Therapy
Puerto Rico has been chosen as center for the first global study to evaluate the impact of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) through telehealth versus an in-person modality. Related: South Africa: Nuclear Medicine Research Center Opens The announcement was made by Dr. Rosaura Orengo Aguayo from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), along with […]