E.S. Grant Mental Health Hospital in Liberia: striving to help people with mental illness get well
Estimates from WHO suggest that 15-20% of Liberians are suffering from mild to moderate mental disorders, and a further 3-4% from severe mental disorders. Some people are still experiencing the psychological impact of the civil conflict that beset the country during the 1990s and years following the turn of the century. The health and social impacts of the recent Ebola outbreak have compounded the need for support for mental health services. An estimated 98% of people with mental illness are not receiving treatment. WHO recommends that mental health care be provided in the community, yet many countries still have mental ...
Source: WHO Feature Stories - April 4, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: epilepsy [subject], epileptic seizures, grand mal, seizures, health services [subject], health services [subject], mental health [subject], mental health promotion, mental health [subject], mental health promotion, mental health [subject], mental health p Source Type: news
Questions and answers about autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
Autism spectrum disorders are a group of complex brain development disorders. This umbrella term covers conditions such as autism, childhood disintegrative disorder and Asperger syndrome. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - April 1, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: disabilities [subject], physically disabled, mentally disabled, disabled persons, people with disabilities, mental disorder [subject], psychiatric illness, mental illness, Q & A [doctype] Source Type: news
World Immunization Week in Nepal: An anniversary of remembrance
After the 2015 earthquake, Nepal keeps children safe through immunization. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - April 1, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: immunization [subject], vaccination, immunization [subject], vaccination, immunization [subject], vaccination, measles [subject], Feature [doctype], Nepal [country], South-East Asia Region [region] Source Type: news
What are the risks of diabetes in children?
Diabetes: Q&A on diabetes: What are the risks of diabetes in children? (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - April 1, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: child health [subject], children's health, children, young child, child, child health [subject], children's health, children, young child, child, chronic disease [subject], noncommunicable diseases, noncommunicable disease, chronic conditions, chronic dis Source Type: news
Ebola stories from Guinea
Feature stories, diaries, photos on the Ebola outbreak in Guinea (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - March 31, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: ebola [subject], ebola haemhorragic fever, ebola virus, ebola fever, ebola virus disease, ebola [subject], ebola haemhorragic fever, ebola virus, ebola fever, ebola virus disease, ebola [subject], ebola haemhorragic fever, ebola virus, ebola fever, ebola Source Type: news
Mental health services in Liberia: building back better
According to WHO estimates, as many as 1 in 5 Liberians suffer a mild to moderate mental disorder. This is changing however, as WHO and partners are helping to equip health workers across the country with the skills to provide front-line care for people with mental illness. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - March 29, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: mental health [subject], mental health promotion, mental health [subject], mental health promotion, African Region [region], Feature [doctype], Liberia [country] Source Type: news
Who looks like a blood donor?
Photo story: Who looks like a blood donor? for World Blood Donor Day 2016. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - March 24, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: blood safety [subject], safe blood, blood transfusion [subject], blood transfusions, blood transfusion safety, European Region [region], Feature [doctype], Netherlands [country] Source Type: news
10 facts about tuberculosis
About one third of the world’s population is infected with tuberculosis (TB) bacteria. People with weakened immune systems have a much greater risk of falling ill from TB. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - March 24, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: tuberculosis [subject], tb, tuberculosis [subject], tb, tuberculosis [subject], tb, Feature [doctype] Source Type: news
Ethiopia: On the road to ending tuberculosis
Ethiopia is committed to reaching the Sustainable Development Goals target of ending tuberculosis by 2030. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - March 24, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: communicable disease [subject], infectious diseases, tuberculosis [subject], tb, tuberculosis [subject], tb, African Region [region], Ethiopia [country], Feature [doctype] Source Type: news
Yellow Fever in Angola
Angola is grappling with a yellow fever outbreak, which has infected more than 450 people and killed 178 – the first epidemic of the disease to hit the country in 30 years. The outbreak, which was first reported in the capital city Luanda in December 2015, has since spread to 6 of the country’s 18 provinces. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - March 24, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: yellow fever [subject], yellow fever [subject], yellow fever [subject], yellow fever [subject], African Region [region], Angola [country], Feature [doctype] Source Type: news
Angola grapples with worst yellow fever outbreak in 30 years
March 2016 - Angola is grappling with a yellow fever outbreak, which has infected more than 450 people and killed 178 – the first epidemic of the disease to hit the country in 30 years. The outbreak, which was first reported in the capital city Luanda in December 2015, has since spread to 6 of the country’s 18 provinces. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - March 24, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: yellow fever [subject], yellow fever [subject], yellow fever [subject], yellow fever [subject], African Region [region], Angola [country], Feature [doctype] Source Type: news
What are some of the myths – and facts – about vaccination?
What are some of the myths—and facts—about vaccination? (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - March 24, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: immunization [subject], vaccination, immunization [subject], vaccination, measles [subject], rubella [subject], german measles, congenital rubella syndrome, rubella virus, vaccines [subject], vaccine, vaccine safety, vaccine quality, vaccines [subject], v Source Type: news
Health workers: just what the doctor ordered for economic growth and health security
Increased employment in the health sector leads to reduced unemployment, greater economic growth, and improved social cohesion and stability. Investing in health sector employment therefore offers the potential for a triple return for economies, health and women. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - March 23, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: health workforce [subject], human resources for health, health workers, healthcare workers, health care workers, health workforce [subject], human resources for health, health workers, healthcare workers, health care workers, health workforce [subject], h Source Type: news
Yellow fever: Questions and answers
Questions and answers about the yellow fever. Yellow fever is caused by a virus (Flavivirus) which is transmitted to humans by the bites of infected aedes and haemogogus mosquitoes. The mosquitoes either breed around houses (domestic), in forests or jungles (wild), or in both habitats (semi-domestic). (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - March 22, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, infectious disease [subject], communicable diseases, tropical disease [subject], yellow fever [subject], yellow fever [subject] Source Type: news
WHO helps diabetes patients in Syria
A shortage of insulin in Syria is threatening the health of thousands of people with diabetes. WHO is working hard to fill the gap created by the disrupted health system and lack of local production but many challenges remain. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - March 21, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: diabetes [subject], diabetes mellitus, hyperglycaemia, glucose intolerance, diabetes [subject], diabetes mellitus, hyperglycaemia, glucose intolerance, diabetes [subject], diabetes mellitus, hyperglycaemia, glucose intolerance, Eastern Mediterranean Regio Source Type: news
