Millions of children to receive measles vaccine in north-eastern Nigeria
A mass vaccination campaign to protect more than 4 million children (4 766 214) against a measles outbreak in conflict-affected states in north-eastern Nigeria is planned to start this week. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - January 12, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, health systems [subject], measles [subject], measles [subject], African Region [region], Feature [doctype], Nigeria [country] Source Type: news
Aid workers share experiences of evacuations from eastern Aleppo, Syria
Intensified fighting in eastern Aleppo starting in July 2016 resulted in thousands of people injured and killed, and has deprived the civilian population of essential services, including health care. In September 2016, the humanitarian community began negotiations with parties to the conflict to obtain approval for a medical evacuation and assistance plan that would allow the delivery of medicines into the city and the evacuation of civilians. WHO developed a full package of operational documents for medical evacuation, including the detailed concept of operations and agreements with local NGO partners. Essential medical ...
Source: WHO Feature Stories - January 3, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, Eastern Mediterranean Region [region], Photo gallery [doctype], Syrian Arab Republic [country] Source Type: news
Can tiny bacteria help stop the spread of disease?
Mosquitoes kill an estimated 700 000 people a year by transmitting viruses that cause diseases like chikungunya, dengue and Zika. With the help of WHO, researchers have discovered that mosquitoes artificially infected with a bacterium called Wolbachia do not transmit these diseases as easily. Wolbachia bacteria exist naturally, and it may be possible to create populations of mosquitoes that cannot transmit deadly viruses by breeding mosquitoes infected with the bacteria. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - December 28, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: zika [subject] Source Type: news
Legionnaires'
disease is caused by exposure to a bacterium that is found in water and soil. It ranges in severity from a mild influenza-like illness to a serious and sometimes fatal form of pneumonia. Symptoms include fever, headache, lethargy, muscle pain, diarrhoea and sometimes coughing up blood. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - December 23, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: water [subject], safe water, wastewater, greywater, clean water, Q & A [doctype] Source Type: news
2016 year in review: key health issues
2016 Year in review: Key health issues (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - December 19, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Madagascar: Halting pig-transmitted tapeworm
WHO works with Madagascar's Ministry of Health to implement a large-scale intervention against pig-transmitted tapeworm, Taenia solium. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - December 9, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: neglected tropical disease [subject], neglected tropical disease [subject], tropical disease [subject], tropical disease [subject], tropical disease [subject], African Region [region], Feature [doctype], Madagascar [country] Source Type: news
Cholera vaccination campaign for Haitians hardest hit by Hurricane Matthew
More than 729 000 people in Haiti have been vaccinated against cholera to reduce the burden of severe illness and deaths in areas at high risk. With the support of WHO/PAHO and other partners including UNICEF, International Medical Corps, the Red Cross and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, vaccination teams have reached more than 90% of people in the departments of Grand Anse and Sud where cholera cases had been reported and water and sanitation systems were damaged by the hurricane. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - November 28, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: cholera [subject], vibrio cholerae, Haiti [country], Region of the Americas [region] Source Type: news
Winning the war against yellow fever
Four months have passed without a single case of yellow fever related to the outbreak in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, thanks to the joint response activities of national health authorities, local health workers, WHO and partners. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - November 25, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, immunization [subject], vaccination, yellow fever [subject], yellow fever [subject] Source Type: news
Finding the gaps in meeting adolescent health needs in Nepal
In 2015, the Nepal Ministry of Health worked with the World Health Organization (WHO) to redesign the country ’s Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Programme. Utilizing the Innov8 Approach – an 8-step review process geared towards helping health programmes better address equity, gender, human rights and social determinants of health – a 15-person review team worked to uncover the gaps. The team comprised representatives from national and subnational authorities, bilateral partners, NGOs and civil society, and research institutes. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - November 22, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: adolescent health [subject], adolescent, youth, young people, teen health, teenager, adolescence, adolescents, Nepal [country], South-East Asia Region [region] Source Type: news
WHO donates emergency medical supplies for the response in Borno State, Nigeria
WHO has donated lifesaving medical supplies to three health sector partners responding to the emergency health needs of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Borno State, Nigeria. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - November 9, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, malaria [subject], malaria [subject], African Region [region], Feature [doctype], Nigeria [country] Source Type: news
WHO's new Health Emergencies Programme
Questions and answers on WHO's new Health Emergencies Programme (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - October 31, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness Source Type: news
From a warehouse in Dubai to a hospital in Haiti: a journey of lifesaving supplies
WHO has sent urgently needed medical supplies and medicines to Haiti to combat cholera, malaria and other diseases in communities struck by Hurricane Matthew. This photo story traces the journey of these supplies from WHO ’s warehouse in Dubai all the way to the Hôpital Immaculée Conception in Les Cayes where they are being used to treat people in the hospital’s cholera treatment centre and emergency clinic. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - October 25, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: cholera [subject], vibrio cholerae, cholera [subject], vibrio cholerae, emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, Feature [doctype], Haiti [country], Region of the Americas [region] Source Type: news
WHO and partners support measles vaccination in Borno State, Nigeria
WHO and health partners helped vaccinate more than 10 000 children against measles in 2 days in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in the conflict-affected Borno State. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - October 20, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, measles [subject], measles [subject], African Region [region], Feature [doctype], Nigeria [country] Source Type: news
Early warnings on disease outbreaks help guide WHO ’s response in north eastern Nigeria
WHO has rapidly expanded and strengthened disease detection and response in support of the Government of Nigeria ’s response to the humanitarian crisis in north eastern Nigeria, where 3.7 million people are in need of health assistance. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - October 20, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, African Region [region], Nigeria [country] Source Type: news
10 facts on 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 - October 13, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: tuberculosis [subject], tb, tuberculosis [subject], tb, tuberculosis [subject], tb, Feature [doctype] Source Type: news
