Questions and answers about extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB)
(Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - October 13, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: antimicrobial resistance [subject], tuberculosis [subject], tb, tuberculosis [subject], tb Source Type: news
WHO supports the response to crisis in north-eastern Nigeria
WHO and partners are supporting the Borno State Government to respond to the humanitarian crisis in north-eastern Nigeria, where some 3.7 million people are in urgent need of essential health services. The actual numbers of people requiring life-saving help may be much higher as ongoing insecurity means many areas are still inaccessible. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - October 7, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, African Region [region], Nigeria [country] Source Type: news
Treating cardiovascular disease in Barbados
The outwardly calm and relaxing Caribbean island of Barbados hides a pressure-cooker health crisis: more than one-third of Barbadians aged 25-70 years suffer from hypertension, the main risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) – the world’s number one killer. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - September 29, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: cardiovascular disease [subject], cardiovascular disease, heart attack, heart attacks, cvd, heart diseases, heart disease, high blood pressure, hypertension, rabies [subject], Barbados [country], Feature [doctype], Region of the Americas [region] Source Type: news
Eliminating rabies in India through awareness, treatment and vaccination
Rabies, passed to humans primarily through dog bites, is always fatal by the time its symptoms start, but it is entirely preventable. The true burden of rabies in India is not known. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - September 28, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: rabies [subject], rabies [subject], Feature [doctype], Indonesia [country], South-East Asia Region [region] Source Type: news
10 facts on rabies
(Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - September 27, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: rabies [subject], rabies [subject] Source Type: news
Election process for the new WHO Director-General, 6 candidates proposed
23 September 2016 | Geneva – The period has closed for Member States to propose candidates for the post of Director-General of the World Health Organization, with six candidates being proposed from six countries. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - September 23, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: maternal health [subject], maternal mortality, maternal, antenatal care, mother, childbirth, maternal welfare Source Type: news
Can a mosquito transmit more than one disease?
(Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - September 21, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: chikungunya [subject], yellow fever [subject], zika [subject], Q & A [doctype] Source Type: news
WHO and partners battle multiple disease outbreaks in South Sudan
Infectious diseases continue to pose a major public health threat in South Sudan. Adding to the chronic burden of disease, regular outbreaks further threaten people's health. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - September 9, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: cholera [subject], vibrio cholerae, emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, measles [subject], Eastern Mediterranean Region [region], Emergency [doctype], South Sudan [country] Source Type: news
Yellow fever vaccination campaign in Kinshasa: More than 7 million vaccinated in 2 weeks
As the rainy season begins in the city of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the biggest ever yellow fever emergency vaccination campaign in Africa is drawing to a close. More than 7 million people in Kinshasa province have been successfully vaccinated in the last 2 weeks. But in the country ’s remote areas on the Angola border, the campaign is still being rolled out, targeting a further 3 million people at risk with the aim of ending this outbreak of the potentially fatal disease. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - August 31, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: yellow fever [subject], yellow fever [subject] Source Type: news
Yellow fever vaccination campaign in Democratic Republic of the Congo: Logistics pathway
The biggest emergency yellow fever vaccination campaign ever held in Africa is underway in Democratic Republic of the Congo. With high risk of transmission of the mosquito-borne disease in the densely populated capital city of Kinshasa, the vaccination campaign aims to protect as many people at risk as possible and stop the outbreak before the rainy season begins in late September. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - August 26, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: yellow fever [subject], yellow fever [subject] Source Type: news
Pioneering methadone programme in Dar es Salaam gives hope to thousands
Mwananyamala is one of two hospitals in Dar es Salaam that now make methadone available as treatment for addiction. Methadone maintenance treatment is regarded by WHO as the most effective therapy for heroin users, and methadone was added to WHO ’s model essential medicines list in 2005. In combination with psychosocial support, it can help to reduce addiction to opioids such as heroin, prevent infection with HIV and other diseases transmitted by sharing needles, and reduce the criminal behaviour that often accompanies illicit drug use. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - August 24, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: substance abuse [subject], drug addiction, drug dependence, drug abuse, drug use, substance abuse [subject], drug addiction, drug dependence, drug abuse, drug use, African Region [region], Feature [doctype], United Republic of Tanzania [country] Source Type: news
Ghanaian health workers use mobile phones to collect real-time maternal health data
In partnership with the Ghanaian Ministry of Health, the Millennium Villages Project is working to improve and speed-up data collection, which is a key component of WHO ’s work to help countries implement Maternal Death Surveillance and Response (MDSR). MDSR is a continuous cycle of identification, notification and review of deaths among pregnant women and those who recently gave birth, followed by actions and monitoring of the response to prevent future deaths. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - August 24, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: maternal health [subject], maternal mortality, maternal, antenatal care, mother, childbirth, maternal welfare, maternal health [subject], maternal mortality, maternal, antenatal care, mother, childbirth, maternal welfare, African Region [region], Feature Source Type: news
South Sudan health crisis worsens as more partners pull out and number of displaced rises
The recent escalation of the conflict in South Sudan has forced many people to flee, including those that were supporting the health response. Preventable and curable diseases, such as malaria and acute watery diarrhoea, are major causes of death among the growing number of internally displaced persons in the country. Many people do not have access to adequate shelter, which may increase rates of malaria and upper respiratory infections, while the ongoing rainy season is increasing the risk of water-borne diseases, such as cholera. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - August 18, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: cholera [subject], vibrio cholerae, emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, malaria [subject], measles [subject], Eastern Mediterranean R Source Type: news
Yellow fever vaccination campaign starts in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
The biggest emergency yellow fever vaccination campaign ever held in Africa was launched in the city of Kinshasa in Democratic Republic of the Congo this week. With high risk of transmission of the mosquito-borne disease in this densely populated city, the vaccination campaign aims to protect as many people as possible and stop the outbreak before the rainy season begins in late September. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - August 18, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: yellow fever [subject], yellow fever [subject], African Region [region], Democratic Republic of the Congo [country] Source Type: news
Maternal death reviews help countries identify missed opportunities and plan interventions
Every year, an estimated 303 000 women die due to complications in pregnancy and childbirth. Most of these deaths could be prevented with high-quality care. However, accurate information on how many women died, where they died and how they died is often lacking in most countries. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - August 16, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: surveillance [subject], yellow fever [subject], yellow fever [subject], African Region [region], Feature [doctype], Sierra Leone [country] Source Type: news
