Health
United Nations agencies are mounting emergency operations to contain an epidemic of measles in the Central African Republic and of cholera in Niger. The recent rebellion against the former regime of Francois Bozize in the Central African Republic [CAR] is taking a heavy toll on children. Last month, eight children tested positive for measles in the capital, Bangui, raising alarm at the possibility of the spread of this killer disease. The U.N. Childrenâs Fund says months of extreme violence …
The yellow fever âboosterâ vaccination given 10 years after the initial vaccination is not necessary, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO’s group of experts on immunization believes one dose of vaccination is enough to provide life-long immunity against yellow fever.
“This is very important because it will allow endemic countries currently using booster doses in their schedule to consider alleviating this schedule, and it also has implications for …
By 2015, almost one-third of the global population will remain without access to improved sanitation – which is U.N.-speak for hygienic toilet facilities. That would fall well short of a key global Millennium Development Goal [MDG], which is detailed in a new report published jointly by the World Health Organization and the U.N. Childrenâs Fund.
Bruce Gordon, the acting coordinator for water, sanitation and health at the World Health Organization, said Mondayâs report was published as a …
Providing Africans with affordable health care could be realized if pharmaceutical products were produced on the African continent. The continent faces many challenges before it will be able produce its own medicines. African and Chinese delegations came together this week at the Roundtable on China-Africa Health Cooperation to discuss how Africa can start producing health care products on the continent. This could help African countries provide their citizens with a stable supply of …
An innovative program combining maternity advice and mobile phones is launching in South Africa, and could affect the lives of millions of mothers and babies. The service has already been launched in Bangladesh, and will soon come to India.
By 2014, there will be more phones on this planet than there are people, according to the United Nationâs telecoms agency. That startling comparison gave birth to an idea: Why not use mobile technology to give health information to plugged-in …
A recently released study says that scaling up micronutrient powders, MNPâs, is the key to preventing iron deficiency anemia in children worldwide. The research was sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and carried out by the NGO Results for Development Institute in Washington D.C. Multiple micronutrient powders are tasteless and can be sprinkled on any homemade food, making it easily digestible even for babies. It provides vital vitamins and minerals that children need for …
The humanitarian organization Save the Children has released its annual State of the Worldâs Mothers report. It says despite much progress being made in reducing maternal and child deaths, every year, three million babies die within the first month of life. Many just live a few hours. Save the Children President and CEO Carolyn Miles said thereâs a widespread and mistaken belief that little can be done to save newborn lives in developing countries. As a result, many babies die. âThis …
The World Health Organization (WHO) says malaria is preventable, treatable and can be defeated. In marking World Malaria Day, which falls on April 25, WHO says investing in malaria control pays big dividends in terms of improved health and economic development. Malaria is a major cause of death and illness. Globally, the World Health Organization reports some 3.3 billion people are at risk of this disease, primarily in Africa. Although malaria – a …
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has developed a hand-held device capable of identifying counterfeit or substandard malaria drugs and has signed a letter of intent with Corning Inc. to manufacture the product. The device, known as CD-3, is a battery-operated tool that uses different wavelengths of light to compare an authentic malaria drug with a potentially fake product, the FDA said on Wednesday. Malaria is a potentially deadly mosquito-borne disease that often causes fever, chills …
Doctors Without Borders says it has started treating hundreds of children in Nigeria’s Zamfara state who suffered lead poisoning by playing in contaminated dirt. Cleanup efforts in the area are making progress. But the medical aid group warns that time for the cleanup project is running out as the rainy season closes in. Before lead-poisoned children can be treated, the dirt they walk over and play in must be cleaned up, or they will just be re-contaminated again. …
Every year, more than 240 million people get a potentially deadly parasitic infection known as schistosomiasis, transmitted by fresh water snails. Infection rates have risen to as high as 80 percent in some parts of Africa, where communities often rely on rivers and lakes for bathing, cooking and other household chores. In Saint-Louis, Senegal, aid workers are using another indigenous species, the prawn, to keep parasite levels in check in local rivers. In mid-morning, Coumba …
Three million newborns die each year, most of them in the developing world. Experts say most of these deaths are easily preventable, and have met at the Global Newborn Health Conference in South Africa to develop a global plan to reverse this trend. When Kelvin was born, his 21-year-old mother said she had no clue how to care for an infant – let alone two, since Kelvin has an identical twin, Ken. It has not been easy, said their mother, Thokozani Mkandawire. But at a clinic in …
The World Health Organization estimates immunization saves the lives of two- to three million children every year. In advance of World Immunization Week, which starts April 20, the U.N. agency is calling on nations to help immunize more children against preventable diseases so more lives can be saved. The World Health Organization estimates nearly 80 percent of infants worldwide are receiving the full course of vaccinations against killer diseases, such as diphtheria, measles and …
The World Health Organization and U.N. Children’s Fund are unveiling a new strategy to end preventable child deaths from pneumonia and diarrhea by 2025. The agencies say this new plan of action potentially could save the lives of up to two million young children each year. Pneumonia and diarrhea are two leading killers of young children. Together, they account for nearly one-third of all the deaths of children under five years old in developing countries. Nearly 90 …
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