Tag Archives: World Health Organization

CHAD: Polio Outbreak

Posted on February 5, 2012 by

  DAKAR, 5 February 2012 Poor-quality emergency immunization campaigns and low routine polio immunization coverage are helping the polio virus to spread in Chad, with 132 cases reported in 2011 – five times the number in 2010. More commitment is … Continue reading →

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HEALTH: Pledge to eradicate “neglected” diseases

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

Ten little-known but debilitating diseases will be high on the agenda of the world’s pharmaceutical chiefs, health ministers and donor governments after they pledged their support for a World Health Organization (WHO) initiative to wipe out guinea worm, river blindness, trachoma, leprosy, … Continue reading →

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AID POLICY:New Deal for Developing Nations

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

DAKAR, December 2011 (IRIN) – At the global aid effectiveness forum in Busan, South Korea, in November and December this year, the “G7+”, a group of nations which includes 19 fragile and conflict-affected states, agreed a New Deal on fragile states, … Continue reading →

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AFRICA: HIV-positive women infant-feeding confusion

Posted on December 10, 2011 by

ADDIS ABABA, 9 December 2011 (PlusNews)The latest guidelines on infant-feeding options for HIV-positive mothers in Africa have not been disseminated in many countries, leaving women dangerously confused about the best nutritional path to protect their children from contracting the virus, … Continue reading →

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KENYA: Poor Mental Healthcare

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

  NAIROBI, 30 November 2011 (IRIN) – A shortage of mental health specialists and facilities, ignorance and stigma, are among the challenges facing the provision of quality psycho-social care in Kenya, say specialists. There is a huge treatment gap in Kenya, … Continue reading →

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HIV/AIDS: Global Fund cancels funding

Posted on November 24, 2011 by

JOHANNESBURG, 24 November 2011 (PlusNews) – The Global Fund to Fight HIV, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria has cancelled its next round of funding and cut off countries like Russia, China and Brazil after donors failed to deliver US$2.2 billion in … Continue reading →

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Diabetes Myths:- Liberia

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

Lucy Dollokieh, a mother of four from Liberia’s Nimba County, developed severe pains when urinating and thought she had been cursed by a witch, but when a volunteer came to her village describing diabetes symptoms she recognized them, went to … Continue reading →

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‘One Billion People with Disabilities Worldwide’ – UN

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

  More than one billion people worldwide experience some form of disability, the United Nations and the World Bank said in a report that calls for the elimination of barriers that often force the people with disabilities to “the margins … Continue reading →

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NEPAL: Declared Polio-Free

Posted on March 4, 2011 by

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Nepal polio-free following a six-month period of no reported infections. “This is an example of what can be achieved by emphasizing the importance of routine immunization, high quality mass vaccination campaigns and a … Continue reading →

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HEALTH: Billions Lack Access to Life-Saving Surgery

Posted on February 24, 2011 by

More than two billion people, mostly in low-income countries, lack adequate access to life-saving surgical procedures, which is a potential obstacle to achieving health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), say specialists. “It is not news that the poor have worse access … Continue reading →

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