Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 28 August 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — Representatives of drug regulatory agencies from 120 Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) are in Brazil this week for the 16th International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities (ICDRA), taking place in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 24 to 29.
At the opening session of the…
Intestinal parasites are a
threat to child growth and development. They cause malnutrition, anemia and
other illnesses that lead to absenteeism and poor performance in school. In
Latin America and the Caribbean, 46 million children are at risk. Watch this video
to learn more about parasites from three students who received preventive
treatment as…
Clinicians working in Liberia have informed WHO that 2 doctors
and 1 nurse have now received the experimental Ebola therapy, ZMapp. The nurse and one of the doctors show a marked improvement.
The condition of the second doctor is serious but has improved somewhat.
Situation assessment - 21 August 2014
Clinicians working in Liberia…
Situation assessment - 22 August 2014 - The magnitude of the Ebola outbreak, especially in Liberia and Sierra Leone, has been underestimated for a number of reasons.Many families hide infected loved ones in their homes. As Ebola has no cure, some believe infected loved ones will be more comfortable dying at home.Others deny that a patient has…
WHO statement, 24 August 2014 - WHO is working to ensure an international health worker who is deployed for the Organization in Sierra Leone and has contracted Ebola receives the best care possible including the option of medical evacuation to another care facility if necessary.
International health workers are an important part of this…
With
the goal of achieving a "healthy…
…WHO statement | 18 August 2014 - The current Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak is believed to have begun in Guinea in December 2013. This outbreak now involves community transmission in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone and recently an ill traveller from Liberia infected a small number of people in Nigeria with whom he had direct contact.On 8…
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