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Latin America is a world example in the fight against this disease. Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Mexico have already eliminated onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness. The yanomami territory in Brazil and Venezuela is the last stronghold for eliminating this disease in the region.June 2018
This downed tree over this house seemed to convey that in a way that other images couldn't. Huge and mighty, the soil became so saturated, even it's roots could not maintain grip. It toppled over directly on top of the home of Victor Sierra.
Hurricane Maria was one of the deadliest storms to devastate the Caribbean. When it touched down in Puerto…
Irene and Vanuza are Community Health Agents from São Paulo, Brazil. They go from house to house promoting the yellow fever vaccination campaign. They give an appointment that includes the day and place of vaccination, thus avoiding a long wait at the health units (video in Spanish only)
Cholera vaccination in the city of Les Cayes, Sud Department, Haiti
Amalia Jean Simon, 10 years old, was one of the first to approach the cholera vaccination post in the city of Les Cayes to get the oral cholera vaccine.
On December 1, 2017 Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Montserrat and Saint Kitts and Nevis were certified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as having eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis.
“This elimination is the result of our strong political commitment to public health and of making the…
In my case, I had adult respiratory distress syndrome which means my lungs filled with fluid and my oxygen level plummeted.
Sepsis is the natural progression of a serious infection in the body if you can't control it with antibiotics you will develop sepsis.
We should all pay close attention to a person who is exhibiting these symptoms. Every…
Rabies vaccination campaign in Guatemala, October 2017.
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Trachoma has been eliminated as a public health problem in Mexico, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced today. Mexico becomes the first country in the Americas and the third in the world after Oman and Morocco to receive validation from WHO for having eliminated this disease.
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