BREAKING – United States Unveils Global Vaccine Sharing Scheme for 80 Million Doses by End June 03/06/2021 Editorial team United States President Joe Biden on Thusday unveiled a detailed strategy for sharing 80 million surplus US COVID-19 vaccine doses with other countries in need by the end of June. A detailed allocation plan for the first 25 million of those vaccine doses calls for sharing 75% through the WHO-cosponsored COVAX global vaccine facility – […] Continue reading -> Six Pacific Nations First To Benefit From New Zealand’s COVID-19 Vaccine Donation 01/06/2021 Editorial team Six low-and middle-income countries in the Pacific region are set to receive the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines donated by the government of New Zealand in response to global supply constraints. Fiji, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga and Tuvalu will in the coming months benefit from the dose-sharing agreement, signed on Tuesday […] Continue reading -> MSF Calls On COVID-19 Test Manufacturer To Further Slash Prices 07/05/2021 Editorial team Humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has called on US diagnostics corporation Cepheid, which produces the GeneXpert testing machines that run COVID-19 tests, to immediately reduce the prices for the tests to allow for more people to be diagnosed as the pandemic continues to ravage parts of the world. MSF’s plea comes after Cepheid on […] Continue reading -> WHO & UNICEF Call For Better Hygiene & More Affordable Water & Sanitation To Stop The Spread Of Deadly Infections 06/05/2021 Editorial team Low-and-middle-income countries have made significantly less progress than high-income countries in implementing hand hygiene and infection prevention programmes that can stop deadly diseases, from diarrhoea to COVID-19, according to a recent A World Health Organization survey of 88 countries. And one in four health care facilities in poorer countries do not have basic water services […] Continue reading -> More Strokes Observed Among Young & Healthy COVID Patients – New Study Finds 29/04/2021 Editorial team A new study of stroke patients hospitalized during the COVID-19 pandemic, has found a higher rate of young and healthy stroke victims, as compared to averages before the pandemic began. The researchers in 136 hospitals across 32 nations found that some 25% of stroke patients who had also been sick with COVID-19, were under the […] Continue reading -> Unitaid Commemorates World Chagas Day With New Initiative To Prevent Mother-To-Child Transmission 15/04/2021 Editorial team In commemoration of World Chagas Disease Day, Unitaid and the Brazilian Ministry of Health launched a $19 million initiative to expand access to affordable diagnostics and treatments for women and newborns in four Latin American countries where Chagas disease is endemic – Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, and Paraguay. Transmitted by the blood-sucking triatomine bug called Trypanosoma […] Continue reading -> Gavi Receives $400 Million in Donations at High-Level Event To Expand Global Access to COVID-19 Vaccines 15/04/2021 Editorial team In a vital step forward that will help accelerate global access to COVID-19 vaccines, Gavi, the vaccine alliance raised some $400 million in donations at a high-level event on Thursday, just a week after the global COVAX facility reached 100 countries with almost 40 million vaccine doses. The event was hosted by US Secretary of […] Continue reading -> UK COVID-19 Variant Not Linked to Severe Disease or Reinfection – New Lancet Study 14/04/2021 Editorial team Two studies published by The Lancet Infectious Disease and The Lancet Public Health report that the United Kingdom’s dominant strain of the virus is not linked to more severe disease or death, and that there was no apparent increase in reinfection rate from the variant. The variant of SARS-CoV-2 2, B.1.1.7, emerged as the dominant […] Continue reading -> Ivermectin For COVID: Insignificant Results In Treatment Of Mild Cases – WHO Recommends Use Only In Clinical Trials 02/04/2021 Editorial team A recent trial of ivermectin, a mainstay treatment for the parasitic disease onchocerciasis for the past three decades, has failed to show significant impacts against COVID-19, a new study, published in JAMA, reports. The study by a group of researchers in Cali, Colombia found that the use of the antiparitic drug, typically used to treat onchocersiasis […] Continue reading -> Many South African Children Don’t Get TB Treatment Due to Diagnostic and Reporting Challenges 24/03/2021 Editorial team A recent doctoral study at the Desmond Tutu Tuberculosis Centre at Stellenbosch University (SU), South Africa has shown that hospital-based intervention could help address the tuberculosis hospital reporting gap. The university said there were many children with tuberculosis that didn’t receive the necessary treatment because of challenges with diagnosis and reporting. “In South Africa, thousands […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Write a Comment... Email (Required) Name (Required) Website Loading Comments... Comment ×
Six Pacific Nations First To Benefit From New Zealand’s COVID-19 Vaccine Donation 01/06/2021 Editorial team Six low-and middle-income countries in the Pacific region are set to receive the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines donated by the government of New Zealand in response to global supply constraints. Fiji, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga and Tuvalu will in the coming months benefit from the dose-sharing agreement, signed on Tuesday […] Continue reading -> MSF Calls On COVID-19 Test Manufacturer To Further Slash Prices 07/05/2021 Editorial team Humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has called on US diagnostics corporation Cepheid, which produces the GeneXpert testing machines that run COVID-19 tests, to immediately reduce the prices for the tests to allow for more people to be diagnosed as the pandemic continues to ravage parts of the world. MSF’s plea comes after Cepheid on […] Continue reading -> WHO & UNICEF Call For Better Hygiene & More Affordable Water & Sanitation To Stop The Spread Of Deadly Infections 06/05/2021 Editorial team Low-and-middle-income countries have made significantly less progress than high-income countries in implementing hand hygiene and infection prevention programmes that can stop deadly diseases, from diarrhoea to COVID-19, according to a recent A World Health Organization survey of 88 countries. And one in four health care facilities in poorer countries do not have basic water services […] Continue reading -> More Strokes Observed Among Young & Healthy COVID Patients – New Study Finds 29/04/2021 Editorial team A new study of stroke patients hospitalized during the COVID-19 pandemic, has found a higher rate of young and healthy stroke victims, as compared to averages before the pandemic began. The researchers in 136 hospitals across 32 nations found that some 25% of stroke patients who had also been sick with COVID-19, were under the […] Continue reading -> Unitaid Commemorates World Chagas Day With New Initiative To Prevent Mother-To-Child Transmission 15/04/2021 Editorial team In commemoration of World Chagas Disease Day, Unitaid and the Brazilian Ministry of Health launched a $19 million initiative to expand access to affordable diagnostics and treatments for women and newborns in four Latin American countries where Chagas disease is endemic – Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, and Paraguay. Transmitted by the blood-sucking triatomine bug called Trypanosoma […] Continue reading -> Gavi Receives $400 Million in Donations at High-Level Event To Expand Global Access to COVID-19 Vaccines 15/04/2021 Editorial team In a vital step forward that will help accelerate global access to COVID-19 vaccines, Gavi, the vaccine alliance raised some $400 million in donations at a high-level event on Thursday, just a week after the global COVAX facility reached 100 countries with almost 40 million vaccine doses. The event was hosted by US Secretary of […] Continue reading -> UK COVID-19 Variant Not Linked to Severe Disease or Reinfection – New Lancet Study 14/04/2021 Editorial team Two studies published by The Lancet Infectious Disease and The Lancet Public Health report that the United Kingdom’s dominant strain of the virus is not linked to more severe disease or death, and that there was no apparent increase in reinfection rate from the variant. The variant of SARS-CoV-2 2, B.1.1.7, emerged as the dominant […] Continue reading -> Ivermectin For COVID: Insignificant Results In Treatment Of Mild Cases – WHO Recommends Use Only In Clinical Trials 02/04/2021 Editorial team A recent trial of ivermectin, a mainstay treatment for the parasitic disease onchocerciasis for the past three decades, has failed to show significant impacts against COVID-19, a new study, published in JAMA, reports. The study by a group of researchers in Cali, Colombia found that the use of the antiparitic drug, typically used to treat onchocersiasis […] Continue reading -> Many South African Children Don’t Get TB Treatment Due to Diagnostic and Reporting Challenges 24/03/2021 Editorial team A recent doctoral study at the Desmond Tutu Tuberculosis Centre at Stellenbosch University (SU), South Africa has shown that hospital-based intervention could help address the tuberculosis hospital reporting gap. The university said there were many children with tuberculosis that didn’t receive the necessary treatment because of challenges with diagnosis and reporting. “In South Africa, thousands […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Write a Comment... Email (Required) Name (Required) Website Loading Comments... Comment ×
MSF Calls On COVID-19 Test Manufacturer To Further Slash Prices 07/05/2021 Editorial team Humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has called on US diagnostics corporation Cepheid, which produces the GeneXpert testing machines that run COVID-19 tests, to immediately reduce the prices for the tests to allow for more people to be diagnosed as the pandemic continues to ravage parts of the world. MSF’s plea comes after Cepheid on […] Continue reading -> WHO & UNICEF Call For Better Hygiene & More Affordable Water & Sanitation To Stop The Spread Of Deadly Infections 06/05/2021 Editorial team Low-and-middle-income countries have made significantly less progress than high-income countries in implementing hand hygiene and infection prevention programmes that can stop deadly diseases, from diarrhoea to COVID-19, according to a recent A World Health Organization survey of 88 countries. And one in four health care facilities in poorer countries do not have basic water services […] Continue reading -> More Strokes Observed Among Young & Healthy COVID Patients – New Study Finds 29/04/2021 Editorial team A new study of stroke patients hospitalized during the COVID-19 pandemic, has found a higher rate of young and healthy stroke victims, as compared to averages before the pandemic began. The researchers in 136 hospitals across 32 nations found that some 25% of stroke patients who had also been sick with COVID-19, were under the […] Continue reading -> Unitaid Commemorates World Chagas Day With New Initiative To Prevent Mother-To-Child Transmission 15/04/2021 Editorial team In commemoration of World Chagas Disease Day, Unitaid and the Brazilian Ministry of Health launched a $19 million initiative to expand access to affordable diagnostics and treatments for women and newborns in four Latin American countries where Chagas disease is endemic – Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, and Paraguay. Transmitted by the blood-sucking triatomine bug called Trypanosoma […] Continue reading -> Gavi Receives $400 Million in Donations at High-Level Event To Expand Global Access to COVID-19 Vaccines 15/04/2021 Editorial team In a vital step forward that will help accelerate global access to COVID-19 vaccines, Gavi, the vaccine alliance raised some $400 million in donations at a high-level event on Thursday, just a week after the global COVAX facility reached 100 countries with almost 40 million vaccine doses. The event was hosted by US Secretary of […] Continue reading -> UK COVID-19 Variant Not Linked to Severe Disease or Reinfection – New Lancet Study 14/04/2021 Editorial team Two studies published by The Lancet Infectious Disease and The Lancet Public Health report that the United Kingdom’s dominant strain of the virus is not linked to more severe disease or death, and that there was no apparent increase in reinfection rate from the variant. The variant of SARS-CoV-2 2, B.1.1.7, emerged as the dominant […] Continue reading -> Ivermectin For COVID: Insignificant Results In Treatment Of Mild Cases – WHO Recommends Use Only In Clinical Trials 02/04/2021 Editorial team A recent trial of ivermectin, a mainstay treatment for the parasitic disease onchocerciasis for the past three decades, has failed to show significant impacts against COVID-19, a new study, published in JAMA, reports. The study by a group of researchers in Cali, Colombia found that the use of the antiparitic drug, typically used to treat onchocersiasis […] Continue reading -> Many South African Children Don’t Get TB Treatment Due to Diagnostic and Reporting Challenges 24/03/2021 Editorial team A recent doctoral study at the Desmond Tutu Tuberculosis Centre at Stellenbosch University (SU), South Africa has shown that hospital-based intervention could help address the tuberculosis hospital reporting gap. The university said there were many children with tuberculosis that didn’t receive the necessary treatment because of challenges with diagnosis and reporting. “In South Africa, thousands […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Write a Comment... Email (Required) Name (Required) Website Loading Comments... Comment ×
WHO & UNICEF Call For Better Hygiene & More Affordable Water & Sanitation To Stop The Spread Of Deadly Infections 06/05/2021 Editorial team Low-and-middle-income countries have made significantly less progress than high-income countries in implementing hand hygiene and infection prevention programmes that can stop deadly diseases, from diarrhoea to COVID-19, according to a recent A World Health Organization survey of 88 countries. And one in four health care facilities in poorer countries do not have basic water services […] Continue reading -> More Strokes Observed Among Young & Healthy COVID Patients – New Study Finds 29/04/2021 Editorial team A new study of stroke patients hospitalized during the COVID-19 pandemic, has found a higher rate of young and healthy stroke victims, as compared to averages before the pandemic began. The researchers in 136 hospitals across 32 nations found that some 25% of stroke patients who had also been sick with COVID-19, were under the […] Continue reading -> Unitaid Commemorates World Chagas Day With New Initiative To Prevent Mother-To-Child Transmission 15/04/2021 Editorial team In commemoration of World Chagas Disease Day, Unitaid and the Brazilian Ministry of Health launched a $19 million initiative to expand access to affordable diagnostics and treatments for women and newborns in four Latin American countries where Chagas disease is endemic – Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, and Paraguay. Transmitted by the blood-sucking triatomine bug called Trypanosoma […] Continue reading -> Gavi Receives $400 Million in Donations at High-Level Event To Expand Global Access to COVID-19 Vaccines 15/04/2021 Editorial team In a vital step forward that will help accelerate global access to COVID-19 vaccines, Gavi, the vaccine alliance raised some $400 million in donations at a high-level event on Thursday, just a week after the global COVAX facility reached 100 countries with almost 40 million vaccine doses. The event was hosted by US Secretary of […] Continue reading -> UK COVID-19 Variant Not Linked to Severe Disease or Reinfection – New Lancet Study 14/04/2021 Editorial team Two studies published by The Lancet Infectious Disease and The Lancet Public Health report that the United Kingdom’s dominant strain of the virus is not linked to more severe disease or death, and that there was no apparent increase in reinfection rate from the variant. The variant of SARS-CoV-2 2, B.1.1.7, emerged as the dominant […] Continue reading -> Ivermectin For COVID: Insignificant Results In Treatment Of Mild Cases – WHO Recommends Use Only In Clinical Trials 02/04/2021 Editorial team A recent trial of ivermectin, a mainstay treatment for the parasitic disease onchocerciasis for the past three decades, has failed to show significant impacts against COVID-19, a new study, published in JAMA, reports. The study by a group of researchers in Cali, Colombia found that the use of the antiparitic drug, typically used to treat onchocersiasis […] Continue reading -> Many South African Children Don’t Get TB Treatment Due to Diagnostic and Reporting Challenges 24/03/2021 Editorial team A recent doctoral study at the Desmond Tutu Tuberculosis Centre at Stellenbosch University (SU), South Africa has shown that hospital-based intervention could help address the tuberculosis hospital reporting gap. The university said there were many children with tuberculosis that didn’t receive the necessary treatment because of challenges with diagnosis and reporting. “In South Africa, thousands […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Write a Comment... Email (Required) Name (Required) Website Loading Comments... Comment ×
More Strokes Observed Among Young & Healthy COVID Patients – New Study Finds 29/04/2021 Editorial team A new study of stroke patients hospitalized during the COVID-19 pandemic, has found a higher rate of young and healthy stroke victims, as compared to averages before the pandemic began. The researchers in 136 hospitals across 32 nations found that some 25% of stroke patients who had also been sick with COVID-19, were under the […] Continue reading -> Unitaid Commemorates World Chagas Day With New Initiative To Prevent Mother-To-Child Transmission 15/04/2021 Editorial team In commemoration of World Chagas Disease Day, Unitaid and the Brazilian Ministry of Health launched a $19 million initiative to expand access to affordable diagnostics and treatments for women and newborns in four Latin American countries where Chagas disease is endemic – Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, and Paraguay. Transmitted by the blood-sucking triatomine bug called Trypanosoma […] Continue reading -> Gavi Receives $400 Million in Donations at High-Level Event To Expand Global Access to COVID-19 Vaccines 15/04/2021 Editorial team In a vital step forward that will help accelerate global access to COVID-19 vaccines, Gavi, the vaccine alliance raised some $400 million in donations at a high-level event on Thursday, just a week after the global COVAX facility reached 100 countries with almost 40 million vaccine doses. The event was hosted by US Secretary of […] Continue reading -> UK COVID-19 Variant Not Linked to Severe Disease or Reinfection – New Lancet Study 14/04/2021 Editorial team Two studies published by The Lancet Infectious Disease and The Lancet Public Health report that the United Kingdom’s dominant strain of the virus is not linked to more severe disease or death, and that there was no apparent increase in reinfection rate from the variant. The variant of SARS-CoV-2 2, B.1.1.7, emerged as the dominant […] Continue reading -> Ivermectin For COVID: Insignificant Results In Treatment Of Mild Cases – WHO Recommends Use Only In Clinical Trials 02/04/2021 Editorial team A recent trial of ivermectin, a mainstay treatment for the parasitic disease onchocerciasis for the past three decades, has failed to show significant impacts against COVID-19, a new study, published in JAMA, reports. The study by a group of researchers in Cali, Colombia found that the use of the antiparitic drug, typically used to treat onchocersiasis […] Continue reading -> Many South African Children Don’t Get TB Treatment Due to Diagnostic and Reporting Challenges 24/03/2021 Editorial team A recent doctoral study at the Desmond Tutu Tuberculosis Centre at Stellenbosch University (SU), South Africa has shown that hospital-based intervention could help address the tuberculosis hospital reporting gap. The university said there were many children with tuberculosis that didn’t receive the necessary treatment because of challenges with diagnosis and reporting. “In South Africa, thousands […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Write a Comment... Email (Required) Name (Required) Website Loading Comments... Comment ×
Unitaid Commemorates World Chagas Day With New Initiative To Prevent Mother-To-Child Transmission 15/04/2021 Editorial team In commemoration of World Chagas Disease Day, Unitaid and the Brazilian Ministry of Health launched a $19 million initiative to expand access to affordable diagnostics and treatments for women and newborns in four Latin American countries where Chagas disease is endemic – Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, and Paraguay. Transmitted by the blood-sucking triatomine bug called Trypanosoma […] Continue reading -> Gavi Receives $400 Million in Donations at High-Level Event To Expand Global Access to COVID-19 Vaccines 15/04/2021 Editorial team In a vital step forward that will help accelerate global access to COVID-19 vaccines, Gavi, the vaccine alliance raised some $400 million in donations at a high-level event on Thursday, just a week after the global COVAX facility reached 100 countries with almost 40 million vaccine doses. The event was hosted by US Secretary of […] Continue reading -> UK COVID-19 Variant Not Linked to Severe Disease or Reinfection – New Lancet Study 14/04/2021 Editorial team Two studies published by The Lancet Infectious Disease and The Lancet Public Health report that the United Kingdom’s dominant strain of the virus is not linked to more severe disease or death, and that there was no apparent increase in reinfection rate from the variant. The variant of SARS-CoV-2 2, B.1.1.7, emerged as the dominant […] Continue reading -> Ivermectin For COVID: Insignificant Results In Treatment Of Mild Cases – WHO Recommends Use Only In Clinical Trials 02/04/2021 Editorial team A recent trial of ivermectin, a mainstay treatment for the parasitic disease onchocerciasis for the past three decades, has failed to show significant impacts against COVID-19, a new study, published in JAMA, reports. The study by a group of researchers in Cali, Colombia found that the use of the antiparitic drug, typically used to treat onchocersiasis […] Continue reading -> Many South African Children Don’t Get TB Treatment Due to Diagnostic and Reporting Challenges 24/03/2021 Editorial team A recent doctoral study at the Desmond Tutu Tuberculosis Centre at Stellenbosch University (SU), South Africa has shown that hospital-based intervention could help address the tuberculosis hospital reporting gap. The university said there were many children with tuberculosis that didn’t receive the necessary treatment because of challenges with diagnosis and reporting. “In South Africa, thousands […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Write a Comment... Email (Required) Name (Required) Website Loading Comments... Comment ×
Gavi Receives $400 Million in Donations at High-Level Event To Expand Global Access to COVID-19 Vaccines 15/04/2021 Editorial team In a vital step forward that will help accelerate global access to COVID-19 vaccines, Gavi, the vaccine alliance raised some $400 million in donations at a high-level event on Thursday, just a week after the global COVAX facility reached 100 countries with almost 40 million vaccine doses. The event was hosted by US Secretary of […] Continue reading -> UK COVID-19 Variant Not Linked to Severe Disease or Reinfection – New Lancet Study 14/04/2021 Editorial team Two studies published by The Lancet Infectious Disease and The Lancet Public Health report that the United Kingdom’s dominant strain of the virus is not linked to more severe disease or death, and that there was no apparent increase in reinfection rate from the variant. The variant of SARS-CoV-2 2, B.1.1.7, emerged as the dominant […] Continue reading -> Ivermectin For COVID: Insignificant Results In Treatment Of Mild Cases – WHO Recommends Use Only In Clinical Trials 02/04/2021 Editorial team A recent trial of ivermectin, a mainstay treatment for the parasitic disease onchocerciasis for the past three decades, has failed to show significant impacts against COVID-19, a new study, published in JAMA, reports. The study by a group of researchers in Cali, Colombia found that the use of the antiparitic drug, typically used to treat onchocersiasis […] Continue reading -> Many South African Children Don’t Get TB Treatment Due to Diagnostic and Reporting Challenges 24/03/2021 Editorial team A recent doctoral study at the Desmond Tutu Tuberculosis Centre at Stellenbosch University (SU), South Africa has shown that hospital-based intervention could help address the tuberculosis hospital reporting gap. The university said there were many children with tuberculosis that didn’t receive the necessary treatment because of challenges with diagnosis and reporting. “In South Africa, thousands […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Write a Comment... Email (Required) Name (Required) Website Loading Comments... Comment ×
UK COVID-19 Variant Not Linked to Severe Disease or Reinfection – New Lancet Study 14/04/2021 Editorial team Two studies published by The Lancet Infectious Disease and The Lancet Public Health report that the United Kingdom’s dominant strain of the virus is not linked to more severe disease or death, and that there was no apparent increase in reinfection rate from the variant. The variant of SARS-CoV-2 2, B.1.1.7, emerged as the dominant […] Continue reading -> Ivermectin For COVID: Insignificant Results In Treatment Of Mild Cases – WHO Recommends Use Only In Clinical Trials 02/04/2021 Editorial team A recent trial of ivermectin, a mainstay treatment for the parasitic disease onchocerciasis for the past three decades, has failed to show significant impacts against COVID-19, a new study, published in JAMA, reports. The study by a group of researchers in Cali, Colombia found that the use of the antiparitic drug, typically used to treat onchocersiasis […] Continue reading -> Many South African Children Don’t Get TB Treatment Due to Diagnostic and Reporting Challenges 24/03/2021 Editorial team A recent doctoral study at the Desmond Tutu Tuberculosis Centre at Stellenbosch University (SU), South Africa has shown that hospital-based intervention could help address the tuberculosis hospital reporting gap. The university said there were many children with tuberculosis that didn’t receive the necessary treatment because of challenges with diagnosis and reporting. “In South Africa, thousands […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Write a Comment... Email (Required) Name (Required) Website Loading Comments... Comment ×
Ivermectin For COVID: Insignificant Results In Treatment Of Mild Cases – WHO Recommends Use Only In Clinical Trials 02/04/2021 Editorial team A recent trial of ivermectin, a mainstay treatment for the parasitic disease onchocerciasis for the past three decades, has failed to show significant impacts against COVID-19, a new study, published in JAMA, reports. The study by a group of researchers in Cali, Colombia found that the use of the antiparitic drug, typically used to treat onchocersiasis […] Continue reading -> Many South African Children Don’t Get TB Treatment Due to Diagnostic and Reporting Challenges 24/03/2021 Editorial team A recent doctoral study at the Desmond Tutu Tuberculosis Centre at Stellenbosch University (SU), South Africa has shown that hospital-based intervention could help address the tuberculosis hospital reporting gap. The university said there were many children with tuberculosis that didn’t receive the necessary treatment because of challenges with diagnosis and reporting. “In South Africa, thousands […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Many South African Children Don’t Get TB Treatment Due to Diagnostic and Reporting Challenges 24/03/2021 Editorial team A recent doctoral study at the Desmond Tutu Tuberculosis Centre at Stellenbosch University (SU), South Africa has shown that hospital-based intervention could help address the tuberculosis hospital reporting gap. The university said there were many children with tuberculosis that didn’t receive the necessary treatment because of challenges with diagnosis and reporting. “In South Africa, thousands […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts