Infectious Disease Funding Virtually Unchanged, Neglected Tropical Diseases Continue Trend of Stagnation 28/01/2022 Raisa Santos Despite the strains of COVID-19, global funding for poverty-related infectious diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria, remains virtually unchanged at US $3.937 billion, with investment dropping only 4% in 2020, according to the fourteenth annual G-FINDER Report. The report, released by Australia-based Policy Cures Research group on Thursday, showed a drop of only US […] Continue reading -> As WHO Executive Board Meets – Handful of Countries Stall Plans to Reform WHO Finance 23/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the World Health Organization’s executive board meets this week, two major issues – reforming its finances and pandemic response – continue to defy easy consensus. A handful of powerful countries, including but not limited to the United States, remain hesitant over a plan to bolster the World Health Organization’s (WHO) finances by increasing member […] Continue reading -> Digital Scorecards Provide Citizens with Information on Neglected Tropical Diseases 11/01/2022 Joy Phumaphi & Yacine Djibo In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, putting communities and countries at the centre in the fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases, which affect some 1.5 billion people globally, is more important than ever before. New digital health tools can help us increase transparent reporting on progress and setbacks in achieving the NTD-related Sustainable Development Goals. […] Continue reading -> Global Malaria Targets Are Way Off-Track and no Timeline for Malaria Vaccine Rollout Yet 06/12/2021 Aishwarya Tendolkar As new malaria cases have increased as a result of COVID-19 and key global targets have been missed by miles, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for new approaches and tools to better implement the current ones in place in the 2021 WHO Malaria Report released on Monday. In 2020, the global malaria case […] Continue reading -> Simple Breathing Can Transmit TB More Effectively than Cough – New Research Debunks Old Convictions About Transmission 19/10/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New research published at the opening of the 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health has demonstrated that routine breathing can transmit tuberculosis even more effectively than coughing – in a finding that also echoes one of the signature lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic about SARS-CoV2 transmission. While large droplets jammed with bacteria produced by […] Continue reading -> Tuberculosis is Here to Stay if We Don’t Mobilise Resources for Diagnoses and Double Fundings, New Data Shows 01/10/2021 Aishwarya Tendolkar The COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent diversion of resources toward battling SARS-CoV2 has also set back global efforts to eliminate the world’s second most deadly infectious killer: Tuberculosis, by 2030. Only a doubling of investments next year can pave the way to attainment of the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to eliminate the disease, […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Hit HIV, TB and Malaria Programs Hard, But We’re Fighting Back 17/09/2021 Peter Sands The Results Report published by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria last week illustrates how COVID-19 has pushed us off track in significant ways – particularly with respect to access to tuberculosis (TB) and HIV diagnoses and treatment. But at the same time, there is better news with respect to the battle […] Continue reading -> World First Malaria Vaccine Generates Exciting Results in African Trials, Offering Life-Saving Opportunity 31/08/2021 Kesete Admasu In the midst of the tragedy and turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is gratifying to see work continuing in Africa to find new ways of fighting malaria, a very old disease that has been a formidable foe for thousands of years and still kills 400,000 people every year, most of them African children […] Continue reading -> Investment in Quality Data is Essential to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases in Africa 27/08/2021 Yao Sodahlon Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) pose a threat to more than 1.5 billion people worldwide, making them one of the biggest health problems in the developing world. In sub-Saharan Africa, these diseases are found “at the end of the road” in the most rural and poor communities where an estimated 600 million people are at risk […] Continue reading -> Ivory Coast Declares First Ebola Outbreak After More Than 25 Years 16/08/2021 Raisa Santos The Ivory Coast has confirmed this Sunday its first case of Ebola since 1994 – in a case that was apparently imported from Guinea. That is despite the fact that Guinea’s outbreak was formally declared as over by WHO in June – reflecting the way the deadly virus can lie dormant in some individuals, only […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer 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. 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As WHO Executive Board Meets – Handful of Countries Stall Plans to Reform WHO Finance 23/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the World Health Organization’s executive board meets this week, two major issues – reforming its finances and pandemic response – continue to defy easy consensus. A handful of powerful countries, including but not limited to the United States, remain hesitant over a plan to bolster the World Health Organization’s (WHO) finances by increasing member […] Continue reading -> Digital Scorecards Provide Citizens with Information on Neglected Tropical Diseases 11/01/2022 Joy Phumaphi & Yacine Djibo In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, putting communities and countries at the centre in the fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases, which affect some 1.5 billion people globally, is more important than ever before. New digital health tools can help us increase transparent reporting on progress and setbacks in achieving the NTD-related Sustainable Development Goals. […] Continue reading -> Global Malaria Targets Are Way Off-Track and no Timeline for Malaria Vaccine Rollout Yet 06/12/2021 Aishwarya Tendolkar As new malaria cases have increased as a result of COVID-19 and key global targets have been missed by miles, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for new approaches and tools to better implement the current ones in place in the 2021 WHO Malaria Report released on Monday. In 2020, the global malaria case […] Continue reading -> Simple Breathing Can Transmit TB More Effectively than Cough – New Research Debunks Old Convictions About Transmission 19/10/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New research published at the opening of the 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health has demonstrated that routine breathing can transmit tuberculosis even more effectively than coughing – in a finding that also echoes one of the signature lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic about SARS-CoV2 transmission. While large droplets jammed with bacteria produced by […] Continue reading -> Tuberculosis is Here to Stay if We Don’t Mobilise Resources for Diagnoses and Double Fundings, New Data Shows 01/10/2021 Aishwarya Tendolkar The COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent diversion of resources toward battling SARS-CoV2 has also set back global efforts to eliminate the world’s second most deadly infectious killer: Tuberculosis, by 2030. Only a doubling of investments next year can pave the way to attainment of the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to eliminate the disease, […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Hit HIV, TB and Malaria Programs Hard, But We’re Fighting Back 17/09/2021 Peter Sands The Results Report published by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria last week illustrates how COVID-19 has pushed us off track in significant ways – particularly with respect to access to tuberculosis (TB) and HIV diagnoses and treatment. But at the same time, there is better news with respect to the battle […] Continue reading -> World First Malaria Vaccine Generates Exciting Results in African Trials, Offering Life-Saving Opportunity 31/08/2021 Kesete Admasu In the midst of the tragedy and turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is gratifying to see work continuing in Africa to find new ways of fighting malaria, a very old disease that has been a formidable foe for thousands of years and still kills 400,000 people every year, most of them African children […] Continue reading -> Investment in Quality Data is Essential to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases in Africa 27/08/2021 Yao Sodahlon Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) pose a threat to more than 1.5 billion people worldwide, making them one of the biggest health problems in the developing world. In sub-Saharan Africa, these diseases are found “at the end of the road” in the most rural and poor communities where an estimated 600 million people are at risk […] Continue reading -> Ivory Coast Declares First Ebola Outbreak After More Than 25 Years 16/08/2021 Raisa Santos The Ivory Coast has confirmed this Sunday its first case of Ebola since 1994 – in a case that was apparently imported from Guinea. That is despite the fact that Guinea’s outbreak was formally declared as over by WHO in June – reflecting the way the deadly virus can lie dormant in some individuals, only […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer 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 Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Digital Scorecards Provide Citizens with Information on Neglected Tropical Diseases 11/01/2022 Joy Phumaphi & Yacine Djibo In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, putting communities and countries at the centre in the fight against Neglected Tropical Diseases, which affect some 1.5 billion people globally, is more important than ever before. New digital health tools can help us increase transparent reporting on progress and setbacks in achieving the NTD-related Sustainable Development Goals. […] Continue reading -> Global Malaria Targets Are Way Off-Track and no Timeline for Malaria Vaccine Rollout Yet 06/12/2021 Aishwarya Tendolkar As new malaria cases have increased as a result of COVID-19 and key global targets have been missed by miles, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for new approaches and tools to better implement the current ones in place in the 2021 WHO Malaria Report released on Monday. In 2020, the global malaria case […] Continue reading -> Simple Breathing Can Transmit TB More Effectively than Cough – New Research Debunks Old Convictions About Transmission 19/10/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New research published at the opening of the 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health has demonstrated that routine breathing can transmit tuberculosis even more effectively than coughing – in a finding that also echoes one of the signature lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic about SARS-CoV2 transmission. While large droplets jammed with bacteria produced by […] Continue reading -> Tuberculosis is Here to Stay if We Don’t Mobilise Resources for Diagnoses and Double Fundings, New Data Shows 01/10/2021 Aishwarya Tendolkar The COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent diversion of resources toward battling SARS-CoV2 has also set back global efforts to eliminate the world’s second most deadly infectious killer: Tuberculosis, by 2030. Only a doubling of investments next year can pave the way to attainment of the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to eliminate the disease, […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Hit HIV, TB and Malaria Programs Hard, But We’re Fighting Back 17/09/2021 Peter Sands The Results Report published by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria last week illustrates how COVID-19 has pushed us off track in significant ways – particularly with respect to access to tuberculosis (TB) and HIV diagnoses and treatment. But at the same time, there is better news with respect to the battle […] Continue reading -> World First Malaria Vaccine Generates Exciting Results in African Trials, Offering Life-Saving Opportunity 31/08/2021 Kesete Admasu In the midst of the tragedy and turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is gratifying to see work continuing in Africa to find new ways of fighting malaria, a very old disease that has been a formidable foe for thousands of years and still kills 400,000 people every year, most of them African children […] Continue reading -> Investment in Quality Data is Essential to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases in Africa 27/08/2021 Yao Sodahlon Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) pose a threat to more than 1.5 billion people worldwide, making them one of the biggest health problems in the developing world. In sub-Saharan Africa, these diseases are found “at the end of the road” in the most rural and poor communities where an estimated 600 million people are at risk […] Continue reading -> Ivory Coast Declares First Ebola Outbreak After More Than 25 Years 16/08/2021 Raisa Santos The Ivory Coast has confirmed this Sunday its first case of Ebola since 1994 – in a case that was apparently imported from Guinea. That is despite the fact that Guinea’s outbreak was formally declared as over by WHO in June – reflecting the way the deadly virus can lie dormant in some individuals, only […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer 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 Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Global Malaria Targets Are Way Off-Track and no Timeline for Malaria Vaccine Rollout Yet 06/12/2021 Aishwarya Tendolkar As new malaria cases have increased as a result of COVID-19 and key global targets have been missed by miles, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for new approaches and tools to better implement the current ones in place in the 2021 WHO Malaria Report released on Monday. In 2020, the global malaria case […] Continue reading -> Simple Breathing Can Transmit TB More Effectively than Cough – New Research Debunks Old Convictions About Transmission 19/10/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New research published at the opening of the 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health has demonstrated that routine breathing can transmit tuberculosis even more effectively than coughing – in a finding that also echoes one of the signature lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic about SARS-CoV2 transmission. While large droplets jammed with bacteria produced by […] Continue reading -> Tuberculosis is Here to Stay if We Don’t Mobilise Resources for Diagnoses and Double Fundings, New Data Shows 01/10/2021 Aishwarya Tendolkar The COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent diversion of resources toward battling SARS-CoV2 has also set back global efforts to eliminate the world’s second most deadly infectious killer: Tuberculosis, by 2030. Only a doubling of investments next year can pave the way to attainment of the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to eliminate the disease, […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Hit HIV, TB and Malaria Programs Hard, But We’re Fighting Back 17/09/2021 Peter Sands The Results Report published by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria last week illustrates how COVID-19 has pushed us off track in significant ways – particularly with respect to access to tuberculosis (TB) and HIV diagnoses and treatment. But at the same time, there is better news with respect to the battle […] Continue reading -> World First Malaria Vaccine Generates Exciting Results in African Trials, Offering Life-Saving Opportunity 31/08/2021 Kesete Admasu In the midst of the tragedy and turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is gratifying to see work continuing in Africa to find new ways of fighting malaria, a very old disease that has been a formidable foe for thousands of years and still kills 400,000 people every year, most of them African children […] Continue reading -> Investment in Quality Data is Essential to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases in Africa 27/08/2021 Yao Sodahlon Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) pose a threat to more than 1.5 billion people worldwide, making them one of the biggest health problems in the developing world. In sub-Saharan Africa, these diseases are found “at the end of the road” in the most rural and poor communities where an estimated 600 million people are at risk […] Continue reading -> Ivory Coast Declares First Ebola Outbreak After More Than 25 Years 16/08/2021 Raisa Santos The Ivory Coast has confirmed this Sunday its first case of Ebola since 1994 – in a case that was apparently imported from Guinea. That is despite the fact that Guinea’s outbreak was formally declared as over by WHO in June – reflecting the way the deadly virus can lie dormant in some individuals, only […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer 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 Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Simple Breathing Can Transmit TB More Effectively than Cough – New Research Debunks Old Convictions About Transmission 19/10/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New research published at the opening of the 52nd Union World Conference on Lung Health has demonstrated that routine breathing can transmit tuberculosis even more effectively than coughing – in a finding that also echoes one of the signature lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic about SARS-CoV2 transmission. While large droplets jammed with bacteria produced by […] Continue reading -> Tuberculosis is Here to Stay if We Don’t Mobilise Resources for Diagnoses and Double Fundings, New Data Shows 01/10/2021 Aishwarya Tendolkar The COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent diversion of resources toward battling SARS-CoV2 has also set back global efforts to eliminate the world’s second most deadly infectious killer: Tuberculosis, by 2030. Only a doubling of investments next year can pave the way to attainment of the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to eliminate the disease, […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Hit HIV, TB and Malaria Programs Hard, But We’re Fighting Back 17/09/2021 Peter Sands The Results Report published by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria last week illustrates how COVID-19 has pushed us off track in significant ways – particularly with respect to access to tuberculosis (TB) and HIV diagnoses and treatment. But at the same time, there is better news with respect to the battle […] Continue reading -> World First Malaria Vaccine Generates Exciting Results in African Trials, Offering Life-Saving Opportunity 31/08/2021 Kesete Admasu In the midst of the tragedy and turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is gratifying to see work continuing in Africa to find new ways of fighting malaria, a very old disease that has been a formidable foe for thousands of years and still kills 400,000 people every year, most of them African children […] Continue reading -> Investment in Quality Data is Essential to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases in Africa 27/08/2021 Yao Sodahlon Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) pose a threat to more than 1.5 billion people worldwide, making them one of the biggest health problems in the developing world. In sub-Saharan Africa, these diseases are found “at the end of the road” in the most rural and poor communities where an estimated 600 million people are at risk […] Continue reading -> Ivory Coast Declares First Ebola Outbreak After More Than 25 Years 16/08/2021 Raisa Santos The Ivory Coast has confirmed this Sunday its first case of Ebola since 1994 – in a case that was apparently imported from Guinea. That is despite the fact that Guinea’s outbreak was formally declared as over by WHO in June – reflecting the way the deadly virus can lie dormant in some individuals, only […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer 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 Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Tuberculosis is Here to Stay if We Don’t Mobilise Resources for Diagnoses and Double Fundings, New Data Shows 01/10/2021 Aishwarya Tendolkar The COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent diversion of resources toward battling SARS-CoV2 has also set back global efforts to eliminate the world’s second most deadly infectious killer: Tuberculosis, by 2030. Only a doubling of investments next year can pave the way to attainment of the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to eliminate the disease, […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Hit HIV, TB and Malaria Programs Hard, But We’re Fighting Back 17/09/2021 Peter Sands The Results Report published by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria last week illustrates how COVID-19 has pushed us off track in significant ways – particularly with respect to access to tuberculosis (TB) and HIV diagnoses and treatment. But at the same time, there is better news with respect to the battle […] Continue reading -> World First Malaria Vaccine Generates Exciting Results in African Trials, Offering Life-Saving Opportunity 31/08/2021 Kesete Admasu In the midst of the tragedy and turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is gratifying to see work continuing in Africa to find new ways of fighting malaria, a very old disease that has been a formidable foe for thousands of years and still kills 400,000 people every year, most of them African children […] Continue reading -> Investment in Quality Data is Essential to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases in Africa 27/08/2021 Yao Sodahlon Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) pose a threat to more than 1.5 billion people worldwide, making them one of the biggest health problems in the developing world. In sub-Saharan Africa, these diseases are found “at the end of the road” in the most rural and poor communities where an estimated 600 million people are at risk […] Continue reading -> Ivory Coast Declares First Ebola Outbreak After More Than 25 Years 16/08/2021 Raisa Santos The Ivory Coast has confirmed this Sunday its first case of Ebola since 1994 – in a case that was apparently imported from Guinea. That is despite the fact that Guinea’s outbreak was formally declared as over by WHO in June – reflecting the way the deadly virus can lie dormant in some individuals, only […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer 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 Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
COVID-19 Hit HIV, TB and Malaria Programs Hard, But We’re Fighting Back 17/09/2021 Peter Sands The Results Report published by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria last week illustrates how COVID-19 has pushed us off track in significant ways – particularly with respect to access to tuberculosis (TB) and HIV diagnoses and treatment. But at the same time, there is better news with respect to the battle […] Continue reading -> World First Malaria Vaccine Generates Exciting Results in African Trials, Offering Life-Saving Opportunity 31/08/2021 Kesete Admasu In the midst of the tragedy and turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is gratifying to see work continuing in Africa to find new ways of fighting malaria, a very old disease that has been a formidable foe for thousands of years and still kills 400,000 people every year, most of them African children […] Continue reading -> Investment in Quality Data is Essential to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases in Africa 27/08/2021 Yao Sodahlon Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) pose a threat to more than 1.5 billion people worldwide, making them one of the biggest health problems in the developing world. In sub-Saharan Africa, these diseases are found “at the end of the road” in the most rural and poor communities where an estimated 600 million people are at risk […] Continue reading -> Ivory Coast Declares First Ebola Outbreak After More Than 25 Years 16/08/2021 Raisa Santos The Ivory Coast has confirmed this Sunday its first case of Ebola since 1994 – in a case that was apparently imported from Guinea. That is despite the fact that Guinea’s outbreak was formally declared as over by WHO in June – reflecting the way the deadly virus can lie dormant in some individuals, only […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer 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 Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
World First Malaria Vaccine Generates Exciting Results in African Trials, Offering Life-Saving Opportunity 31/08/2021 Kesete Admasu In the midst of the tragedy and turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is gratifying to see work continuing in Africa to find new ways of fighting malaria, a very old disease that has been a formidable foe for thousands of years and still kills 400,000 people every year, most of them African children […] Continue reading -> Investment in Quality Data is Essential to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases in Africa 27/08/2021 Yao Sodahlon Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) pose a threat to more than 1.5 billion people worldwide, making them one of the biggest health problems in the developing world. In sub-Saharan Africa, these diseases are found “at the end of the road” in the most rural and poor communities where an estimated 600 million people are at risk […] Continue reading -> Ivory Coast Declares First Ebola Outbreak After More Than 25 Years 16/08/2021 Raisa Santos The Ivory Coast has confirmed this Sunday its first case of Ebola since 1994 – in a case that was apparently imported from Guinea. That is despite the fact that Guinea’s outbreak was formally declared as over by WHO in June – reflecting the way the deadly virus can lie dormant in some individuals, only […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer 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 Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Investment in Quality Data is Essential to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases in Africa 27/08/2021 Yao Sodahlon Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) pose a threat to more than 1.5 billion people worldwide, making them one of the biggest health problems in the developing world. In sub-Saharan Africa, these diseases are found “at the end of the road” in the most rural and poor communities where an estimated 600 million people are at risk […] Continue reading -> Ivory Coast Declares First Ebola Outbreak After More Than 25 Years 16/08/2021 Raisa Santos The Ivory Coast has confirmed this Sunday its first case of Ebola since 1994 – in a case that was apparently imported from Guinea. That is despite the fact that Guinea’s outbreak was formally declared as over by WHO in June – reflecting the way the deadly virus can lie dormant in some individuals, only […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer 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
Ivory Coast Declares First Ebola Outbreak After More Than 25 Years 16/08/2021 Raisa Santos The Ivory Coast has confirmed this Sunday its first case of Ebola since 1994 – in a case that was apparently imported from Guinea. That is despite the fact that Guinea’s outbreak was formally declared as over by WHO in June – reflecting the way the deadly virus can lie dormant in some individuals, only […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts