Posts Tagged ‘WHO’
The number of measles deaths decreased globally by 71% between 2000 and 2011. Over the same period, the number of new cases dropped by 58%, according to data released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) this week. This data, published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, shows results that are largely thanks to [...]
Changes to the world’s climate is having an effect on the health of millions of people around the globe. The World Health Organisation has published an Atlas of health and climate in conjunction with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Cyclones, floods and droughts affect the health of millions of people every year. Climate variability and extreme [...]
The World Health Organisation is calling for an end to the stigmatization of depression and other mental illnesses on World Mental Health Day (10 October). It is estimated that 350 million people suffer from depression around the world. It is an illness that can prevent people from functioning and interacting normally, whether at work, home or [...]
A study from the World Health Organisation (WHO) has shown countries in Africa and Asia could achieve universal health care through health insurance schemes. The report, published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organisation, found community and social health insurance schemes improved access to healthcare by reducing the need for payment at the point of [...]
A new world cancer factsheet has been published by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Over half of cancer deaths occur in less developed regions of the world. That is, areas on a medium or low level on the Human Development Index (HDI). As low HDI countries rapidly develop they become “westernized” which leads [...]
Significant measles outbreaks have been reported on three continents so far in 2011. The World Health Organization (WHO) now has a summary available on its website, broken down by geographic area. Europe: As of Septmber 20th, 26,000 cases of measles had been reported in 40 of 53 WHO European region member states. 14,000 of these [...]
Between July and August 11th, West Nile Virus infections have been reported in Albania, Greece, Israel, Romania and Russia, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO attributed the apparent spike in cases to better reporting practices and hot, humid conditions favorable to mosquitos, the carriers for the virus. West Nile Virus is unusual in [...]
The most recent update from the World Health Organization (WHO) said the number of e. coli cases in Germany and France is “much diminished.” It concluded “the [most recent] figures reflect some delayed reporting, and the evidence indicates the outbreak, which took 50 lives in Germany alone, is nearly over.” Germany’s Robert Koch Institute, meanwhile, [...]
The World Health Organization (WHO) released its latest Dengue Bulletin, a special issue devoted to 10 studies on the cost of dengue fever and various prevention strategies. In an age where many diseases are on the decline dengue continues to pose a serious health threat all over the world. In Brazil, for example, the number [...]
3 people have died and another 276 have been hospitalized in Germany following a May outbreak of Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (HUS). While cases have been reported in other countries, all those affected by the disease recently visited Germany, particularly northern Germany. HUS is caused by harmful strains of E. coli bacteria sometimes present in food, [...]
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