Anti-Microbial Resistance Strategies Need Urgent Attention to Prevent Unnecessary Deaths in Africa — Global Issues

Anti-Microbial Resistance Strategies Need Urgent Attention to Prevent Unnecessary Deaths in Africa — Global Issues

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Africa’s laboratories need to step up testing to aid in fighting Anti-Microbial Resistance. This photo is a 3D computer-generated image of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, the pathogen responsible for causing the disease tuberculosis (TB). Credit: CDC/Unsplash by Francis Kokutse (accra) Thursday, November 03, 2022 Inter Press Service ACCRA, Nov 03 (IPS) –…

Cholera spreading throughout Lebanon, WHO warns — Global Issues

Cholera spreading throughout Lebanon, WHO warns — Global Issues

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The first case was reported to WHO by the Ministry of Public Health on 6 October, and there have been 381 laboratory-confirmed cases. While the outbreak was initially confined to northern districts, it has spread rapidly said WHO’s office in Lebanon, with laboratory-confirmed cases now reported from all eight governorates…

Public health risks increasing in flood-affected Pakistan, warns WHO — Global Issues

Public health risks increasing in flood-affected Pakistan, warns WHO — Global Issues

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Public health risks are increasing, driven by damaged infrastructure, stagnant water and inadequate sanitation facilities, the UN health agency said. Dr. Richard Brennan, WHO Regional Emergency Director, said that the catastrophe has pushed the country to the brink and that diseases are rampant. Over 540,000 malaria cases have been reported….

Cholera spreading throughout Lebanon, WHO warns — Global Issues

A New Digitalisation Effort in Bangladesh Could Change Community Health Globally — Global Issues

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Opinion by Morseda Chowdhury (dhaka, bangladesh) Monday, October 31, 2022 Inter Press Service DHAKA, Bangladesh, Oct 31 (IPS) – The digital transformation of thousands of community health workers in Bangladesh has dramatically enhanced their work, while enabling the creation and tracking of a healthcare database covering 64 million people. The resulting…

Rise in TB deaths another fallout from the pandemic, WHO report reveals — Global Issues

Rise in TB deaths another fallout from the pandemic, WHO report reveals — Global Issues

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An estimated 10.6 million people fell ill with TB last year, an increase of 4.5 per cent over 2020, and 1.6 million people died from the disease, including 187,000 who were HIV-positive.  The burden of drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) also increased by three per cent during the same period, with some…

‘Narnia’ star Georgie Henley had a rare flesh-eating disease
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‘Narnia’ star Georgie Henley had a rare flesh-eating disease

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Georgie Henley is demonstrating the same heroism as her “Narnia” character. The 27-year-old actress revealed on Instagram Tuesday that when she was in college, she nearly died due to a rare bacterial infection. “When I was eighteen years old and in my sixth week of university, I contracted necrotising fasciitis,…

Cholera spreading throughout Lebanon, WHO warns — Global Issues

19 life-threatening fungi listed in bid to tackle antifungal resistance — Global Issues

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If not, then look no further than the UN World Health Organization (WHO), which has just catalogued the 19 fungi that represent the greatest public health risk today. The aim of listing these fungal “priority pathogens” is to promote research and strengthen our response to fungal infections and antifungal resistance. People most at risk are…

Cholera spreading throughout Lebanon, WHO warns — Global Issues

Step up investment to deliver safe drinking water to all — Global Issues

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Providing water and sanitation for everyone on the planet is one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), agreed by all 193 UN Member States in 2015.  The report revealed that although more than two billion people gained access to safe drinking water over the past two decades, a quarter of…