Cardiovascular diseases burden attributable to ambient PM < sub > 2.5 < /sub > pollution from 1990 to 2019: A systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study (2019)
CONCLUSIONS: The global CVDs burden attributable to APMP2.5 has contributed to the heterogeneity of spatial and temporal distribution. APMP2.5-related CVDs deaths have largely shifted from higher SDI regions to those with a lower SDI. Globally, APMP2.5-attributable CVDs pose a significant threat to public health and diseases burden has increased over time, particularly in male, old-aged populations. The governments and health systems should take measures to reduce air pollution to impede this rising trend.PMID:37984788 | DOI:10.1016/j.envres.2023.117678 (Source: Environmental Research)
Source: Environmental Research - November 20, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Yixin Ruan Qinyi Bao Lingjun Wang Zhuo Wang Wei Zhu Jian'an Wang Source Type: research
Introducing seasonal influenza vaccine in Bhutan: Country experience and achievements
Vaccine. 2023 Oct 20:S0264-410X(23)01255-0. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.10.053. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBhutan successfully introduced multiple vaccines since the establishment of the Vaccine Preventable Disease Program in 1979. Surveillance and subsequent introduction of influenza vaccination became a public health priority for the Ministry of Health following the influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic. Sentinel surveillance for influenza in Bhutan began in 2008, and a study of severe acute respiratory infection was conducted in 2017, which found the highest influenza burden in children aged <5 years and adults ≥50 ye...
Source: Vaccine - October 22, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Sonam Wangchuk Aslesh O Prabhakaran Guru Prasad Dhakal Cheten Zangmo Radhika Gharpure Tashi Dawa Sangay Phuntsho Britni Burkhardsmeier Siddhartha Saha Dechen Wangmo Kathryn E Lafond Source Type: research
Role of Social Support on Mental Health Among Resettled Bhutanese Refugees in Ohio
This study assessed the role of social support on mental health among the resettled Bhutanese adults in Central Ohio. This study used data collected by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services on 200 Bhutanese adults in Columbus. Social support was measured using a 12-item perceived social support scale. The 25-item Hopkins Symptoms Checklist was used to quantify depression and anxiety experienced in the past month. One-in-three participants reported mental health problems. Compared to participants with high social support, those with medium (OR 5.28, 95% CI 2.09 –13.37) and low social support (OR 10.9...
Source: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health - October 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Malaria outbreak along the India-Bhutan border town of Saralpara, Assam, India
CONCLUSION: The outbreak of malaria in Saralpara demonstrates the risk of malaria outbreak in remote and forested areas, with possibility of spill over to the other side of the border. The fact that two countries had excellent inter-country cross-border collaboration and prior commitment thereby preventing further transmission of malaria to Bhutan can serve as a best practice for cross-border control of malaria and other communicable diseases.PMID:37843244 | DOI:10.4103/0972-9062.383652 (Source: Journal of Vector Borne Diseases)
Source: Journal of Vector Borne Diseases - October 16, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Keshab Barman None Tobgyel Natasha Dawa Baharul Islam Jai Prakash Narain Source Type: research
