This Flowchart Explains Whether Or Not You Should Get A Zika Test
If you’re headed to the Olympic Games in Rio next month, rest assured that it’s highly unlikely you’ll return home afterward with the Zika virus.
A recent analysis by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention compared the expected 350,000 to 500,000 Olympic spectators and participants to the number of total estimated travelers to Zika-affected countries during 2015. The results revealed that Olympic travel will make up just one-quarter of one percent of last year’s travel volume. This means the games don’t pose a serious risk of Zika transmission beyond normal travel patterns.
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Source: Science - The Huffington Post - July 18, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Four countries face the highest risk of Zika virus from the Olympics
Four countries face the highest risk of a Zika outbreak if a single one of their athletes or travelers becomes infected during the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, according to a risk analysis published Wednesday by U.S. health officials. The four countries -- Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea and Yemen -- have the factors that could […] (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - July 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lena H. Sun Tags: cdc/who infectious diseases Olympics zika magnet-zika Source Type: news
A Day in the Life of a Red Cross Team Leader in Djibouti
By Amber O’Steen, Team Leader, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti
I’ve been on site for almost four months in Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. I wanted to share a quick peek into my work with Service to the Armed Forces (SAF) so folks have an idea of what it looks like to deploy overseas with the American Red Cross. Here’s what a recent day looked like in the camp.
Morning: Red Cross Emergency Communications
I started my day with a 0530 phone call requesting information about an emergency communication message. Full disclosure, I am by no means a morning person. Never have been, never suspect I will be. However, I ...
Source: Red Cross Chat - June 10, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: American Red Cross Tags: SAF Source Type: news
Pregnant in a city under siege: Yemeni refugees find safety and maternal services in Djibouti
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OBOCK, Djibouti – Four months pregnant and living amidst constant shelling and airstrikes, Jamila decided she had to flee her home in Taizz City, Yemen. “To leave everything behind and flee, not only for your own life, but for the life of a creature who you love without having even met him yet, because you are carrying him inside you, is overwhelming,” says the soft-spoken 30-year old. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - May 3, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: lscott Source Type: news
Countries urged to enhance preparedness and readiness measures for Zika virus infection in the ...
03 March 2016 – The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean invited representatives from ministries of health in the Region to 2 rounds of emergency meetings to share information on Zika virus infection and associated conditions and discuss implementation of public health measures to prepare for, and respond to, any possible spread in the Region. To date, no case of Zika virus infection has been reported from any country in the Region, either through local transmission or importation via travel from a Zika-affected country. However, the Region remains at risk as the Aedes mosquito th...
Source: WHO EMRO News - March 3, 2016 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Video: Explosion on Airliner Causes Emergency Landing in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — An explosion and fire blew a gaping hole in a commercial airliner, forcing it to make an emergency landing at Mogadishu's international airport late Tuesday, officials and witnesses said.
The pilot said he thought it was a bomb. An aviation expert who looked at photographs of the hole in the fuselage said the damage was consistent with an explosive device.
Two people were slightly injured as 74 passengers and crew of the plane were evacuated after the plane made a safe landing, Somali aviation official Ali Mohamoud said. It was not certain if all the passengers were accounted for.
The plane, ...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - February 3, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: General News Mass Casualty Incidents WMD & Terrorism Source Type: news
Horn of Africa drying ever faster as climate warms
The Horn of Africa has become increasingly arid in sync with the global and regional warming of the last century and at a rate unprecedented in the last 2,000 years, according to new research. The scientists suggest that as global and regional warming continues, the eastern Horn of Africa -- which includes Somalia, Djibouti and Ethiopia -- will receive progressively less rain during the crucial 'long rains' season of March, April and May. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - October 9, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
In Djibouti, UNICEF Ambassador Eddie Izzard visits Yemeni children refugees fleeing war
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) United Kingdom Ambassador Eddie Izzard has met child refugees in Djibouti who have fled the devastating war in Yemen, the country of the comedian's birth. (Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population)
Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population - July 16, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
UNFPA Executive Director concludes Horn of Africa Mission with a pledge to scale up efforts on gender-based violence - 31 October 2014
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 31 October 2014 -- Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today concluded a mission to the Horn of Africa with the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, and the World Bank President, Dr. Jim Kim. The mission visited Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia and Kenya to spotlight the issues that threaten the region’s security and development. (Source: UNFPA News)
Source: UNFPA News - November 23, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Arab Region Has World’s Fastest Growing HIV Epidemic
By Mona AlamiBEIRUT, Sep 1 2014 (IPS)At a time when HIV rates have stabilised or declined elsewhere, the epidemic is still advancing in the Arab world, exacerbated by factors such as political unrest, conflict, poverty and lack of awareness due to social taboos.According to UNAIDS (the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS), an estimated 270,000 people were living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in 2012.“It is true that the Arab region has a low prevalence of infection, however it has the fastest growing epidemic in the world,“ warns Dr Kh...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - September 1, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Mona Alami Tags: Featured Gender Headlines Health Human Rights LGBTQ Middle East & North Africa Population Projects Women's Health Arab world awareness raising Civil Society Discrimination Djibouti drugs users Egypt healthcare HIV/AIDS Source Type: news
Djibouti: Djibouti, Unicef Officials Meet to Discuss Child and Maternal Health Strategies
[Sabahi]Top officials from Djibouti's Ministry of Health met with representatives from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Monday (August 4th) to discuss strategic communication efforts to improve child and maternal health, the Djiboutian Information Agency reported. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - August 7, 2014 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
