South Africa: SA Can't Afford Proposed Cuts to HIV Funding
[spotlight] In November this year, National Treasury proposed a R1 billion cut to HIV funding. This has come about because - rather than seeing the reduced price of antiretroviral treatment as an opportunity to scale up treatment coverage and strengthen other interventions to address the HIV epidemic - the Department of Health has seen it as an opportunity for cost-containment. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 2, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Economy, Business and Finance Governance Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
Harnessing Data to Advocate for Safer Roads – UN Support for Sustainable Financing
If current trends persist, Zambia will face 115,000 preventable deaths and more than 486,000 people will be permanently disabled over the next 30 years. Credit: ShutterstockBy Nneka Henry and Dudley TarltonGENEVA, Dec 1 2023 (IPS) Even as the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic it will still face an epidemic on its roads, claiming over one million lives and injuring up to 50 million people annually. Against this head-spinning backdrop, making decisions that allow us to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal target of a 50% reduction in road deaths can feel like walking blindfolded.
All is not well, but all is not l...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nneka Henry and Dudley Tarlton Tags: Development & Aid Economy & Trade Global Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news
How is Our USAID Project in Central America Partnering with Communities and Community Health Workers to End AIDS?
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Chief of party, Central America HIV Care and Treatment Project and regional director, Central AmericacbalesDecember 01, 2023December 01, 2023 12:00 PMThe UNAIDS theme for World AIDS Day this year is Let Communities Lead. Anew report highlights that communities living with, at risk of, or affected by HIV are at the forefront of progress in the HIV response, including connecting people to HIV services, and calls for more action to enable and support communities in their leadership roles.We sat down withYadira Villase ñor, IntraHealth ’s ...
Source: IntraHealth International - December 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: cbales Source Type: news
US medical schools should teach students how to counsel patients on firearm injury prevention - Mercado A, Siddiqui T.
Firearm injuries have become an epidemic in the United States. In 2022, more than 48 000 US citizens died from firearm related injuries of all types--unintentional, suicide, and homicide--and in 2020 firearms surpassed motor vehicle accidents as the leadin... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Young Adults Source Type: news
World AIDS Day 2023: Thinking Locally About The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic
On this World AIDS Day, the HIV landscape looks a lot different than it did on the first WAD in 1988. But more needs to be done. Community organizations can help. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - December 1, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Dave Wessner, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news
Full list of countries affected by Chinese respiratory illness as cases spreading in EU
Pneumonia cases in Denmark have reached 'epidemic' levels as it becomes the latest European country to report a worrying increase in children with the illness. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Map shows countries affected by Chinese respiratory illness as cases spreading across EU
Pneumonia cases in Denmark have reached 'epidemic' levels as it becomes the latest European country to report a worrying increase in children with the illness. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: WHO Celebrates the Role of Communities in Driving Progress Towards Ending AIDS
[WHO] For World AIDS Day, marked on 1 December, the World Health Organization (WHO) is joining international partners to acknowledge the resilience, dedication and innovation exemplified by community leaders and organizations in the response to the HIV epidemic. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - November 30, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa HIV-Aids and STDs External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news
Africa: As the World Watches, Africa Rises to Face the Infectious Disease Epidemic
[allAfrica] Lusaka, Zambia -- The battle against infectious diseases neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Africa is a critical and complex issue that requires urgent attention. While the continent has made significant strides in combating these threats, formidable challenges remain, demanding a unified and strategic response. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 30, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Science and Biotechnology Source Type: news
Investigating suicidal thoughts and attempts among medical staff during the covid-19 pandemic: a systematic review - Miri M, farhangian uni, Rezaeian M, Ghasemi SA.
Background and Objectives: One of the psychological consequences of the COVID-19 epidemic was the occurrence of suicidal thoughts and attempts among people, especially the medical staff. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of investigat... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 29, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Fresh epidemic fears as child pneumonia cases surge in Europe after China outbreak
Hospitals in China have reportedly been overrun with pneumonia cases as an uptick is recorded in the Netherlands. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Confirms Spread of MPox in DR Congo
[allAfrica] Harare -- The World Health Organization said that it documented sexual transmission of mpox ( previously monkeypox ) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for the first time during the nation's largest epidemic, a troubling finding that African scientists say might make it more difficult to stop the illness. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 27, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Central Africa Congo-Kinshasa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news
Effects of risk perception on commuters' mode choice behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from Shenzhen, China - Xiang T, Li J, Guo Y, Ye X.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has influenced and is still influencing people's daily lives worldwide. The infection rate and health and safety countermeasures may influence people's epidemic risk perception, thus influencing their travel mode choice.... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Pedestrians and Bicycles Source Type: news
China's raging pneumonia outbreak
Hospitals in parts of China are overloaded with patients, many of them children, who are suffering from a surging pneumonia epidemic that has prompted comparisons to COVID-19, which was first identified in China before it went on to kill some seven million people around the world. Below are…#rsv #wuhan #mycoplasma #japanrahmemanuel #outbreaks (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
South Africa's male homicide epidemic hiding in plain sight: exploring sex differences and patterns in homicide risk in a retrospective descriptive study of postmortem investigations - Matzopoulos R, Prinsloo MR, Mhlongo S, Marineau L, Cornell M, Bowman B, Mamashela TA, Gwebushe N, Ketelo A, Martin LJ, Dekel B, Lombard C, Jewkes R, Abrahams N.
South Africa has an overall homicide rate six times the global average. Males are predominantly the victims and perpetrators, but little is known about the male victims. For the country's first ever study on male homicide we compared 2017 male and female v... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
