Madagascar: Malaria On the Rise With Healthcare Out of Reach in Madagascar
[MSF] Madagascar is one of the countries most affected by malaria. According to the Ministry of Public Health, the reported number of malaria cases in 2023 exceeded the national epidemic threshold: 2.8 million cases and 400 deaths were recorded, compared to 1.7 million in 2022. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 25, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Aid and Assistance East Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Madagascar Malaria NGOs and Civil Society Source Type: news
Liberia: Speaker Koffa to Deliver Keynote Address At World Malaria Day Celebration Today
[FrontPageAfrica] Yarkpah Town -- Today, Liberia will join the rest of the world in commemoration of the World Malaria Day, under the theme: Health equity, Gender, and Human Rights." The national slogan is: "Sleep under the net, everywhere and every night." (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 25, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine Liberia Malaria West Africa Source Type: news
Fauci agrees to testify in Congress on covid origins, pandemic policies
It marks the first time infectious-disease doctor Anthony S. Fauci will publicly face Congress since leaving government. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dan Diamond Source Type: news
Electronic System Slashes Antibiotic Use Electronic System Slashes Antibiotic Use
Prescriptions for broad-spectrum antibiotics fell when clinicians were intercepted by a risk-assessment prompt.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - April 24, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Africa: World Malaria Day 2024 - 'Accelerating the Fight Against Malaria for a More Equitable World'
[WHO] Dear malaria partners and friends, (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 24, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Malaria Source Type: news
Animal health emergencies: a gender-based analysis for planning and policy - Carlin E, Standley CE, Hardy E, Donachie D, Brand T, Greve L, Fevre S, Wenham C.
There has been increasing recognition of gender-based inequity as a barrier to successful policy implementation. This consensus, coupled with an increasing frequency of emergencies in human and animal populations, including infectious disease events, has p... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche sales increase by 2% (CER) in first quarter with both divisions growing in high single digit ex COVID-19
Group sales grew by 2%1 at constant exchange rates (CER) (-6% in CHF), driven by the strong growth of newer medicines and diagnostics. Excluding COVID-19-related products, sales increased by 7%. Going forward, there will be no further material impact of COVID-19 sales declineDue to the appreciation of the Swiss franc against most currencies,saleswere 6% lower when reported in CHFPharmaceuticals Divisionbase business2 grew by 7%, driven by strong sales of medicines to treat severe diseases, such as Vabysmo (eye diseases), Phesgo (breast cancer), Ocrevus (multiple sclerosis), Polivy (blood cancer) and Hemlibra (haemophilia A...
Source: Roche Media News - April 24, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Can D-Mannose Prevent Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection? Can D-Mannose Prevent Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection?
The global rise in antibiotic resistance has complicated the therapeutic choices for urinary tract infections.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Ghana: 3 Scientists Receive $35,000 to Research Into Vaccines to Combat Emerging Diseases
[Ghanaian Times] As part of Ghana's post COVID-19 recovery process, the government has awarded a $35,000 grant to three scientists to research into possible vaccines to combat emerging infectious diseases. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 24, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Ghana Health and Medicine West Africa Source Type: news
Hepatitis Kills 3500 People Each Day, Says WHO Hepatitis Kills 3500 People Each Day, Says WHO
Although annual incidence decreased from 2.5 million in 2019 to 2.2 million in 2022, the WHO considers it to be high.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - April 24, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Hepatitis Kills 3.5 Million People Each Day, Says WHO Hepatitis Kills 3.5 Million People Each Day, Says WHO
Although annual incidence decreased from 2.5 million in 2019 to 2.2 million in 2022, the WHO considers it to be high.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Africa: World Malaria Day 2024: 'Accelerating The Fight Against Malaria for a More Equitable World'
[WHO] On this World Malaria Day 2024, we unite under the theme "Accelerating the fight against malaria for a more equitable world." This theme, which is in sync with this year's World Health Day theme ''My Health, My Right', underscores the urgent need to address the stark inequities that persist in access to malaria prevention, detection, and treatment services. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 24, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Malaria Source Type: news
Congo Republic Declares Mpox Epidemic Congo Republic Declares Mpox Epidemic
Republic of the Congo has declared an epidemic of mpox after 19 cases were confirmed across five departments, including the capital Brazzaville.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - April 24, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Rwanda: Malaria Cases Down By 88% in 2023
[New Times] Malaria cases in Rwanda have dropped by 88 per cent as of 2023, according Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC). (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - April 24, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Central Africa East Africa Health and Medicine Malaria Rwanda Source Type: news
Long COVID Taste Loss May Not Involve Taste Buds
(MedPage Today) -- Taste dysfunction was gone 1 year after exposure to COVID-19, but smell loss remained for some people, a national cross-sectional study showed.
Empirically measured taste function didn't differ between individuals who had acute... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - April 24, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
