Overlooked No More: Alice Ball, Chemist Who Created a Treatment for Leprosy
After she died — and just a year after her discovery — another scientist took credit for her work. It would be more than half a century until her story resurfaced. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Delthia Ricks Tags: Alice Ball Biographical Information Leprosy (Hansen ' s Disease) Chemistry Black People University of Hawaii Source Type: news
‘It’s spreading faster than we’ve ever seen’: the mission to halt leprosy in Bangladesh’s tea gardens
Despite the WHO declaring it eliminated in 1998, thousands of tea pickers have caught the diseaseAloka Gonju didn ’t take much notice of the discoloured patch of skin on her left hand until her fingers began to stiffen and hurt. It became a struggle to pick leaves at the tea plantation where she works in Bangladesh.“I had no idea what was happening to me,” says the 47-year-old, whose wages support her husband, four children and three grandchildren.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 7, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Thaslima Begum in Sylhet and Kaamil Ahmed Tags: Global health Global development Bangladesh South and central Asia World news Infectious diseases Medical research Science Tea Food Society Women Source Type: news
Malawi: Clergy Commits to Demystifying Myths On Leprosy
[Nyasa Times] Religious leaders in Malawi have reaffirmed their commitment to complementing efforts by the National Tuberculosis (TB) and Leprosy Elimination Programme (NTLEP) to clear myths and false teachings surrounding leprosy disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 6, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Malawi: Stigma, Discrimination Affecting Early Detection, Completion of Treatment in Leprosy
[Nyasa Times] National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Elimination Program (NTLEP) has described stigma and discrimination as the major challenges in early detection and successful completion of treatment in persons affected by leprosy disease in the society. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 5, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
A syndemic born of war: combining intersectionality and structural violence to explore the biosocial interactions of neglected tropical diseases, disability and mental distress in Liberia - Dean L, Theobald S, Nallo G, Bettee A, Kollie K, Tolhurst R.
The intersections between NTDs, disability, and mental ill-health are increasingly recognised globally. Chronic morbidity resultant from many NTDs, particularly those affecting the skin-including lymphatic filariasis (LF), leprosy, Buruli ulcer (BU) and on... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Malawi: TB Fight, Leprosy Elimination Needs More Investment
[Nyasa Times] Deputy Minister of health Halima Daudi has expressed the need for more investment in efforts to fight against tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy in Malawi. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 28, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Togo: Leprosy, Scabies and Yaws - Togo's Neglected Tropical Skin Diseases Need Attention
[The Conversation Africa] Neglected tropical diseases are a group of 20 diseases found mostly in tropical regions that are strongly associated with poverty. Among them are skin diseases like scabies, leprosy and yaws. They are caused by some bacteria, viruses, mosquitoes or mites and, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), they affect more than one billion people worldwide, mainly in lower-income settings. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 28, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Janssen Announces Novel Dengue Antiviral Demonstrates Efficacy in Pre-Clinical Data Published in Nature
BEERSE, BELGIUM, March 15, 2023 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) announced today the publication of new data in the journal Nature showing that an early-stage clinical candidate (JNJ-1802) provides strong protection against dengue in non-human primates and mice. The first-in-class antiviral, which was shown to be safe and well tolerated in a Phase 1 first-in-human clinical study, is now progressing into Phase 2 clinical studies for the prevention and treatment of dengue.The new data indicate JNJ-1802 is effective against all four of the dengue serotypes in mouse models and provide...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - March 15, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Grave of elite Bronze Age brothers with mystery disease discovered
The bodies of two Bronze Age brothers have been discovered in an ancient tomb in Israel, and they bear a mysterious disease that has left scientists puzzled. The bones of the brothers—whose relation was confirmed by DNA analysis—both show signs of developmental abnormalities and extensive bone…#bronzeage #israel #rachelkalisher #megiddo #telmegiddo #leprosy #hansen #mycobacterium #cdc #romanperiods (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Malawi: Malawi Moving Towards Reduction of TB Incidences By 2030
[Nyasa Times] National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Elimination Program (NTLEP) Manager, James Mpunga, has disclosed that Malawi is on the right course towards achieving the reduction of the incidences of tuberculosis by over 90 percent by 2030. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - February 13, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: WHO Calls for More Action to End 'Cycles of Poverty and Stigma' Related to Tropical Diseases
[UN News] More countries have worked to eliminate dengue, leprosy and other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) over the past decade, but greater efforts and investment are needed in the face of pandemic-related disruptions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 31, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Ghana: GHS Records 221 New Leprosy Cases Nationwide Last Year
[Ghanaian Times] A total of 221 new cases of leprosy were recorded across the country by end of September last year, of which seven, were children. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 27, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
WHO art competition for school students & quot;75 years of improving public health & quot;
Dear students,
On 7 April 2023 ̶ World Health Day ̶ the World Health Organization will observe its 75th birthday.
In 1948, countries of the world came together and founded WHO to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable – so everyone, everywhere could attain the highest level of health and well-being.
To advance the health and security of all people, WHO works with governments, communities, international organizations, foundations, advocates, researchers and health workers, and WHO’s 75th anniversary year is an opportunity to look back at the public health succe...
Source: WHO EMRO News - January 25, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Pope, Sasakawa in Global Appeal for a Leprosy Free World
Pope Francis and Yohei Sasakawa, Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination led a global appeal to end leprosy and the stigmatization of those impacted. The pope’s statement was read to the second international symposium on Hansen’s Disease in Rome hosted by the Holy See, Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease) Initiative, the French Raoul Follereau Fondation and the Italian Association Amici di Raoul Follereau. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPSBy Joyce ChimbiNAIROBI, Jan 24 2023 (IPS) In the four years preceding the COVID-19 pandemic, the spread of leprosy or Hansen’s disease, seemed to be losing steam. Between 2016 and early...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - January 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Joyce Chimbi Tags: Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Global Headlines Health Human Rights TerraViva United Nations #Sasakawa IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Source Type: news
War, Famine, Disease, Disasters – 2022 – a Year Staring at Apocalypse
By Farhana Haque RahmanTORONTO, Canada, Dec 23 2022 (IPS) A year that started with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and is ending with famine in Africa, while still spreading death and misery through an enduring pandemic and a deteriorating climate crisis — 2022 has been an apocalyptic warning of the frailty of our planet and the woeful shortcomings of humankind.
Farhana Haque RahmanBeyond the stark statistics of millions of people displaced by war and natural disasters, it has been a 12 months that tragically highlighted our global interconnections and how a confluence of events and trends can bring another year of r...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - December 23, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Farhana Haque Rahman Tags: Armed Conflicts Biodiversity Climate Action Climate Change Combating Desertification and Drought COVID-19 Development & Aid Economy & Trade Education Energy Environment Featured Food and Agriculture Food Security and Nutrition Source Type: news
