10 facts about palliative care
August 2017 Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients (adults and children) and their families who are facing problems associated with life-threatening illness. It prevents and relieves suffering through the early identification, correct assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, whether physical, psychosocial or spiritual. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - August 1, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
10 facts on palliative care
August 2017 Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients (adults and children) and their families who are facing problems associated with life-threatening illness. It prevents and relieves suffering through the early identification, correct assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, whether physical, psychosocial or spiritual. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - August 1, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Pakistan tackles high rates of hepatitis from many angles
(Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - July 27, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: hepatitis [subject], jaundice, hepatitis a, hepatitis b, hepatitis c, hepatitis e, Eastern Mediterranean Region [region], Feature [doctype], Pakistan [country] Source Type: news
Does stopping a course of antibiotics early lead to antibiotic resistance?
There has been a lot of research into how long antibiotic courses should be, to determine the shortest possible length of course needed to completely kill all bacteria. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - July 27, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: research [subject], health research, Q & A [doctype] Source Type: news
The life and death struggle against cholera in Yemen
Cholera continues to spread in Yemen, causing more than 390 000 suspected cases of the disease and more than 1800 deaths since 27 April.
WHO and its partners are responding to the cholera outbreak in Yemen, working closely with UNICEF, local health authorities and others to treat the sick and stop the spread of the disease. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - July 25, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: ebola [subject], ebola haemhorragic fever, ebola virus, ebola fever, ebola virus disease, ebola [subject], ebola haemhorragic fever, ebola virus, ebola fever, ebola virus disease, African Region [region], Guinea [country], Photo gallery [doctype] Source Type: news
Discovering who misses out on health: the example of Indonesia
Monitoring health inequality is essential to ensure no one is being left behind (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - July 20, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: health equity [subject], health inequity, health care disparities, Feature [doctype], Indonesia [country], South-East Asia Region [region] Source Type: news
Discovering who misses out on health: digging into the data in Indonesia
Monitoring health inequality is essential to ensure no one is being left behind (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - July 20, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: health equity [subject], health inequity, health care disparities, Feature [doctype], Indonesia [country], South-East Asia Region [region] Source Type: news
Q & A: Sustainable Development Goals Health Price Tag
Sustainable Development Goals Health Price Tag (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - July 17, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: sustainable development goals [subject], FAQ [doctype] Source Type: news
Dr Tedros at the G20 Summit
WHO delegation at the G20 Summit, 7 –8 July 2017, Hamburg, Germany. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - July 11, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: director-general [subject], European Region [region], Germany [country], Photo gallery [doctype] Source Type: news
Islamic Republic of Iran on a fast-track to beating noncommunicable diseases
June 2017 Since the 1960s, the Islamic Republic of Iran ’s urban population has tripled and life expectancies have risen. This, however, has increased people’s exposure to tobacco, unhealthy diets, and physical inactivity – among the main risk factors for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), primarily cardiovascular and lung diseases, cancer and diabet es. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - June 30, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: communicable disease [subject], infectious diseases, noncommunicable disease [subject], chronic diseases, Eastern Mediterranean Region [region], Feature [doctype], Iran (Islamic Republic of) [country] Source Type: news
Q & A: Ethics in public health surveillance
WHO: Online questions and answers on ethics and public health surveillance (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - June 23, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: ethics [subject], bioethics, surveillance [subject], Q & A [doctype] Source Type: news
Giving blood in a time of crisis
(Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - June 13, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: blood safety [subject], safe blood, Feature [doctype], Nepal [country], South-East Asia Region [region] Source Type: news
First anniversary of end of Ebola outbreak in West Africa
Friday 9 June 2017 marks the one year anniversary of the end of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The outbreak of the Ebola virus in 2014 –2016 in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone caused major loss of life and disrupted livelihoods in West Africa. The outbreak was the largest and most complex Ebola outbreak since the virus was first discovered in 1976. There were more cases and deaths in this outbreak than all other outbreaks combi ned. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - June 9, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: ebola [subject], ebola haemhorragic fever, ebola virus, ebola fever, ebola virus disease, African Region [region] Source Type: news
New vector control response seen as game-changer
New vector-control response seen as game-changer (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - June 1, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: vector-borne diseases [subject] Source Type: news
New vector-control response seen as game-changer
(Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - June 1, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: vector-borne diseases [subject] Source Type: news
