Nigeria: Integrating Homeopathic Medicine Into Nigeria Health System - the Treatment of Poliomyelitis
[Vanguard] "Homeopathy ... cures a larger percentage of cases than any other method ... and is beyond all doubt safer, more economical and the most complete medical science". Mahatma Gandhi (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 23, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
How Innovation Can Build the Future Our Grandchildren Deserve
I’ve been saying for years that the world is getting better. I’ll point out that, for example, the number of young children who die before their fifth birthday has fallen by more than half in just two decades—from 10 million in 2000 to just over 4 million today.
But current events are making it harder to argue that the future will be better than the past. Russia’s war on Ukraine is inflicting terrible suffering in Eastern Europe and driving up food and energy prices around the world. The COVID-19 pandemic caused millions of deaths and severely hampered efforts to immunize children. Economic growth i...
Source: TIME: Health - December 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Bill Gates Tags: Uncategorized freelance Innovation Source Type: news
Science ’s 2022 Breakthrough of the Year: A telescope’s golden eye sees the universe anew
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Source: ScienceNOW - December 15, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
IAG reaffirms commitment to addressing current and emerging public health challenges in the ...
13 December 2022, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – At its ninth annual meeting, the Islamic Advisory Group (IAG) reiterated its commitment to addressing current and emerging public health challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and beyond and using religion to dispel misconceptions around public health.
This year’s IAG meeting was hosted by the Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with the participation of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA), Al Azhar Al Sharif, and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB). The theme of the meeting is “Partnering for change: leveraging faith to...
Source: WHO EMRO News - December 13, 2022 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
Africa: 'Vaccination A Safe Medical Procedure That Saves Lives' - Africa Must Eradicate Polio
[allAfrica] Dakar -- To address declining immunization rates and the resurgence of polio, President Macky Sall - speaking during the Forum for Polio Vaccination and Eradication in Africa held this weekend in Dakar - called on heads of state and other stakeholders to urgently re-mobilize around the Addis Declaration. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 12, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Africa: Kagame Rallies Global Community to Mobilise U.S.$2.2 Billion to Eradicate Polio
[New Times] President Paul Kagame has called for more efforts to mobilize another $2.2 billion that is left to raise toward the global polio eradication initiative. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - December 12, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Increase Routine Immunisation to Halt Polio Resurgence
[SciDev.Net] Accra -- COVID-19 is fuelling a resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases such as polio globally, but even more so in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, experts say. (Source: AllAfrica News: Polio)
Source: AllAfrica News: Polio - December 11, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Regaining Control in the Fight Against Polio
[SciDev.Net] In August 2020, Africa was certified free of wild poliovirus. But new cases of the disease have emerged in Malawi and in Mozambique this year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 10, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
From COVID to mpox to polio: Our 9 most-read 'viral' stories in 2022
It was a big year for viruses, which simply refused to be ignored. And unlike the previous two years, COVID had to share the spotlight.(Image credit: Laura Gao for NPR) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - December 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Laurel Dalrymple Source Type: news
Liberia: Rotary Club Sinkor Pledges Support to MOH to Eradicate Polio and Malaria in Liberia
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Rotary Club of Sinkor pledged to work with the Ministry of Health (MOH) to mitigate polio and malaria in Liberia. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - December 9, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Collect More Data or Begin Widespread Distribution? Collect More Data or Begin Widespread Distribution?
The history of the polio vaccine illuminates dovetails with recent experience with vaccines for SARS-CoV-2.Medscape Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - December 8, 2022 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Infectious Diseases Commentary Source Type: news
Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication - Afghanistan, January 2021-September 2022
This report describes cases of wild poliovirus type 1 reported during 2022 and polio vaccination activity in Afghanistan. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - December 8, 2022 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Source Type: news
Red spots, red flags: Experts' warnings come true as missing vaccinations lead to measles outbreak
From the time countries scrambled to protect their population — first through lockdowns and isolation and then through unprecedented, large-scale vaccination drives — public health experts warned that there would be a price to pay in the form of children missing their regular vaccination doses against diseases like measles, polio and diphtheria. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - December 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CDC to Test for Polio; FDA Approvals; and Meals and Mortality CDC to Test for Polio; FDA Approvals; and Meals and Mortality
The top 3 things you should know to start your day.3 Things to Know Today (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - December 2, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Public Health & Prevention News Source Type: news
CDC Will Test New Areas for Polio in Wastewater
THURSDAY, Dec. 1, 2022 -- U.S. health officials will begin testing wastewater for poliovirus in select locations around the country, including possibly at sites in Michigan and Pennsylvania.
The testing will happen in communities that have low polio... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 1, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
