Disease
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Countries of the Americas agree on plan to end AIDS and STIs as public health problems by 2030
Oct 1, 2016News Hour: Based on 30 years of public health efforts to respond to the HIV epidemic, ministers of health from the countries of the Americas approved a plan to scale up prevention and treatment measures by... -
Health ministers adopt new plan for malaria elimination in the Americas
Oct 1, 2016News Hour: Noting that malaria “remains a serious threat” in the Americas that has resurged where efforts against the disease have weakened, health ministers from across the Region today adopted a new plan for malaria elimination... -
Region of the Americas is declared free of measles
Oct 1, 2016News Hour: The Region of the Americas is the first in the world to have eliminated measles, a viral disease that can cause severe health problems, including pneumonia, brain swelling and even death. This achievement culminates... -
Thailand investigates four cases of suspected Zika-linked microcephaly
Sep 28, 2016News Hour: Thailand is investigating four suspected cases of Zika-related microcephaly in three babies and a 36-week old unborn baby, the public health minister said on Tuesday, in what could be the first cases of Zika-linked... -
Working together for eliminating yellow fever epidemics
Sep 28, 2016News Hour: Zika, dengue fever and chikungunya), have raised the global risk of yellow fever. Two large yellow fever outbreaks- in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo are now under control but these are just... -
Adult, larval insecticides pack deadly punch to mosquitoes, Zika
Sep 25, 2016News Hour: The unprecedented aerial spraying of products that kill both adult mosquitoes as well as their larvae delivered a “1-2 punch” that has stopped direct transmission of the Zika virus in the Wynwood section of... -
Parent bloggers question role in Mylan’s EpiPen schools push
Sep 25, 2016News Hour When Mylan NV recruited food allergy bloggers to learn about its campaign to get allergic shock antidotes into schools, many were eager to join the maker of the EpiPens they carry in purses and... -
Cases of childhood diarrhoea linked to pathogens significantly underestimated
Sep 23, 2016News Hour: The number of cases of childhood diarrhoea attributable to pathogens (bacteria, parasites, viruses or other infections) have been substantially underestimated and may be nearly twice as high as previous analysis suggests, according to new... -
“Cancer: bad to the bone” – Nancy Mourad
Sep 21, 2016News Hour: Nancy Mourad (St Vincent’s Clinical School, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Faculty of Medicine) gives her presentation ”Cancer: bad to the bone” for the 2016 UNSW Three Minute Thesis Competition. Nancy was the runner... -
Sri Lanka, a malaria-free nation
Sep 17, 2016News Hour: “Sri Lanka’s achievement is truly remarkable. In the mid-20th century it was among the most malaria-affected countries, but now it is malaria-free. This is testament to the courage and vision of its leaders, and...