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World Health Organization hails recovery of five Ebola patients
World Health Organization hails recovery of five Ebola patients More than 220 people are suspected to have died from the disease’s latest outbreak, which was declared two weeks ago. The World Health Organization (WHO) has hailed the recovery of five people infected with a rare strain of Ebola for which there is no approved vaccine or treatment, amid the latest outbreak of the virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced on...
Estimates of global causes of death for children and adolescents aged 5-19 in 2000-24: secondary data analysis using bayesian multinomial logistic regression
AbstractObjectiveTo estimate cause specific mortality among children and adolescents aged 5-19 years for 195 countries from 2000 to 2024.DesignSecondary data analysis using a bayesian multinomial logistic regression model to estimate cause specific mortality fractions. Data sourcesPubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane Library, Global Index Medicus, Pan American Health Organization, Global Health Ovid, Africa-Wide Information, IndMed, WHO Mortality Database, Demographic and Health...
The U.S. Is Winging This Ebola Outbreak
By the time African health officials confirmed the world’s latest Ebola outbreak, the epidemic had already spilled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo into neighboring Uganda. Within two days, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a public-health emergency of international concern. Less than two weeks later, the potential case count has risen past 1,000, including more than 230 deaths, and 10 other African countries have been designated at risk of being swept into the...
More than 1.5 million people die and 860 million fall ill from unsafe food, the WHO warns
The World Health Organization warns that unsafe food harms millions of people worldwide, with children being particularly impacted. More than 860 million people fall ill and 1.5 million die worldwide every year due to unsafe food, the World Health Organization has warned. In a new report published ahead of World Food Safety Day on 7 June, the WHO estimates that millions of people across the world suffer severe health consequences as a result of contaminated or poorly handled food.
Trump team already blaming Europe over fears that Ebola could come to US via World Cup fans
Trump team already blaming Europe over fears that Ebola could come to US via World Cup fans State Department calls on European countries to abandon World Health Organization approach and adopt stricter travel rules to ensure virus does not reach North America and after outbreak in Central Africa - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments The Trump administration has called on Europe to abandon the World Health Organization’s Ebola playbook and adopt its own rules, amid fears that fans arriving for...
Brazil investigates possible Ebola cases amid scramble to contain outbreak
The World Health Organization’s top doctor has traveled to the Ebola hot zone to help bring the unfolding crisis under control as suspected cases of the especially deadly strain of the disease top 1,100. Meanwhile, authorities in Brazil were looking into two suspected cases. World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who travelled to the capital of the eastern province of Ituri in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the ground zero of the current outbreak this...
Evacuation begins of hantavirus ship
A complex repatriation of passengers on board the cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has begun, with more than 90 of the 150 people on board disembarking on Sunday. Most of those who have left the MV Hondius have been repatriated to their home countries on specially chartered flights, while Spanish health workers and the World Health Organization continue the evacuation operation in Tenerife. Three people have died in the outbreak.Also: a landmark trial begins in Syria...
WHO, Africa CDC unveil $518m Ebola plan as Uganda death toll rises
WHO, Africa CDC unveil $518m Ebola plan as Uganda death toll rises Uganda reported three more cases and one more death from the outbreak, which has spread from neighbouring DRC. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the African Union’s health agency have announced a $518m plan to combat the deadly Ebola outbreak in conflict-ridden Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and neighbouring Uganda. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday that the plan, in collaboration with the...
One extra serving of processed meat a day linked to higher cancer risk
Eating processed meat like ham, sausage and bacon may be linked to a higher risk of certain types of cancer, according to new research. While health organizations have already confirmed that processed meat can contribute to colon cancer, this study looked closer at cancers in the upper digestive tract, where the link has historically been less clear. To understand these connections, researchers from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC), one of the world's...
As the largest World Cup ever kicks off, health officials are focused on more than Ebola
As athletes and millions of fans gear up for the FIFA World Cup starting next week, global health officials are preparing for a high-stakes challenge of their own: protecting against infectious diseases. For the first time, the tournament will span 16 host cities across three countries — the United States, Canada and Mexico — and feature 48 teams, making it the largest World Cup in history. The event also comes amid an Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda that the World Health Organization has...