The Bihar Health Department has issued the notification of Bihar Epidemic Diseases Covid-19 Rules 2023 regarding effective control over Bihar Epidemic Covid-19. In the new rules, the responsibility of all the hospitals from the state level to the district level has been fixed for its control. In the manual prepared …
Geneva - An unlicensed Ebola vaccine could soon be tested in a remote region of the Democratic Republic of Congo hit by an outbreak of the virus, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday. There is no licensed vaccine for the Ebola virus, but a promising candidate vaccine could be …
To address the fresh outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the World Health Organisation (WHO) may deploy an experimental Ebola vaccine against the scourge for the first time since the United Nations (U.N.) agency gave it preliminary approval in April 2017.(AFP Photo/Seyllou) FG, …
LAGOS - Nigeria on Monday said it had stepped up health surveillance and vigilance at its entry ports after an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least three people. "The minister has directed the director of health services at the ports to ensure that public health …
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) is finalising an arrangement to contain a possible spread of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) following its recent outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). It urged the Federal Government to strengthen its response team and increase surveillance on the nation’s borders. The proactive …
The United Nations' World Health Organisation has announced a second case of Ebola infection in northern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after identifying over a dozen suspected cases in the past seven days. The last outbreak of Ebola in the DRC was in 2014, when 49 people died. On 21 …
WASHINGTON - A small outbreak of Ebola virus in Democratic Republic of the Congo is causing alarm among public health officials. A new study outlining containment strategies may help prevent an epidemic similar to the one that engulfed a number of western African countries two years ago. In the timely …
The National AIDS Control Programme has released the 2016 HIV sentinel survey report stating current prevalence rate of the viral disease and making projections for the future. The report shows an increase in prevalence rate among pregnant women – representing a second consecutive time of rising incidence among the Ghanaian …
LUSAKA, ZAMBIA - At Chipata Clinic in Zambia's capital, Lusaka, Fred Mwansa concludes his session with a group of HIV-positive people on how they can use the short messaging system (SMS) to anonymously access information on HIV counseling, treatment, prevention and care. He then distributes scratch cards of 2 Zambian …
The Fragile States Index (FSI) is an annual ranking of 178 countries based on the different pressures they face that impact their levels of fragility. The Index is based on The Fund for Peace’s proprietary Conflict Assessment System Tool (CAST) analytical approach. Based on comprehensive social science methodology, three primary …
Deadly infectious pandemics will mark humanity's future, as they have shaped its past. Neither individual governments nor the global community can entirely prevent the emergence of infectious threats. But we can be much better prepared. This report by the International Working Group on Financing Preparedness (IWG) proposes ways in which …
The number of Ugandans who got infected with HIV last year dropped further to about 83, 000 from about 88,000 the previous year, rekindling hope for the beginning of an end to the disease that killed 28,000 Ugandans in 2016. But activists are not excited about the figures they said …
The survey, conducted between October 2015 and August 2016, however, noted a decrease in HIV prevalence countrywide. “Fourteen percent of Zimbabwean adults are HIV positive. HIV prevalence is higher among women (17%) than men (11%). HIV prevalence has decreased since 2005-06 and 2010-11,” the report read. The survey which is …
This new WHO report reveals that an estimated 325 million people worldwide are living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection New WHO data reveal that an estimated 325 million people worldwide are living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) …
Most of the dominant HIV testing kits used in Kenya and several other African countries have failed crucial thresholds set by the World Health Organisation. Of the eight most widely used HIV Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs), seven of which are pre-qualified by the WHO, only one met the recommended threshold …
About 3,800 new cases of HIV infections have been recorded in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps in Borno State, Barkindo Saidu, the Executive Secretary, Borno Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS (BOSACA), has said. Mr. Saidu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri on Wednesday that the new …
In early 2016, Zika was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern due to its association with a surge of birth defects. Zika has since spread throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, with local transmission also reported in parts of the USA, Asia and Africa. The nature of the …
Jalingo — A survey on HIV/AIDS transmission conducted by the Taraba State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS (TACA) has shown significant reduction in infection of the disease from 10.5 percent to five percent prevalence rate. The Director-General of the agency, Alhaji Abba Sale Ibrahim disclosed this yesterday in Jalingo …
Zika is, and will continue to be, a disease of the urban poor. Slum-defining characteristics—poor water and sanitation infrastructure, crowding, and poor structural quality of housing—offer ample opportunities for mosquitoes to breed and spread the Zika virus. It was recently estimated that 1.6 million childbearing women and 93 million people …
Kenya Government will in April launch Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for people aged 15 years and above. This comes hot in the heels of a similar move by the South African health ministry. Dr. Martin Sirengo, head, the National AIDS & STI Control Programme (NASCOP) said PrEP when taken daily can …
There is hope for over 37 million people infected with HIV globally after five people were reported to be virus-free after undergoing treatment. According to a study published in New Scientist, a new vaccine allowed the patients to stop taking regular antiretroviral (ARV) drugs – the current method of suppressing …
