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 …
We assess how presymptomatic infection affects predictability of infectious disease epidemics. We focus on whether or not a major outbreak (i.e. an epidemic that will go on to infect a large number of individuals) can be predicted reliably soon after initial cases of disease have appeared within a population. For …
Health officials in Liberia said a five-year-old boy has tested positive for Ebola just days after his mother died of the virus. A 30-year-old woman died of Ebola in Monrovia last week, months after Liberia was declared free of the virus. Her death followed a recent flare-up that took the …
For every three Kenyans who test positive for HIV, one new case is diagnosed through their referral, a study has shown. In 2013, there were 1.6 million HIV positive Kenyans, meaning that nearly 530,000 citizens are unaware that they have the virus. The Assisted Partner Notification Services study enrolled 1,119 …
A low cost, easy to use, urine test to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) among patients with HIV could help reduce the TB death rate of HIV-positive patients in hospital, according to a new study published in The Lancet today. In Africa, nearly 40% of all adult deaths related to HIV or …
On the occasion of International Women's Day, March 8, 2016, the Office of the African Development Bank's Special Envoy on Gender, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, has launched a report on "Women's Resilience: Integrating Gender in the Response to Ebola." The AfDB-commissioned study brings to light a topic that has often been discussed, …
At a time when doctors talk of a diabetic epidemic in society, a well-known diabetologist in Chen nai has argued that the disease is over-diagnosed. Questioning the use of medication, Dr C V Krishnaswami has also advocated the use of alternative healing in diabetes treatment -methods that other doctors, asking …
Serious epidemics after the December 2015 floods in Chennai were averted by prompt preventive action initiated by the government which was supported by NGOs and citizen groups. This article highlights areas for improvement and initiates a dialogue around the theme of disaster preparedness and better coordinated relief efforts.
The pattern of epidemic meningococcal disease in the African meningitis belt may be influenced by the background level of population immunity but this has been measured infrequently. A standardised enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for measuring meningococcal serogroup A IgG antibodies was established at five centres within the meningitis belt. Antibody …
Botswana and Global Fund on Wednesday signed two new grants totaling $27 million to mark a new phase of partnership, with a focus on preventing, treating and caring for people affected by HIV and tuberculosis.Speaking at the signing ceremony, Botswana’s Minister of Health, Dorcas Makgato said “the overall goals of …
Introduction of Vibrio cholerae to Haiti during the deployment of United Nations (UN) peacekeepers in 2010 resulted in one of the largest cholera epidemics of the modern era. Following the outbreak, a UN-commissioned independent panel recommended three pre-deployment intervention strategies to minimize the risk of cholera introduction in future peacekeeping …
Military conflict has been a major challenge in the detection and control of emerging infectious diseases such as malaria. It poses issues associated with enhancing emergence and transmission of infectious diseases by destroying infrastructure and collapsing healthcare systems. The Orakzai agency in Pakistan has witnessed a series of intense violence …
A second death due to Ebola has been confirmed in Sierra Leone just a week after the WHO declared that the outbreak of the deadly disease across West Africa was over. More than 100 people are being currently assessed and kept under observation after they came in contact with the …
The Vaccine Alliance, Gavi, has signed a $5m (£3.5m) deal for an Ebola vaccine, to protect against future outbreaks of the deadly disease. The deal commits pharmaceutical company Merck to keeping 300,000 vaccines ready for emergency use or further clinical trials. It will also submit an application to license the …
The Ogun State Government has said that 100,000 residents of the state were living with HIV. The Commissioner for Health in the State, Babatunde Ipaye, stated this to PREMIUM TIMES on Saturday at the Governor's Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. Mr. Ipaye said the government would not renege on its responsibility of …
A woman who died of Ebola this week in Sierra Leone may have exposed at least 27 others to the disease, an aid agency report claims, raising the risk of more cases just as the epidemic appeared to be ending. Sierra Leone’s government on Saturday urged the public not to …
The World Health Organization on Thursday, January 14 declared Liberia Ebola free for the third time.Making the declaration at the health ministry in the Monrovia suburb of Congo Town, the Country Representative of WHO, Alex Gasasira, commended the government and people of Liberia, communities, health workers and partners for the …
Since October 2014 the Ebola epidemic in West Africa has been diminishing and efforts have shifted from emergency response to prevention and mitigation of future outbreaks. Researchers from the Liberian Ministry of Health and the Yale Center for Infectious Disease Modelling and Analysis evaluated 3532 Ebola cases reported in 2014 …
This report highlights the essential role of pandemic preparedness in national security and economic stability, a critical but often under-examined dimension of the global conversation post-Ebola. Importantly, the report demonstrates that the impact of infectious disease crises goes far beyond human health alone and that mitigation, likewise, requires the mobilization …
Guinea was declared free of Ebola transmission on Tuesday after more than 2,500 people died from the virus in the West African nation, leaving Liberia as the only country still counting down the days until the end of the epidemic. The announcement made at a ceremony in the capital comes …
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the end of the Ebola outbreak in Guinea, two years after the epidemic began there. Guineans are expected to celebrate the landmark with concerts and fireworks. The disease killed more than 2,500 people in the West African state, and a further 9,000 in …
