Approximately 1.2 million humans die each year from malaria, a much higher figure than the previously estimated 600,000, researchers from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, reported in The Lancet this week. The authors added that the majority of deaths occur in children under the age of 5 […]
Filed under: Aid / Disasters on February 5th, 2012 | No Comments »
A new analysis of malaria mortality published in The Lancet this week suggests deaths to the parasitic disease worldwide have been grossly underestimated, especially in adults. If confirmed, the study has huge implications for how large amounts of charity money are spent in controlling the disease…
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Filed under: Aid / Disasters on February 3rd, 2012 | No Comments »
The aim is to eliminate or at least control 10 neglected tropical diseases by 2020 - it is a public and private partnership, including 13 drug companies, the UK, US and United Arab Emirate Governments, the World Bank, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and some other worldwide organizations…
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Filed under: Aid / Disasters on January 31st, 2012 | No Comments »
Survivors of Hurricane Katrina have struggled with poor mental health for years after the storm, according to a new study of low-income mothers in the New Orleans area. The study’s lead author, Christina Paxson of Princeton University, said that the results were a departure from other surveys both in the design and the results…
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Filed under: Aid / Disasters on January 28th, 2012 | No Comments »
As numbers of international large-scale events, such as music concerts, sports events, religious pilgrimage and state funerals increase in frequency and scale, they pose substantial risks to the general public…
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Filed under: Aid / Disasters on January 21st, 2012 | No Comments »
When organizational crises occur, such as plane crashes or automobile recalls, public relations practitioners develop strategies for substantive action and effective communication. Now, University of Missouri researchers have found that the way in which news coverage of a crisis is framed affects the public’s emotional response toward the company involved…
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Filed under: Aid / Disasters on January 17th, 2012 | No Comments »
Special section in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene on disease in post-quake Haiti includes likely identity of first cholera case and Paul Farmer and Louise Ivers’ expert perspective on why amid huge aid effort cholera ‘exploded’ Internet-based news and Twitter feeds were faster than traditional sources at detecting the onset […]
Filed under: Aid / Disasters on January 11th, 2012 | No Comments »
Conclusions of a Policy Forum article in PLoS Medicine have shown that an analytical framework, called “house model”, which focuses equally on health workers deployment, production and retention could assist in strengthening and developing health systems in post-conflict countries, including Afghanistan, Cambodia and the Democratic Republic of Congo…
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Filed under: Aid / Disasters on January 7th, 2012 | No Comments »
Software developed by computer scientists could help to quickly and accurately locate missing people, rapidly identify those suffering from malnutrition and effectively point people towards safe zones simply by checking their phones. It is hoped the smartphone technology could potentially not only help save lives but could also ease the financial and emotional burden […]
Filed under: Aid / Disasters on January 7th, 2012 | No Comments »
It’s always advisable to read the medication label thoroughly before taking any drug and doubly so when administering a dose to a young child. With that in mind the FDA has issued a warning in regards to liquid acetaminophen marketed for children…
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