It has been said that malaria breeds poverty, and poverty breeds malaria. This is the reality in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, where after decades of control initiatives there were still some 384,000 deaths and 188 million ...
Aug 30, 2021
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Many people do not have access to good-quality healthcare provision either because of the limited availability of resources or the distances involved in traveling to and from healthcare centers. A review in the International ...
Aug 26, 2021
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As countries around the world race to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates within their populations, there are reports of fully immunized individuals experiencing breakthrough infections, particularly in the US and UK. A breakthrough ...
Aug 24, 2021
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In 2016, the World Health Organisation (WHO) set an ambitious target to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030. This was followed by commitments from governments—including African countries—to develop national strategic plans ...
Jul 27, 2021
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COVID-19 vaccine programs are expected to cost poorer countries an additional 56.6% on health budgets, compared with just 0.8% on wealthy countries' health expenditure, according to new data from the United Nations Development ...
Jul 22, 2021
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The COVID-19 pandemic continues apace, with high- and lower-income settings struggling to contain outbreaks. The vaccine rollout is relatively speedy in some countries such as the UK. However, vaccine demand is much greater ...
Jul 22, 2021
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Nearly 40 million people worldwide live with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), and this number increases every year as more individuals acquire the incurable infection. There is no vaccine to prevent HIV infection and the ...
Jul 21, 2021
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What could be so bad about answering a few emails in the evening? Perhaps something urgent pops up, we are tidying up an issue from the day, or trying to get ahead for tomorrow. Always being online and available is one of ...
Jul 13, 2021
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In October 2020, the World Health Organization declared antimicrobial (or antibiotic) resistance (AMR) as one of the greatest threats to global health. While that is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future, the organization's ...
Jul 8, 2021
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Variation in national and international guidelines on respiratory protection has created confusion among healthcare professionals, according to new research presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology ...
Jun 24, 2021
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