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Worst cholera epidemic on record in Yemen finally slowing after 400,000 infected
From WN Yemen’s cholera outbreak is close to hitting 400,000 cases on Tuesday but there is new hope according to the World Health Organization that the three-month-old epidemic is beginning to slow down, according to Reuters. WHO data provided to…
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Sri Lanka dengue outbreak kills nearly 300 people so far
From WN According to health officials on Monday, a dengue outbreak in Sri Lanka killed nearly 300 people so far and hospitals are stretched to capacity, Reuters reported. Health officials blame recent monsoon rains and floods leaving pools of stagnant…
The risky lure of Caribbean offshore medical schools
From The Conversation Many Canadians dream of becoming a doctor. The reality is that only a fraction of students who apply to Canadian medical schools are admitted. This reality is driving an increasing number of Canadian undergraduates to offshore medical…
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Lung cancer: A preventable, treatable and beatable disease
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths, which accounted for 1.69 million lives in 2015. Tobacco use, alcohol use, unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity are major cancer risk factors worldwide, the most crucial being tobacco use, which is…
15 children die in South Sudan during botched measles vaccination campaign
Report From WN.com The Associated Press reported a measles vaccination campaign in South Sudan has resulted in the death of 15 children as reports said children as young as 12 years old administered the vaccine, South Sudan’s government announced Friday….
World No Tobacco Day 2017: Tobacco threatens development, strong control measures needed
Washington/Geneva, May 30 2017— Action to stamp out tobacco use can help countries prevent millions of people falling ill and dying from tobacco-related disease, combat poverty and reduce large-scale environmental degradation, according to a new World Health Organization report. On…
World No Tobacco Day Message 2017 Cayman Islands Ministry of Health
31 May 2017 The Cayman Islands is once again marking World No Tobacco Day, a very significant date on our annual health calendar. As highlighted in this year’s theme “Tobacco – a threat to development”, smoking has a significant impact…
Dr. Carissa F. Etienne nominated for a second term to be Director of PAHO
PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION www.paho.org WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION www.who.int News and Public Information News Release Government of Dominica nominates Dr. Carissa F. Etienne for Director of PAHO PAHO Member States will elect the new Director during the 29th…
Haunting photos of Fukushima
Haunting photos show the residents who dared to go back to a ghost town created by nuclear disaster Fukushima By Sarah Jacobs In March 2011, the biggest nuclear disaster since Chernobyl occurred in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The Fukushima…
Zika may be spread by up to 35 species of mosquitoes, researchers say
BY DANIEL CHANG From Miami Herald Zika may be spread by as many as 35 species of mosquitoes, including seven found in the United States, according to a forecasting model created by University of Georgia ecologists and published Tuesday in…
