GENEVA
¦14 August 2014– The World Health Organization (WHO) today reiterated its position that
the risk of transmission of Ebola virus disease during air travel remains low.
“Unlike infections
such as influenza or tuberculosis, Ebola is not airborne,” says Dr Isabelle
Nuttall, Director of WHO Global Capacity Alert and Response. “It can only be
transmitted by direct contact with the body fluids of a person who is sick with
the disease.”
Aug 13, 2014
PUBLIC HEALTH ASIA: Ebola outbreak: Public Health Emergency of Interna...
PUBLIC HEALTH ASIA: Ebola outbreak: Public Health Emergency of Interna...: Public Health Emergency of International Importance (PHEIC) The Director-General (DG) of the World Health Organization (WHO) convene...
Ebola outbreak: Public Health Emergency of International Importance (PHEIC)
Public Health Emergency of International Importance (PHEIC)
The Director-General (DG) of the World Health Organization
(WHO) convened the first meeting of the Emergency Committee under the
International Health Regulations (2005) regarding Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) on
6 and 7 August 2014. Based on discussion and deliberation on the information
provided, the Committee advised that: the Ebola outbreak in West Africa
constitutes an ‘extraordinary event’ and a public health risk to other States;
the possible consequences of further international spread are particularly
serious in view of the virulence of the virus, the intensive community and
health facility transmission patterns, and the weak health systems in the
currently affected and most at-risk countries. a coordinated international
response is deemed essential to stop and reverse the international spread of
Ebola;
Aug 11, 2014
Nationwide Rubella Epidemic — Japan, 2013
Nationwide
Rubella Epidemic — Japan, 2013
Weekly
June 14, 2013 / 62(23);457-462
Rubella usually is a mild, febrile rash illness in children and adults;
however, infection early in pregnancy, particularly during the first 16 weeks,
can result in miscarriage, stillbirth, or an infant born with birth defects
(i.e., congenital rubella syndrome [CRS]) (1). As of 2013, goals to
eliminate rubella have been established in two World Health Organization
regions (the Region of the Americas by 2010 and the European Region by 2015),
and targets for accelerated rubella control and CRS prevention have been
established by the Western Pacific Region (WPR) (2). In 1976, Japan
introduced single-antigen rubella vaccine in its national immunization program,
targeting girls in junior high school. In 1989, a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR)
vaccine was introduced, targeting children aged 12–72 months. However, adult
males remain susceptible to rubella. From January 1 to May 1, 2013, a total of
5,442 rubella cases were reported through the rubella surveillance system in
Japan, with the majority (77%) of cases occurring among adult males. Ten
infants with CRS were reported during October 2012–May 1, 2013. Countries and
regions establishing a goal of accelerated control or elimination of rubella
should review their previous and current immunization policies and strategies
to identify and vaccinate susceptible persons and to ensure high population
immunity in all cohorts, both male and female.
Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome Control and Elimination — Global Progress, 2000–2012
Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome Control and
Elimination — Global Progress, 2000–2012
Weekly
December 6, 2013 / 62(48);983-986
Rubella virus usually causes a mild fever and rash in
children and adults.* However, infection during pregnancy, especially during
the first trimester, can result in miscarriage, stillbirth, or infants with
congenital malformations, known as congenital rubella syndrome (CRS). In 2011,
the World Health Organization (WHO) updated guidance on the preferred strategy
for introduction of rubella-containing vaccine (RCV) into national routine
immunization schedules with an initial wide-age-range vaccination campaign that
includes children aged 9 months–15 years (1). WHO also urged all member states
to take the opportunity offered by accelerated measles control and elimination
activities as a platform to introduce RCVs (1). The Global Measles and Rubella
Strategic Plan (2012–2020) published by the Measles Rubella Initiative partners
in 2012 and the Global Vaccine Action Plan endorsed by the World Health
Assembly in 2012 include milestones to eliminate rubella and CRS in two WHO
regions by 2015, and eliminate rubella in five WHO regions by 2020. This report
summarizes the global progress of rubella and CRS control and elimination
during 2000–2012. As of December 2012, a total of 132 (68%) WHO member states
had introduced RCV, a 33% increase from 99 member states in 2000. A total of
94,030 rubella cases were reported to WHO in 2012 from 174 member states, an
86% decrease from the 670,894 cases reported in 2000 from 102 member states.
The WHO Region of the Americas (AMR) and European Region (EUR) have established
rubella elimination goals of 2010 and 2015, respectively. AMR has started to
document the elimination of measles, rubella, and CRS; in EUR, rubella
incidence has decreased significantly, although outbreaks continue to occur.
Aug 3, 2014
Future of Community Medicine in India
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2800915/
In spite of the impressive advances made in the field of
Community Medicine in India, there is considerable confusion over its
role in the future. As you have rightly pointed out in your editorial by
Rajesh Kumar (Academic Community Medicine in 21st Century:
Challenges and Opportunities), academic growth in this subject can take
either of these two directions, namely, Family Medicine or Public
Health.
Moreso, this urgency to choose a direction
arises because, here in the United Kingdom from where this subject had
started, does not have it now. Here Family Medicine is General Practice
for which in residency training, postings in conventional clinical
subjects like Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pediatrics,
and Psychiatry is required. Moreover, the demand for Public Health is
supplied with graduates from diverse backgrounds and not just medicine.
This gives a richness of experience to those who are in this field. Even
the postgraduate medical residency training programs and fellowship and
membership examinations in the Faculty of Public Health (FPH) in the
Royal Colleges are open to those who do not have medicine as a subject
in graduation. Read More
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2800915/RASHTRIYA AROGYA NIDHI : Financial assistance to patients, living below poverty
http://mohfw.nic.in/WriteReadData/RAN.pdf
http://mohfw.nic.in/WriteReadData/RAN.pdf
The Scheme provides for financial assistance to patients,
living below poverty line who is suffering from major life threatening
diseases, to receive medical treatment at any of the super specialty Govt.
hospitals / institutes or other Govt. hospitals .The financial assistance to
such patients is released in the form of ‘one time grants to the Medical
Superintendent of the hospital in which the treatment is being received. Read
More
http://mohfw.nic.in/WriteReadData/RAN.pdf
Aug 1, 2014
Ebola has got No Treatment / Vaccination
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/us-plan-to-fly-in-ebola-patients-sparks-fears/article6272878.ece
Ebola has got No Treatment/Vaccination - Our body Immune System is the Only Hope....
It may cross borders as in this Days Air Travel can Spread a Menace in 24hrs......
It may cross borders as in this Days Air Travel can Spread a Menace in 24hrs......
46th APACPH Conference in Kuala Lumpur
http://www.apacph.org/wp/2014/07/apacph2014-abstract-deadline-31-jul-2014/
There will be 11 symposium focusing on the “Evolution of Public Health in the Asia-Pacific Region”.
There will be 11 symposium focusing on the “Evolution of Public Health in the Asia-Pacific Region”.
- Ageing
- Infectious Disease
- Non Communicable Diseases
- Global Health
- Universal Health Coverage
- Occupational & Environmental Health
- Women’s Health, Adolescent Health & Violence
- Injury Prevention
- Peace and Health
- Health Education and Promotion
- Public Health Law & Ethics
The REWARD: Dream Comes True.
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