Full Coverage: Disease

29.03.2008 Thousands of children in Pakistan succumb to measles every year. All these deaths can be easily prevented with effective immunisation. The government has launched a comprehensive campaign against the disease, which will help protect 63 million children in the country.

28.03.2008 Battle in India against polio is far from over. This year until February, 82 new cases have been detected despite the fact that the country has the largest ever mass immunisation campaign in the world going on since 2003.

25.03.2008 The latest WHO report: The Global Tuberculosis Control 2008 documents a slowdown in progress on diagnosing people with TB, citing lack of funds as the major reason. The report also stresses on combating new forms of the disease like multi-drug resistant TB and the lethal combination of TB/HIV.

24.03.2008 Kabul’s deteriorating environment is posing serious health risks to its population, according to Afghanistan ’s National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA). The use of sub-standard car fuel and poor waste management has worsened the city’s air quality leading to an increase in respiratory disorders.

17.03.2008 Un preoccupante calo delle notizie delle principali edizioni dei telegiornali RAI e Mediaset sulle crisi umanitarie che passano dal 10% del totale delle notizie del 2006 all’8% del 2007 e nessuna traccia della Repubblica Centrafricana dove la popolazione è intrappolata nella morsa degli scontri tra gruppi armati. E' quanto segnala il recente rapporto di Medici Senza Frontiere sulle "Crisi umanitarie dimenticate dai media", un'analisi elaborata con l'Osservatorio di Pavia. Alla malnutrizione che ogni anno uccide 5 milioni di bambini sono state dedicate dai TG solo 18 notizie, in buona parte per appelli del Papa, mentre la crisi del Darfur ha avuto una maggiore copertura mediatica soprattutto per la visita nella regione dell'attore George Clooney e di altri divi di Hollywood.

14.03.2008 HARARE, Mar 14 (OneWorld) - Members of once esteemed professions in Zimbabwe -- teachers, nurses, and doctors -- have gone on strike over the paltry purchasing power of their wages.

13.03.2008 WASHINGTON, Mar 13 (OneWorld) - Activists working to improve lives and livelihoods around the world gathered in the United States capital Wednesday to launch a new initiative to bring water and sanitation facilities to schools that currently lack them.

12.03.2008 Pfizer, a pharmaceutical major, has launched an anti-smoking drug sold as Champix in India. Despite the claim that it has proven therapeutic value, there are concerns about its side effects such as mood swings and in some cases inducing people to take the extreme step of suicide.

11.03.2008

07.03.2008 With money and technical assistance from the international community, Bangladesh government has achieved considerable success in installing sanitary latrines throughout the country, leading to significant reduction in diarrhoeal deaths. From the current 85% coverage, it appears that achieving sanitation for all by 2010 is very much possible.

04.03.2008 Dinas Kesehatan (Dinkes) Kota Surabaya meminta tiap-tiap lokalisasi membuat semacam kesepakatan lokal untuk menanggulangi bahaya HIV/AIDS. Di antara beberapa lokalisasi, baru Moroseneng yang membuat kesepakatan lokal tersebut, yakni memakai kondom. Kesepakatan itu dibuat PSK, mucikari, puskesmas, LSM, dan camat atau lurah setempat.

04.03.2008 Pengidap HIV/AIDS di Kabupaten Bulukumba, Makassar, bertambah enam orang sepanjang Januari-Februari 2008. Empat orang tertular karena menggunakan narkoba suntik dan dua orang akibat hubungan seks bebas. Total pengidap HIV/AIDS yang terdeteksi oleh tim Voluntry Conseling Test (VCT) RSUD Andi Sultan Daeng Radja, Bulukumba, dalam dua tahun terakhir ini sebanyak 32 orang.

03.03.2008 UN Food and Agriculture Organisation is all praise for authorities in India for taking swift and comprehensive steps to curb bird flu in the state of West Bengal. Measures included prompt compensation to farmers, culling of infected chickens and effective collaborations among concerned departments.

03.03.2008 Kotoran telinga atau hidung dapat menularkan virus HIV. Benarkah kotoran-kotoran di atas sebagai media penularan HIV? Untuk lebih jelasnya, dr. Asri Budianti menjabarkan soal yang satu ini.

03.03.2008 Berdasarkan sebuah penelitian Belanda yang diterbitkan dalam Journal of Infectious Diseases edisi 15 Januari 2008, disebutkan, memakai vaksin virus hepatitis B (HBV) dosis ganda pada pasien ODHA yang tidak menanggapi vaksinasi yang baku mempunyai tingkat keberhasilan 50%.

03.03.2008 Dari hasil pemeriksaan sampel darah yang dilakukan kalangan medis baru-baru ini di Lhokseumawe, terindentifikasi bahwa sebelas warga Kota Lhokseumawe dan Kabupaten Aceh Utara diduga terinfeksi HIV.