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2024年6月6日時点の情報
Sister Marie Blanche Kambirée: At the Service of Children|14 May 2024|African Region
Nanoro – Sister Marie Blanche Kambire has more than 20 years of experience as a. At 53, she lives in Nanoro, a rural area 85 kilometers west of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’s capital. A Catholic nun, she has dedicated her life to serving others, particularly the children she has cared for over the past 12 years at the Nanoro Medical Centre, where she heads the paediatric unit.
Epidemiological Alert – Start of peak dengue season in the Central American Isthmus, Mexico, and the Caribbean – 24 May 2024|24 May 2024 |Pan American Health Organization
Considering the significant incidence of dengue registered in the Southern Cone of the Americas during the first half of the year and, in view of the beginning of the season of increased dengue circulation in the Central American Isthmus, Mexico, and the Caribbean, the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) recommends that Member States adopt the necessary measures to prepare the response to the increase in dengue, including the organization of health services to ensure adequate clinical management, prevention of complications, and avoid saturation of specialized care services.
Avian Influenza A (H5N2)|5 June 2024|Mexico
On 17 April, the case developed fever, shortness of breath, diarrhoea, nausea and general malaise. On 24 April, the case sought medical attention, was hospitalized at the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases “Ismael Cosio Villegas” (INER per its acronym in Spanish) and died the same day due to complications of his condition.
Dengue|30 May 2024|Global situation
Global overview
Epidemiological Alert Measles in the Region of the Americas – 3 June 2024|3 Jun 2024 |Pan American Health Organization
The Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) recommends that Member States continue with the necessary efforts to achieve and maintain adequate measles and rubella vaccination coverage, ensure timely detection and response to cases, which can generate outbreaks of varying magnitude in the countries of the Region of the Americas. These recommendations are emphasized considering the mass gatherings and sporting events to be held in countries of the Americas, the beginning of the tourism season in the northern hemisphere, and the global increase in measles cases.
Environmental Health Workers on the Frontlines of Zimbabwe’s Cholera Outbreak|02 June 2024|African Region
Mutare – The number of cholera cases in Zimbabwe is declining thanks to the expanded and decentralized cholera response activities undertaken by the Ministry of Health and Child Care
Stronger control efforts help to lower tobacco use in African region|31 May 2024|African Region
Brazzaville – Tobacco use among adolescents in the African region declined by nearly 18% between 2020 and 2022, and by 46% among adults during the same period as countries adopt stronger measures to control the use of tobacco.