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  • Published on Nov 19, 2019

    Namibia, Angola indaba focuses on guinea worm

    ONGWEDIVA - Health officials from Namibia and Angola assembled in Ongwediva to discuss ways to collaborate and measures to control and totally eradicate guinea worm disease. The weeklong gathering will strengthen collaboration for surveillance, disease …

    Source: New Era
  • Published on Nov 20, 2019

    Namibia, Angola strengthen disease surveillance

    NAMIBIA was certified free of Guinea worm disease in 2000 by the World Health Organisation, but with the ongoing transmission in Angola, especially in a province so close to the Namibia-Angola border, Namibia cannot rest on its laurels. These were some of …

    Source: Namibian
  • Published on Dec 10, 2019

    Samoa: Regular press briefing by the Information Service, 10 December 2019 - Upsurge in violence complicates Ebola ...

    Excerpts Climate Change Conference in Madrid Rhéal LeBlanc, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, said that the Secretary-General would be returning to the COP 25 Climate Change Conference in Madrid on 10 December to attend several events, …

    Source: Relief Web
  • Published on Oct 4, 2019

    The End of Guinea Worm Was Just Around the Corner. Not Anymore

    Next year was supposed to be the end of the line for Guinea worm. The epic, decades-long campaign against the parasite — which humans and animals can contract from drinking water and which, about a year later, emerges as a worm up to three feet long from …

    Source: NPR
  • Published on Oct 1, 2019

    Exclusive- Battle to wipe out debilitating Guinea worm parasite hits 10 year delay

    A few years ago, it looked like humanity was about to wipe a debilitating parasitic disease off the face of the Earth. But the long road to eradicating Guinea worm just got a whole lot longer. Faced with evidence of previously unknown routes of …

    Source: Africa News
  • Published on Dec 1, 2019

    Government commends Mafi Kumase for self-help water project

    By Caleb Kuleke, GNA     Mafi Kumase (V/R), Dec. 1 GNA – Mr Michael Yaw Gyato, Deputy Minister, Sanitation and Water Resources, has said government is impressed with chiefs and people of Mafi Kumase in the Central Tongu District of the Volta Region in …

    Source: Ghana MMA
  • Published on Nov 28, 2019

    World Vision celebrates 40 years of transforming lives

    By Godwill Arthur-Mensah, GNA Accra, Nov.28, GNA – World Vision Ghana, a faith-based relief and advocacy organisation, Thursday, climaxed its 40th Anniversary celebration with a durbar to highlight some its projects and interventions that have transformed …

    Source: Ghana MMA
  • Published on Nov 21, 2019

    Hepatitis E claims 56 lives

    THE latest figures from the health ministry show that hepatitis E has so far claimed 56 lives since its outbreak in December 2017. The health ministry's director of health information and research, Philomena Ochurus, said in a presentation on Monday …

    Source: Namibian
  • Published on Nov 21, 2019

    Hepatitis outbreak tops 1 600 confirmed cases

    ONGWEDIVA – Hepatitis E cases have spiked dramatically over the last couple of years, with health officials declaring 1 635 confirmed cases as at 10 November this year. The outbreak has claimed 56 lives, while a significant 6 672 cases have been reported …

    Source: New Era
  • Published on Jul 4, 2019

    Gbudue guinea worm case a false alarm

    Author: Staff Writer | Published: 13 hours ago Guinea worm life cycle The Carter Center and the ministry of health say the recently alleged guinea worm case in Gbudue State was a misdiagnosis of the disease. Three weeks ago, a family told Eye Radio that …

    Source: Eye Radio
  • Published on Sep 11, 2019

    Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases: The Neglected Tropical Diseases and their Impact on Global Health and Development, ...

    Foreword to the Second Edition, Soledad O'Brien Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Acknowledgments Chapter 1 Introduction to the Neglected Tropical Diseases: the Ancient Afflictions of Stigma and Poverty 1 Chapter 2 "The …

    Source: Wiley
  • Published on Nov 27, 2019

    Opinion: The simple way Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter live their lives

    Up until 2014 Rosalynn Carter went to Africa with her husband a couple of times each year. Rosalynn Carter got emotional when she talked with me about visiting a village where guinea worm, a debilitating disease that in 1986 afflicted an estimated 3.5 …

    Source: Mace and Crown
  • Published on Sep 9, 2019

    Zoonoses: Infectious Diseases Transmissible from Animals to Humans, 4th Edition

    Preface xiii Introduction xv Abbreviations xvii 1 Viral Zoonoses 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.1.1 Classification Principles 1 1.1.2 Zoonotic viruses 1 1.1.2.1 Bat-borne viruses 3 1.1.2.2 Zoonotic viruses as B-weapons 4 1.1.2.3 Global distribution of zoonotic …

    Source: Wiley
  • Published on Sep 5, 2019

    Ghana must invest in eliminating neglected tropical diseases for economic growth – Campaigner

    A campaigner against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) says the Ghanaian government has an important role to play in prioritizing the elimination of NTDs as part of the broader economic strategy, as 25 million Ghanaians are at risk. According to her, …

    Source: Ghana Business News
  • Published on Nov 18, 2019

    Pope, Abu Dhabi crown prince make joint commitment to improving health of the poor

    Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Nov 18, 2019 / 01:57 pm (CNA).- In a joint statement signed Monday, Pope Francis and Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, committed to helping improve the health of those who live in impoverished …

    Source: CNA
  • Published on Jun 14, 2019

    Carter Center investigating guinea worm case in Gbudue

    Author: Charles Wote | Published: 13 hours ago Ajak Kuol Nyamchiek, 7, watches while John Lotiki, a nurse with the Carter Center, bandages the blister on her leg. [Photo credit | Maggie Fick |AP] The Carter Center says it is investigating the reported …

    Source: Eye Radio
  • Published on Sep 6, 2019

    How the world is winning the fight against neglected tropical diseases

    August has been a remarkable month in the global fight against poverty-associated disease. A few weeks ago it was announced that two new products were effective at neutralising the Ebola virus and could reduce the incidence of death associated with …

    Source: New Statesman
  • Published on Aug 22, 2019

    World: Neglected no more, 20 tropical diseases move closer to elimination

    After eight years of driving through a global road map and four years through a regional strategy to eliminate neglected tropical diseases in Africa, delegates met in a RC69 evening side event to validate the work that had been done and agreed on new …

    Source: Relief Web
  • Published on Feb 28, 2019

    Namibia: Strengthening surveillance for Guinea worm disease in Northern Namibia

    A case of Guinea worm disease (GWD) was confirmed in Angola in June 2018. The case, an eight-year girl, hails from the Cunene Province in Angola, which borders Ohangwena and Omusati Regions in Namibia. In response, Angolan authorities, with WHO support, …

    Source: Relief Web

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Winter Imaging in Beaver Creek

Date: 06-Jan-20 to 10-Jan-20
Location: United States
Lectures and cases will cover evidence-based practice techniques and protocols for improved diagnostic accuracy in multiple applications. At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to: Apply advanced techniques and protocol design in CT, MRI, ultrasound, and Interventional Integrate state-of-the-art imaging techniques and applications into clinical practice. Utilize advanced MDCT for abdominal imaging. Describe recent advances and techniques in musculoskeletal imaging. Apply quality improvement strategies to the practice of interventional radiology, with a focus on increasing efficiency, communication, and collaboration. Describe the common challenges in interpreting whole body and brain PET/CT. Describe thoracic radiologic procedures for clinical cancer ...

Pre-Filled Syringes and Injectable Drug Devices 2020

Date: 15-Jan-20 to 16-Jan-20
Location: United Kingdom
As Europe’s leading Pre-Filled Syringes conference, the 2020 event will assess innovations in device engineering and components, enhancement of human factors, and optimizing packaging and containment. With the rapid expansion of the PFS market, the regulatory environment is more importance than ever. This year’s programme will look at the EU MDR, Article 117 as well as insights into the MDR post-market surveillance requirements; providing a holistic review of the Pre-Filled Syringes industry. This two-day agenda offers you peer-to-peer networking with Global Product Managers, Senior Pre-Filled Syringes Engineers, Device Testing Managers, Heads of Late-Stage Pre-Filled Syringes Development, Head of Medical Affairs, Senior Director – Combination Products & Medical Devices, Global ...

12th Annual ICJR Winter Hip & Knee Course

Date: 16-Jan-20 to 19-Jan-20
Location: Vail / United States
Throughout this 4-day meeting, faculty will present insightful commentary on a variety of hip and knee topics, as well as major healthcare issues related to orthopaedic surgery. Virtually every aspect of joint replacement will be examined through case-based panel discussions, video vignettes, and audience interaction focusing on the latest procedures and technology for hip and knee arthroplasty. The meeting will also examine issues related to the perioperative environment, including thrombosis, wound and pain management, blood conservation, quality mandates, practice management, and economics. Each of these educational areas is timely and central to the orthopaedic surgeon’s effort to maintain surgical excellence while navigating the evolutionary changes taking place throughout the ...

Maternal-Fetal Imaging CME Course Advances in OB-GYN Ultrasound 2020

Date: 17-Jan-20 to 19-Jan-20
“Our faculty will be doing live scanning to show tips on obtaining cardiac and outflow tracts (with color Doppler) as well as tips on scanning brain anatomy, the lower uterine segment and getting optimal doppler images. We will cover first trimester anomalies as well as the most common anomalies diagnosed today with ultrasound in the second and third trimesters. A particular focus on prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease for screeners will be given by cardiac specialists. You’ll also learn the basics in assessing pregnancies at risk for morbidly adherent placenta (accreta spectrum) since it is now 1:200 pregnancies. Gynecological ultrasound will include ultrasound of endometrium, pelvic pain and pelvic floor.” – Dolores Pretorius, Program Target Physicians, ...

Advanced PET Imaging, Nuclear Medicine, and Therapy

Date: 17-Jan-20 to 18-Jan-20
Location: Las Vegas / United States
A broad perspective on the economic, clinical, and academic aspects of the latest trends in PET/CT imaging and Nuclear Medicine therapy will be presented. At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to: • Describe new developments in the merger of diagnostic and therapeutic radioligands for PET/CT imaging and therapy with specific focus on DOTA, PSMA, and • Describe the logistics of bringing these new diagnostic and therapeutic technologies to clinical • Identify the key clinical indications for new emerging tracers for Neuroendocrine Tumor and Prostate cancer using somatostatin receptor and PSMA PET/CT • Review and discuss the standard-of-care clinical application and advanced interpretation of FDG PET/ With the recent approval by ...

Breast Ultrasound CME Course with Tom Stavros, San Antonio 2020

Date: 17-Jan-20 to 19-Jan-20
20.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ These credits can be used toward ABR MOC Part 2 6.0 SAMs These credits can be used toward ABR MOC Part 2 SA-CME “Welcome to San Antonio and the Hot Topics in Advanced Screening and Diagnosis. This course will emphasize a new classification system on breast cancer and will focus “non”-mass ultrasound findings, an analysis of causes of false negative BI-RADS 3 classifications, and new ways of classifying breast nodules that can help objectively assign BI-RADS 4 subcategories and improve ultrasound’s ability to serve as a bio-marker. I will lead interactive case readings with an audience response system, and we have time set aside for questions and answers.” – Tom Target Radiologists and radiology ...

Primary Care CME at Walt Disney World Orlando

Date: 18-Jan-20 to 21-Jan-20
Location: United States
Topics include pain management, latest hypertension guidelines, diabetes mellitus management, cholesterol management, immunizations, etc. All topics germane to primary care!

Disruptive Technologies in Pharma

Date: 20-Jan-20 to 22-Jan-20
Location: United Kingdom
The conference will explore how digital is impacting – and disrupting – pharma, from the perspective of both the digital customer/consumer and the digitalisation of the product. For the industry it is important to identify potential solutions to real patient challenges rather than starting with the technology and trying to find a use for it. Up for discussion will be harvesting ecosystem innovation through AI, ML, VR, IoT and blockchain; commercialisation of digital health in pharma; adoption of medical devices and exploration of digital therapeutics; assessing agile methodologies for a strategic digital transformation and boosting collaboration for enhanced service design and delivery

SMi's 9th Annual Pharmaceutical Microbiology Conference

Date: 20-Jan-20 to 21-Jan-20
Location: United Kingdom
SPONSORED Associates of Cape Cod, bioMérieux, COPAN, METTLER TOLEDO, Reading Scientific Services Limited, Veltek Associates CHAIRED James Drinkwater, Chairman, Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Science Olivier Chancel, Sterility and Aseptic Practices Expert, Boehringer Pharmaceutical Microbiology as an industry is projected to see significant advancements in the next five years. This forecast is largely attributed to rapid microbiology testing, which has accounted for $3.5 billion last year, while projected to reach nearly double at $6 billion by 2025, and an estimated CAGR of 8.3% leading up to 2025. At the very core of pharmaceutical microbiology is the accurate and reliable detection of microorganisms that would otherwise contaminate the pharmaceutical products ...
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