As COVID-19 disrupts immunizations, urgent action needed to protect most vulnerable children from deadly and debilitating diseases, with WHO and UNICEF estimating that US$655 million are needed to address dangerous immunity gaps. UNICEF and the WHO issued an urgent call to action to avert major measles and polio epidemics as COVID-19 continues to disrupt immunization services… Continue reading Emergency action required to avert measles and polio epidemics
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Pandemics and prejudice: When there is an epidemic, social prejudices resurface
Diseases don’t care for race or class. But they continue to be pinned to race, gender, sexual preference and geography In the early 1900s in New York, a strange event took place in the upscale enclaves of Long Island. Many of its denizens began to mysteriously contract typhoid. The emergence of a disease associated with… Continue reading Pandemics and prejudice: When there is an epidemic, social prejudices resurface
Millions Face The Life-Threatening Dangers Of Poor Sanitation
Anna Kučírková In our ever changing and evolving world, improvements in living conditions are essential. Sanitation is our first line of defense against communicable diseases and epidemics of infectious diseases such as influenza, typhoid, cholera, and more. And while developed nations tend to have outstanding methods of sanitation and good hygiene practices, developing nations still… Continue reading Millions Face The Life-Threatening Dangers Of Poor Sanitation