As Sierra Leone begins a three-day national lockdown to fight the Ebola outbreak, international organizations studies the program’s financial implications.
Health
UN declares Ebola a threat
The United Nation Security Council unanimously adopts a resolution that calls the Ebola outbreak in Africa an international threat topeace and security.
Contaminated vaccines kill 30 children in Syria
More than 30 children were killed after receiving contaminated measles vaccine in Syria. Said incident occurred in Idlib, northern province of Syria. Because of this incident, the free vaccination program was temporarily stopped while investigation continues.
U.S. to begin Ebola hospital equipment lift to Liberia
By David Morgan WASHINGTON Wed Sep 17, 2014 8:25pm EDT (Reuters) – The first planeload of hospital equipment in the U.S. military’s battle against West Africa’s deadly Ebola outbreak will arrive in Liberia on Friday, a senior administration official said on Wednesday. The United States hopes its expanded effort to contain the spread of the virus will help rally other countries in ramping up the global response to the epidemic, U.S. aid official Nancy Lindborg […]
Obama says Africa’s Ebola epidemic “spiraling out of control”
United States President Barack Obama said the Ebola epidemic in West Africa is spiraling out of control and the global community should do more to stop the problem.
Food companies’ U.S. calorie-cutting pledge could stall: researchers
By Sharon Begley NEW YORK Wed Sep 17, 2014 12:11am EDT (Reuters) – A campaign by 16 of the world’s largest food and beverage companies to dramatically cut the number of calories sold in the United States may have stalled after initial success, researchers reported on Wednesday. The companies, including Campbell Soup and PepsiCo, announced in January that they had collectively sold 6.4 trillion fewer calories in the United States in 2012 than in 2007. […]
New UN data show drop in child mortality rate
The United Nations recently released new data that showed that there had been fewer deaths of children under the age of five since 1990, but this still fell short of meeting global child death reduction targets for 2015. The data released by the UN showed that “under-five mortality rates have dropped by 49% between 1990 and 2013.” “The average annual reduction has accelerated – in some countries it has even tripled – but overall progress […]
Liberia president sacks 10 officials told to return to fight Ebola
(Reuters) – Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has sacked 10 senior officials because they failed to heed a warning to return from overseas travel to help the government’s fight against an Ebola epidemic that has killed at least 1,100 Liberians. The officials, who include six assistant ministers, two deputy ministers and two commissioners, were dismissed with immediate effect for being “out of the country without an excuse,” according to a statement from the president’s office. […]
Dengue cases in NCR, decreasing
According to the National Capital Region Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit of the Department of Health, from January 1 to August 30, only 3, 096 dengue cases were recorded. This is a 75% decrease compared to last year’s 12, 473 cases recorded in the same period. Most of the dengue cases in Metro Manila were recorded in Manila with 663 cases, followed by Quezon City, Caloocan City, Las Piñas, Parañaque and Pasig City.
Ebola death toll continues to rise
In a report, WHO said that the death toll has reached 2, 296. At present, more than 4, 000 are affected with the deadly disease in five countries located in west Africa.
DOH starts Anti Dengue campaign
The Department of Health officially starts its Anti-Dengue Disinfection campaign today, visiting bus terminals in Metro Manila.
More than 1,000 children hospitalized across U.S. with severe respiratory virus
(Reuters) — More than one thousand children across the United States have been hospitalized with a severe respiratory virus called Enterovirus D68. “It’s a virus. It’s spread by the respiratory route. Children mostly get involved and it has a propensity for for causing respiratory problems in people with a predisposition. There have been about a 1000 both confirmed and highly suspected cases in 10 or more states. We see outbreaks like this intermittently They are not predictable except […]
