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Epidemiology Week 15, 2016

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Epidemiology Week 14, 2016

Vaccination Week in the Americas April 23 – 30, 2016 EPI WEEK 14 We invite you to celebrate Vaccination Week in the Americas 2016 and go for the gold! The 14th Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA) will be celebrated from April 23rd through April 30th, 2016. The regional slogan… Read More

Epidemiology Week 13, 2016

Ambient (outdoor) Air Quality and Health Key facts:  Air pollution is a major environmental risk to health. By reducing air pollution levels, countries can reduce the burden of disease from stroke, heart disease, lung cancer, and both chronic and acute respiratory diseases, including asthma.  The lower the levels… Read More

Epidemiology Week 12, 2016

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Epidemiology Week 11, 2016

The theme for World Health Day 2016 will be diabetes, a noncommunicable disease (NCD) directly impacting millions of people of globally, mostly in low- and middle-income countries. Diabetes is a chronic, metabolic disease characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose which may over time lead to serious damage to the… Read More

Epidemiology Week 10, 2016

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Epidemiology Week 9, 2016

World TB Day The theme of this year’s World TB Day is: “Unite to End TB” World TB Day, falling on March 24th each year, is designed to build public awareness that tuberculosis today remains an epidemic in much of the world, causing the deaths of nearly one-and-a-half million people… Read More

Epidemiology Week 8, 2016

WORLD KIDNEY DAY (March 10, 2016) Theme: Kidney Disease & Children. Act Early to Prevent It! Kidney disease can affect children in various ways, ranging from treatable disorders without long-term consequences to life-threatening conditions. Acute kidney disease (AKI) is a serious condition that develops suddenly, often lasts a short time… Read More

Epidemiology Week 7, 2016

World Salt Awareness Week 2016 World Salt Awareness Week has been confirmed! Monday 29th February – Sunday 6th March will see World Action on Salt and Health (WASH) celebrating 10 years since we first set out to reduce salt in people’s diets worldwide and improve public health. Many of us… Read More

Epidemiology Week 6, 2016

Weekly Spotlight Yellow fever outbreak in Angola: February Health News Key facts  Yellow fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes. The “yellow” in the name refers to the jaundice that affects some patients.  Up to 50% of severely affected persons without treatment will die from yellow fever. … Read More

Epidemiology Week 5, 2016

Influenza Update Summary Globally, increasing levels of influenza activity continued to be reported in the temperate zones of the northern hemisphere with influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 as the most detected virus.  In North America, a slight increase of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 was reported, but overall levels were still low.  In tropical countries of the Americas,… Read More