who-and-global-citizen-announce:-‘one-world:-together-at-home’-global-special-to-support-healthcare-workers-in-the-fight-against-the-covid-19-pandemic

WHO and Global Citizen announce: ‘One World: Together at home’ Global Special to support healthcare workers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic

Health ArticlesLeave a comment

  ‘One World: Together At Home’ global special to air on Saturday, 18 April 2020 in celebration and support of healthcare workers, broadcast to feature real experiences from doctors, nurses and families around the world. Powered by commitments from supporters and corporate partners in benefit of the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, Broadcast special to also…

making-available-free-paediatric-medicine-can-accelerate-elimination-of-congenital-chagas-disease

Making available free paediatric medicine can accelerate elimination of congenital Chagas disease

Health ArticlesLeave a comment

The donation of an essential antiparasitic medicine can potentially accelerate the elimination of Chagas disease infection in children. A pediatric presentation of benznidazole with accurate dosage and will soon be made available freely to address a long-standing gap in the treatment of congenital infections of Chagas disease.   The donation, by the Mundo Sano Foundation1 and…

all-sari-patients-will-initially-be-treated-as-covid-19-cases:-health-dg

All SARI patients will initially be treated as Covid-19 cases: Health DG

LifestyleLeave a comment

PUTRAJAYA: All Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) patients should be treated as Covid-19 circumstances till confirmed in any other case, mentioned Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pix). He mentioned 12 healthcare employees have been suspected of contracting Covid-19 after they have been contaminated whereas treating pneumonia or SARI patients. “So protection is very…

WHO and UNICEF to partner on pandemic response through COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund

Health ArticlesLeave a comment

WHO and UNICEF as we speak introduced an settlement to work collectively on COVID-19 response, through the historic COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund powered by the United Nations Foundation and Swiss Philanthropy Foundation.   The COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund has been arrange to facilitate an unprecedented world response by supporting the WHO Strategic Preparedness and Response…

Medical Product Alert N°3/2020

Health ArticlesLeave a comment

This Medical Product Alert warns consumers, healthcare professionals, and health authorities against a growing number of falsified medical products that claim to prevent, detect, treat or cure COVID-19.  The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic (caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2) has increased demand for medicines, vaccines, diagnostics and reagents, all related to COVID-19, creating an opportunity for…