domingo, 22 de junio de 2014

CDC Around the World This Week: June 20 is World Refugee Day

CDC Around the World This Week: June 20 is World Refugee Day

CDC Around the World



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Photo of the Week
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
June 20 is World Refugee Day. In 2013, there were 45 million
refugees and internally displaced people worldwide—the
highest level in nearly 20 years. In this photo, a United Nations
helicopter is delivering aid after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti
.
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Spotlighted Topic of the Week: Refugee Health
In the News
On the Calendar


Blog of the Week
CDC STAFFERS TAKES NO REFUGE FROM HELPING REFUGEES AROUND THE WORLD
For anybody wondering why CDC has a branch dedicated to helping refugees or why the United Nations has formally recognized World Refugee Day every year since it was created in 2001, the answer can be found in a single, stark statistic: In 2013, a person became a new refugee or internally displaced person every 4.1 seconds. That translates to “a population of concern” of nearly 40 million refugees or internally displaced people worldwide every year, according to the United Nations.…read blog
Blog of the Week
Infographic of the Week
NEW REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS
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Infographic of the week: On average, a person became a new refugee or internally displaced person every 4.1 seconds in 2013.
Video of the Week
SCISA'S STORYFrom the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Nigerian soccer star John Obi Mikel wants you to hear the story of Scisa, a refugee from eastern Congo who was resettled to the U.S. after a turbulent journey…watch video
Video of the week
Story of the Week
CDC’S WORK WITH REFUGEES MAKES THE WORLD SAFER
For the past five years, about 68,000 refugees and 500,000 immigrants come to the U.S. from around the world. These diverse groups hail from places where standards of care, access to health care and treatment, and exposure to infectious diseases differ greatly. The CDC Emergency Response and Recovery Branch and CDC Division of Global Migration and Quarantine work to keep infectious diseases and other diseases of public health significance from coming into and spreading in the U.S. To accomplish this goal, CDC focuses on promoting and improving the health of immigrants, U.S.-bound refugees, and migrants through domestic and overseas programs…read story
In the News
CDC App Helps Travelers Avoid Diarrhea
CBS Atlanta, June 10, 2014

South Africa ‘has already entered the post-antibiotic era’
Business Day (South Africa), June 5, 2014

Hypertension: an urgent need for global control and prevention
The Lancet, May 31, 2014

Progress continues in fight against AIDS
Houston Chronicle, May 12, 2014
On the Calendar
June 20: World Refugee Day
July 11: World Population Day

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