lunes, 7 de julio de 2014

CDC Around the World This Week: Polio

CDC Around the World This Week: Polio

CDC Around the World





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Photo of the Week
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Polio cases have dropped 99.9% since 1988. CDC and
partners are pushing to end polio once and for all!
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Spotlighted Topic of the Week: Polio
In the News
On the Calendar


Blog of the Week
POLIO ERADICATION, MICROPLANNING AND GIS
Geospatial data have been used in public health since John Snow mapped cholera cases around the Broad Street water pump during the London cholera epidemic of 1854. And, while global positioning system technologies (GPS) are so ubiquitous in the United States that virtually all new smartphones, tablets and cars have this technology embedded, in many areas of the world, health care workers in the field are often without the most basic two-dimensional paper maps…read blog
Blog of the Week
Infographic of the Week
POLIO VACCINE PREVENTS PARALYSIS!
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Since 1988, polio vaccine has prevented more than 13 million cases of paralysis
Video of the Week
THE LAST POLIO WARD IN INDIA
Dr. Mathew Varghese, an orthopedic surgeon, runs India's last polio ward at St. Stephen's Hospital in Delhi. Five years ago, India accounted for nearly half of all new wild poliovirus cases in the country. As of 13 January 2014, the country will celebrate three years without a single case. It's one of the greatest public health accomplishments of all time, and a powerful reminder of just how important it is to continue the fight to eradicate polio worldwide…watch video
video of the week
Story of the Week
VACCINE RESEARCH WILL ACCELERATE ERADICATION OF POLIO
The 21st century has seen a multitude of public health victories. Among them is the elimination of wild polio virus (WPV) in over 100 countries worldwide, thanks to successful vaccination programs. This is an important accomplishment because polio is a crippling and potentially deadly infectious disease. Unfortunately, polio circulation has never been stopped in three countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria…read story
Story of the week
In the News
CDC App Helps Travelers Avoid Diarrhea
CBS Atlanta, June 10, 2014

A Strategic Approach to Global Tuberculosis
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), June 9, 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
On the Calendar
July 11: World Population Day
July 28: World Hepatitis Day
August 1-7: World Breastfeeding Week

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