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Red Cross volunteer uses lessons learned during Ebola to shape his future

Wed, 2016-04-13 11:09 — davidmc

Red Cross volunteer, Kandeah Kamara, 21, thought he would be welcomed by communities as an Ebola responder. That was not the case. "If we wore t-shirts with the word Ebola on them, we would be stoned," he says. Photo: Katherine Mueller, IFRC

By: Katherine Mueller, IFRC - 13 April 2016

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ZIKA VIRUS 'SCARIER THAN WE FIRST THOUGHT,' WARN U.S. HEALTH OFFICIALS

Tue, 2016-04-12 09:47 — davidmc

Dr. Anthony Fauci (R), director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Disease, and Dr. Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director for Centers of Disease Control Prevention, speak about the Zika virus at the White House, Washington, April 11, 2016.KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS

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Climate Change An Imminent Health Risk, White House Reports

Tue, 2016-04-12 09:39 — davidmc

A new report released by the White House warns that climate change is an imminent and growing threat to public health, and that extreme heat will kill around 27,000 US residents per year by 2100.

A science advisor to the Obama administration by the name of John Holdren commented on the report at a recent press conference, noting that extreme heat waves will make outdoor work periodically “impossible:”

“People who work outdoors will be unable to control their body temperature and will die. This is a really, really big deal.”

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Kornya revisits Kenema District with husband

Mon, 2016-04-11 15:56 — davidmc

An epidemiologist from Uganda, Dr. Monica Musenero Masanza known as ‘KORNYA’ meaning in Mende tribe female warrior was the brain behind the successes against the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Kenema district and other parts of the country.
Dr. Monica once again paid visit to Kenema district on Saturday, 2nd April 2016 together with her husband, Dr. Michael Masanza to reflect on her work in the Ebola Task Force team that was set up in Kenema district during the fight to contain the Ebola outbreak in the district.
Meeting with stakeholders in Kenema at the office of the Mayor of Kenema City Council, all present rained words of praises on Dr. Monica and family for allowing her to come to Sierra Leone to help Sierra Leonean during the Ebola crisis.
Making statement Augustine Sannoh regional chairman civil society organization says while in Ghana he received called from Dr. Monica that her husband is on her way to Sierra Leone particularly Kenema to see the team she worked with during the Ebola fight in the country.

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EPA Targets Ebola, Pathogen Disinfectant Claims

Mon, 2016-04-11 15:36 — davidmc

April 8 — The Environmental Protection Agency has issued aguidance document clarifying the claims disinfectant makers can and can't make during outbreaks of emerging pathogens.

The guidance is meant to prevent some of the confusion that occurred during the recent Ebola outbreak, when some cleaning industry companies were unsure if they could legally market their products as being effective at killing the virus.

It also creates a way around the EPA's rule preventing companies from making claims that their product can kill a specific microbe without lab studies on that specific microbe. In the case of many new or emerging pathogens, such as Ebola or avian influenza, efficacy tests in a lab could be infeasible or even dangerous.

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What to expect from the World Bank spring meetings

Mon, 2016-04-11 15:29 — davidmc

The World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund spring meetings kick off on Tuesday, once again filling the bank’s Washington, D.C., headquarters with development professionals, policymakers, economists, advocates and a slew of other influential leaders seeking to shape the future of global development.

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Senegal battle ready for Ebola with new treatment centres

Mon, 2016-04-11 14:32 — davidmc

After being declared Ebola-free months ago, Senegal is still relentless in controlling any possible outbreak of the Ebola virus in its country.

With a dozen tents and twelve beds surrounded by a double fence, an Ebola emergency treatment centre has been built in the Fann Hospital in Dakar to contain the virus in case it penetrates the country’s porous borders,RFI reports.

The centre, a partnership between the government, Red Cross and the Japanese cooperation, will also be used for outbreaks associated with other infectious diseases.

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Choosing modern medicine over traditional healers in Ebola-affected Guinea

Mon, 2016-04-11 12:40 — davidmc

In many African societies, traditional healers are solicited for many reasons. They are called healers or witch doctors for their talents in hunting evil spells and for their mastery of medicinal plants. They are listened to and respected by communities who have full confidence and trust in their skills. It is how these men and women earn a living.

During the Ebola epidemic response, traditional healers were quickly identified as key actors to help raise awareness about the disease in communities, particularly in remote areas where they maintain close relationships with the people they serve.

Doumbouya Idrissa is a traditional healer and President of the Traditional Healers Network of the Lower Guinea region in Guinea. Known as Simbo, which means “strong man” in Sussu, one of the local languages, he played a key role in the mobilization of traditional healers and their commitment to help end the outbreak through the sharing of knowledge on symptoms and preventive measures.

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