Today is International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
In a world characterized by an unprecedented level of economic development, technological means and financial resources, that millions of persons are living in extreme poverty is a moral outrage. Persons living in poverty experience many interrelated and mutually reinforcing deprivations that prevent them from realizing their rights and perpetuate their poverty,... read more
Today is World Trauma Day
Every year, 17th October is observed as World Trauma Day. This day highlights the increasing rate of accidents and injuries causing death and disability across the world and the need to prevent them. According to the WHO,... read more
More than 18 million children in Uganda to be immunized against measles, rubella and polio in mass campaign
Uganda is set to immunize more than 18 million children against measles and rubella, which amounts to 43% of the country's population. Among them, 8.2 million children younger than 9 months,... read more
Poor diets damaging children's health worldwide, warns UNICEF
An alarmingly high number of children are suffering the consequences of poor diets and a food system that is failing them, UNICEF warned in a new report on children, food and nutrition.
The State of the World's Children 2019: Children, food and nutrition finds that at least 1 in 3 children... read more
New Pneumonia Guidance: Testing, Treating, and Follow-up
An updated clinical guideline on pneumonia emphasizes antimicrobial stewardship with recommendations for increased microscopic studies of respiratory tract specimens in certain patients and revised recommendations... read more
Durable Glycemic Benefits with Islet Transplantation in T1D
Islet transplantation helped some patients with type 1 diabetes achieve long-lasting glycemic control, revealed a French study. Ten-year outcomes for 28 patients who underwent allogeneic islet transplantation with the Edmonton protocol showed... read more
