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Haiti plans vaccination campaign against animal rabies

Published on: September 30, 2024
09:57

Port-au-Prince, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina ) The ministries of Public Health and Population and Agriculture of Haiti, plan to carry out a vaccination campaign against animal rabies, a disease considered here today of little impact, but should be eliminated by 2030.

Costa Rica calls for against dengue,which affects 15,000 people

Published on: July 19, 2024
13:25

San José, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rican Vice President and Minister of Health Mary Munive called on Friday to fight with measures the dengue epidemic that ha already accumulated 14,998 cases, equivalent to a 329 percent increase compared to the previous year.

Health Ministry reinforces prevention and control of diseases in DR

Published on: June 28, 2024
13:41

Santo Domingo, Jun 28 (Prensa Latina) The Dominican Ministry of Public Health today reinforced its strategy for the prevention and control of malaria and dengue fever, especially in areas where cases have been identified, in order to avoid their spread.

UN: G7 has particular responsibility for global challenges

Published on: June 13, 2024
07:57

United Nations, Jun 13 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations address during the G7 Summit in Italy will focus on the bloc's particular responsibility for such challenges as climate change, the spread of conflicts or economic inequalities.

Experts warn about increase in flu, typhoid and dengue fever cases

Published on: June 7, 2024
13:46

San Salvador, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) Officials and epidemiologists in El Salvador on Friday warned about the increase in cases of flu, typhoid fever and dengue fever in recent weeks.

Nicaragua: Vaccines against dengue and other diseases to be produced

Published on: June 5, 2024
10:50

Managua, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) The executive president of the Nicaraguan Social Security Institute (Inss), Roberto López, highlighted the steps taken by the Government to produce vaccines against dengue and other diseases in this country.

UK authorities covered up contaminated blood cases

Published on: May 20, 2024
14:51

London, May 20 (Prensa Latina) The United Kingdom authorities covered up a scandal associated with blood transfusions from 1970 to 1991, which caused the infection of more than 30,000 people with HIV and hepatitis, a study revealed today.

The Americas make progress in the fight against HIV and syphilis

Published on: May 7, 2024
16:16

Kingston, May 7 (Prensa Latina) Belize, Jamaica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines were certified here on Tuesday by the World Health Organization (WHO) for eradicating mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis.

Heat, waste and contaminated water, a lethal cocktail in Gaza

Published on: April 28, 2024
09:57

Ramallah, Apr 28 (Prensa Latina) Sewage leaks, heat and the accumulation of waste in the Gaza Strip threaten to unleash the outbreak of epidemics and diseases on a large scale, medical sources warned.

New terminology established for airborne pathogens

Published on: April 19, 2024
00:15

Geneva, Apr 19 (Prensa Latina) Several international health agencies established an updated terminology for pathogens that cause respiratory infections such as Covid-19, influenza, measles, and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), among others, it was reported recently.

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