Recent Blog Entries About World Health

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The Anamabra State Government, in Nigeria, has declared a full scale on the Buruli Ulcer disease. In early July, the Ministry of Health along with the state Epidemiologist, Department of Public Heath Services, the Doctor in charge of the State Tuberculosis & Leprosy office, met to discuss a new strategy to tackle the ailment. The Commissioner of Health, Professor Amobi llika, noted in the meeting that when the news of Buruli Ulcer's effect on his people reached the state government, the government felt disturbed and knew that something had to be done.

Children in Pakistan, affected by the on going floods, are becoming at risk for water-borne diseases. The worst monsoon season in over 75 years is continuing to devastate Pakistan from the north-west to south and central Pakistan. In early August, authorities had evacuated over 500,000 people in 11 different districts. At that point, flooding at submerged entire villages killing more than 1,500 people and affected over 4 million. The people in these regions are with out electricity and being force to move out of their homes to the southern regions.

Lead Poisoning Leads to Hundreds of Fatalities in NigeriaWritten by Denise Holman The state of Zamfara, located in the North Western region of Nigeria, is experiencing one of the world's largest outbreaks of lead poisoning. So far nearly 200 children have died and it is estimated that nearly 18,000 people have been affected. Seven villages in Zamfara have now been impacted by lead poisoning and these numbers only seem to continue to rise (Xan Rice, Guardian).