sábado, 2 de mayo de 2015

CDC Around the World: April 24 - 30 is World Immunization Week

CDC Around the World: April 24 - 30 is World Immunization Week

CDC Around the World

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK
April 24-30 is World Immunization week. CDC is working with partners to close the immunization gap. View full-sized photo
Spotlighted Topic of the Week: World Immunization Week 
CDC Ebola Updates
In the News
On the Calendar




Spotlighted Topic of the Week: World Immunization Week



Blog of the Week
WHAT I SAW AS A CHILD LED ME TO CHAMPION VACCINES TODAY
Living as a child in Kabul, Afghanistan in the 1970’s meant going to the bazaar on the weekends with my parents. My two sisters and I would climb in the back of our Volkswagen Kombi and my father would drive us there. Within seconds of approaching the bazaar, our car would be surrounded by men offering to help him park, and then there were the young children asking for an Afghan coin or two…read blog

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Infographic of the Week
CLOSING THE GAP IN IMMUNIZATION
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Video of the Week
WHO: IMMUNIZATION WEEK 2015 - CLOSE THE IMMUNIZATION GAP
Every year vaccines save up to 3 million lives, but there is a gap. Worldwide 1 in 5 children miss lifesaving immunizations. This short video explains how we can work to close the immunization gap, because a world free of vaccine-preventable deaths is in our reach. World Immunization week is…watch video
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Story of the Week
VALIDATION OF MATERNAL AND NEONATAL TETANUS ELIMINATION IN THE PHILIPPINES, 2015
In many countries, deliveries take place in unhygienic circumstances, putting mothers and their newborn babies at risk for a variety of life-threatening infections. Maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) have been among the most common lethal consequences of unclean deliveries and umbilical cord care practices. When tetanus develops, mortality rates are extremely high, especially when appropriate medical care is not availableread story
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Latest Outbreak Info
The World Health Organization has reported 26,312 cases of Ebola and 10,899 deaths worldwide…read more
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In the News
Ebola Outbreak May Have Led to Almost 11,000 More Malaria Deaths: StudyU.S. News & World ReportAPRIL 24, 2015

Building local capacity to fight epidemics
 The Baltimore SunAPRIL 22, 2015

U.S. To Partner With Africa On New African CDC
 Here & NowAPRIL 21, 2015
Ebola Lying in Wait The New York TimesAPRIL 20, 2015
CDC’S Frieden among TIME's 100 Most Influential PeopleTIMEAPRIL 16, 2015

Disease Detection Gets A Boost With Plans For A CDC In Africa
 WABEAPRIL 14, 2015


African CDC to Open in 2015
TIME
APRIL 13, 2015
On the Calendar
May 5: World Asthma Day
May 8: 
International Thalassemia Day
May 8: 
World Red Cross Day
May 10: 
World Lupus Day
May 12: 
International Nurses Day 
May 15: 
International Day of Families
May 17: 
World Hypertension DayMay 17: World Autoimmune Arthritis Day

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