Medical - global

Primary tabs

Sat, 2013-06-22 21:44 — Gina Angiola

The medical working group is focused on issues that affect delivery of medical care to those in need

The medical working group seeks to address issues affecting delivery of medical care to those in need.

Add Content to this group

Click to add a new Group Post Simple to this group
Click to add a new Group Post Simple w Images to this group
Click to add a new Group Post to this group
Click to add a new PRIVATE Group Post to this group
Click to add a new TASK to this group

Members

Dr Ojia Adamolekun

LadyCath

mike kraft

Subscribe to group

Email address for group

medical-global@m.resiliencesystem.org

Scientists hail historic malaria vaccine approval — but point to challenges ahead

Fri, 2021-10-08 19:19 — mike kraft

Scientists hail historic malaria vaccine... Nature - The WHO-approved RTS,S vaccine has modest efficacy and requires a complex regimen of doses, so ample funding and clear communication will be crucial to success. Maxmen, Amy nature

More than 130 years after the naming of the Plasmodium parasites behind malaria, the world now has its first approved vaccine against them. Many malaria researchers have celebrated the development, but others have expressed concerns over the deployment of a vaccine that has only moderate efficacy.

Country / Region Tags:

Africa

Democratic Republic of the Congo

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Read more about Scientists hail historic malaria vaccine approval — but point to challenges ahead
Log in or register to post comments

Study Indicates Drug Use a Factor in COVID Breakthrough Infections

Thu, 2021-10-07 17:23 — mike kraft

Study: Drug Use a Factor in COVID Breakthrough Infections Cocaine, cannabis users at highest risk Molly Walker medpagetoday

Fully vaccinated individuals with substance use disorders were more likely to have breakthrough COVID-19 infections than those without such disorders, researchers found.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Situation Report

Read more about Study Indicates Drug Use a Factor in COVID Breakthrough Infections
Log in or register to post comments

Moderna plans to build vaccine plant in Africa

Thu, 2021-10-07 08:57 — mike kraft

Moderna plans African vaccine plant as drugmakers urged to help poorest Moderna plans to invest up to $500 million to build a factory in Africa to make up to 500 million doses of mRNA vaccines each year, including its COVID-19 shot, as pressure grows on the pharmaceutical industry to manufacture drugs on the continent. Josephine Mason,Maggie Fick Reuters

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Moderna plans to build vaccine plant in Africa
Log in or register to post comments

WHO approves malaria vaccine to protect African children

Wed, 2021-10-06 12:13 — mike kraft

Historic go-ahead for malaria vaccine to protect African children After years of trials, the vaccine has shown potential to save tens of thousands of children's lives. BBC News

Children across much of Africa are to be vaccinated against malaria in a historic moment in the fight against the deadly disease.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Solutions

Situation Report

Read more about WHO approves malaria vaccine to protect African children
1 comment
Log in or register to post comments

Alabama small rural hospital shows effective use of telemedicine.

Tue, 2021-10-05 18:45 — mike kraft

At a rural ICU, Covid-19’s summer surge put telehealth to the test A tele-ICU program run by the University of Alabama at Birmingham's health system has helped bolster critical care at a rural hospital. Katie Palmer STAT

On the surface, there’s little about Whitfield Regional Hospital that would make it a safety net for Alabama’s sickest Covid-19 patients. It has a small ICU with eight beds, and no critical care doctors on staff. The rural hospital has spent decades focused on caring for the community surrounding Demopolis, population 7,000, in the heart of the state’s Black Belt.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags: