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When Jason Martin gives a talk about his research, he begins with the dramatic story of Mariana Bridi da Costa: The young Brazilian supermodel died from severe sepsis in January after amputation of both her hands and feet failed to stop its spread.
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Statement By HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius And HHS Agencies On The Signing Of The Family Smoking Prevention And Tobacco Control Act
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South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland Encouraged To Be 'Vigilant' In Staying Polio Free
At the 3rd Inter-Country Certification Committee Meeting -- where policymakers and experts from South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland, the WHO and UNICEF gathered to address issues surrounding polio -- the WHO"s Nicholas Eseko lauded all three countries for becoming and staying polio free, according to BuaNews. He also encouraged them to remain committed to keeping the disease at bay: "Although the number of endemic countries has significantly dropped from 125 to four, some of the previously free countries in our neighbourhood have been re-infected in recent years, therefore posing a very real risk to our children" (Khumalo, 7/27).
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Ghana Launches Public-Private Partnership To Control Malaria

Ghana"s Ministry of Health recently launched the Nationwide Mosquito Control Programme (NAMCOP) in conjunction with the waste management company Zoomlion Ghana Limited, the Ghanaian Chronicle/allAfrica.com reports (Akweetey, Ghanaian Chronicle/allAfrica.com, 6/19). George Sipa Yankey, Ghana"s health minister, said the government is committed to eliminating malaria and that the initiative will be part of a sustained effort so that Ghana can be the first country in West African to eliminate the disease. He said the government also plans to help the region by transferring local malaria elimination skills to other countries in West Africa. Yankey said NAMCOP will include indoor and outdoor residual spraying of households and boarding schools, intermittent preventive treatment for pregnant women and the distribution of insecticide-treated nets (Amankwah, Public Agenda/allAfrica.com, 6/19). Alhaji Habib Mohammed Ziblim, the coordinator of Zoomlion in charge of NAMCOP, said the company would aim to control the mosquito population to prevent mosquito-transmitted diseases such as malaria, as well as filariasis, yellow fever and viral hemorrhagic fever. Ziblim said Zoomlion would clean drains and de-silt them to prevent stagnant water - a breeding ground for mosquitoes - from accumulating. In addition, the company will clear bushes, domestic garbage and spray existing stagnant water. He said for the project Zoomlion had acquired 500,000 spraying machines, 300 motorbikes, 30 trucks, insecticides and other related equipment (Ghanaian Chronicle/allAfrica.com, 6/19). This information was reprinted from globalhealth.kff.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at globalhealth.kff.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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