WHO updates global guidance on medicines and diagnostic tests
Posted on10 Jul 2019
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WHO updates global guidance on medicines and diagnostic tests to address health challenges, prioritize highly effective therapeutics, and improve affordable access New... Read More
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)
Posted on24 May 2019
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Middle east respiratory syndrome (MERS) is cause by coronavirus, this is a zoonotic virus that means it is transmitted from animals to... Read More
WHO manual for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of bacterial pathogens of public health importance in the developing world
Posted on04 Apr 2019
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A good tool for microbiologists and clinical laboratory staff, this manual has detailed description about different technical procedures involved in identification and... Read More
School preparedness for emergencies
Posted on07 Nov 2018
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Cholera Out break 2018
Key facts: Researchers have estimated that each year there are 1.3 million to 4.0 million cases of cholera, and 21 000 to... Read More
Ebola outbreak in DRC 2018
Posted on27 Aug 2018
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Ebola Virus: Ebola virus was first discovered in 1976 near the Ebola River in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since... Read More
Emergence of Ceftriaxone Resistant Salmonella Typhi in Pakistan: New resistance mechanism and plasmid acquired by Salmonella Typhi
Posted on02 Mar 2018
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A new resistant strain of Salmonella Typhi has emerged in Pakistan, further narrowing the antibiotic choices available for treatment of typhoid. The... Read More