Epidemics

Middle East Monitor | – – Yemen, ravaged by war, hunger and disease, is seeing a spike in diphtheria cases that will inevitably erupt into a larger, deadly outbreak because so few people have been immunized, aid officials said on Wednesday. At highest risk are children, who account for many of the more than 280 […]

Epidemics

Yemen Cholera cases heading to 1 Mn. amid Saudi-led War

The Conversation

History can Tell us about the Disease, but the Conflict is Responsible

Epidemics

Under Saudi Bombs, Yemen hit by 500,000 Cholera Cases

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TeleSur | – – Each day there are more than 5,000 new cases of the waterborne disease. More than half a million people in Yemen have been infected with cholera since the epidemic began four months ago and 1,975 people have died, the World Health Organization, WHO, announced Monday. Each day there are more than […]

Displaced and Refugees

UN Says Yemen Is Now the Largest Global Humanitarian Crisis

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TeleSur | – – Arab nation is said to be on the brink of famine after almost 2 years of war and disease. In Yemen, the world’s worst cholera outbreak is unfolding amid the largest global humanitarian crisis, crippling health, water and sanitation facilities. Three United Nations agencies say the conditions are now ideal for […]

Donald Trump

Unpopular: Trump’s low Polls one reason for Healthcare Defeat

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – For now, the second GOP attempt to replace Obamacare with Trumpcare has failed, with two more senators defecting (one saying the bill does not go far enough in getting rid of Obamacare.) There are lots of reasons for the failure of Trumpcare 2.0. A big one […]

Epidemics

Saudi-Trump War on Yemen: Cholera Cases could Reach 130,000 in Two Weeks

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TeleSur | – – “It is time for parties to the conflict to prioritize the boys and girls of Yemen and put an end to the fighting,” said UNICEF official Geert Cappelaere. Nearly 600 fatalities have already occurred among a total of 70,000 cholera cases in Yemen. Now, the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has […]

Epidemics

Deadly Cholera Outbreak in Yemen Under Saudi Bombing; State of Emergency Declared

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TeleSur | – – Authorities warned that the cholera outbreak could lead to an “unprecedented disaster” if not managed immediately. Officials in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, controlled by the armed Houthi movement, declared a state of emergency on Sunday amid an outbreak of cholera that has killed 115 people from late April to May […]

Climate Change

Zika: As temperatures rise from CO2 Emissions, epidemics spread

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The Tree | – – ““Zika is a disease of poverty, similar to other neglected tropical diseases such as chikungunya and dengue. The burden falls disproportionately upon poor populations living near open water sources which attract mosquitoes, and who do not have the resources to protect themselves individually though bite prevention methods.” – LSE Fellow […]

Displaced and Refugees

Satellite Imaging Shows 4/5s of Lights across Syria have gone out

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By Josh Butler | – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – A single image can be more powerful, more descriptive and more potent than an entire essay – ‘ a picture says a thousand words,’ as the cliché goes. So it is in Syria, where despite the undoubted millions of words penned about atrocity after atrocity, bombing […]