by Francesca Rome-Marie | Dec 1, 2022 | Francesca Rome-Marie, Global Health
On October 6, 2022, the Public Health Ministry of Lebanon notified WHO about two cholera cases in the northern part of the country, the first outbreak of the disease in the region since 1993. As of October 13, there are 18 cases and 2 probable deaths confirmed. While...
by Francesca Rome-Marie | Oct 31, 2022 | Francesca Rome-Marie, Global Health
Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, various organizations were publishing their top global health concerns for the coming decade. While warnings of pandemics seem eerily prescient, other issues are worth renewed focus. Global Health Defined Definitions of global...
by Francesca Rome-Marie | Sep 29, 2022 | Francesca Rome-Marie, Global Health
Officials in New York are sounding the alarm about an outbreak of polio which has paralyzed one person. Since most cases are asymptomatic and paralysis only occurs in about 1 of 200 people, health experts warn this means hundreds are infected. The US...
by Francesca Rome-Marie | Aug 25, 2022 | Global Health
In July the WHO declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern. Cases have appeared in countries with no previously reported infections. And according to the CDC, the number of cases of monkeypox in the U.S. has reached over 6,600 as of August...
by Francesca Rome-Marie | Jul 12, 2022 | Global Health
Though polio has existed throughout history, the first mass outbreaks didn’t occur until the industrial era. Peaking in the Americas and Europe in the 1940’s and 1950’s, the highly contagious virus spread fear as it indiscriminately killed and paralyzed children. Then...
