- Meningitis - World Health Organization (WHO)
Meningitis is a serious infection of the meninges, the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord It is a devastating disease and remains a major public health challenge The disease can be caused by many different pathogens including bacteria, fungi or viruses, but the highest global burden is seen with bacterial meningitis There are four main causes of acute bacterial meningitis
- Vaccines and immunization: What is vaccination?
Vaccination is a simple, safe, and effective way of protecting you against harmful diseases, before you come into contact with them It uses your body’s natural defenses to build resistance to specific infections and makes your immune system stronger Vaccines train your immune system to create antibodies, just as it does when it’s exposed to a disease However, because vaccines contain
- WHOQOL - Measuring Quality of Life| The World Health Organization
The WHOQOL is a quality of life assessment developed by the WHOQOL Group with fifteen international field centres, simultaneously, in an attempt to develop a quality of life assessment that would be applicable cross-culturally
- Adolescent health - World Health Organization (WHO)
Adolescence is the phase of life between childhood and adulthood, from ages 10 to 19 It is a unique stage of human development and an important time for laying the foundations of good health Adolescents experience rapid physical, cognitive and psychosocial growth This affects how they feel, think, make decisions, and interact with the world around them Despite being thought of as a healthy
- Meningitis - World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO fact sheet on meningitis provides key facts and information on transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, outbreaks trends and public health response
- In world first, Nigeria introduces new 5-in-1 vaccine against meningitis
In a historic move, Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new vaccine (called Men5CV) recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), which protects people against five strains of the meningococcus bacteria The vaccine and emergency vaccination activities are funded by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, which funds the global meningitis vaccine stockpile, and supports
- Determinants of health
Many factors combine together to affect the health of individuals and communities Whether people are healthy or not, is determined by their circumstances and environment To a large extent, factors such as where we live, the state of our environment, genetics, our income and education level, and our relationships with friends and family all have considerable impacts on health, whereas the
- SEARO spearheads a strategic roadmap for “Defeating meningitis by 2030 . . .
Meningitis is a major global public-health challenge with frequent epidemics seen across the world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa It is a devastating disease with a high case fatality rate and can lead to serious long-term complications (sequelae) With 27% of the world’s population, WHO’s South-East Asia Region (SEAR) contributes to 23% of deaths due to bacterial meningitis (second
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