Blog of the Week |
POLIO ERADICATION, MICROPLANNING AND GIS |
Geospatial data have been used in public health since John Snow mapped cholera cases around the Broad Street water pump during the London cholera epidemic of 1854. And, while global positioning system technologies (GPS) are so ubiquitous in the United States that virtually all new smartphones, tablets and cars have this technology embedded, in many areas of the world, health care workers in the field are often without the most basic two-dimensional paper maps…read blog |
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Infographic of the Week |
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Video of the Week |
THE LAST POLIO WARD IN INDIA |
Dr. Mathew Varghese, an orthopedic surgeon, runs India's last polio ward at St. Stephen's Hospital in Delhi. Five years ago, India accounted for nearly half of all new wild poliovirus cases in the country. As of 13 January 2014, the country will celebrate three years without a single case. It's one of the greatest public health accomplishments of all time, and a powerful reminder of just how important it is to continue the fight to eradicate polio worldwide…watch video |
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Story of the Week |
VACCINE RESEARCH WILL ACCELERATE ERADICATION OF POLIO |
The 21st century has seen a multitude of public health victories. Among them is the elimination of wild polio virus (WPV) in over 100 countries worldwide, thanks to successful vaccination programs. This is an important accomplishment because polio is a crippling and potentially deadly infectious disease. Unfortunately, polio circulation has never been stopped in three countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria…read story |
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