Malaria ,Zika Mosquitoes do have a beautiful side too. You just need to look closer at them On World Mosquito Day (August 20) , we can all read how deadly mosquitoes are. And yes, they are –by far– the number one killer , so I guess that is why they deserve their own special day. But...
Written by Jose Muñoz and Natalia Rodríguez (ISGlobal) The real problems are caused by much smaller animals: arthropods As specialists working in the field of tropical medicine, we see some very strange medical cases in our practice, including patients who have been attacked by...
Malaria In mid-2015, the World Health Organisation (WHO) adopted one of the most ambitious malaria eradication programmes ever, a strategy covering the period from 2016 to the end of 2030. The main objective of this programme is to eliminate malaria from 35 countries and to reduce the number of...
AID [This is the second in a series of five posts written by Gonzalo Fanjul (ISGlobal) and published in Spanish in Planeta Futuro-El País that will analyse the concept of Virtuous Circles in Cooperation and its importance for the future of Spanish development aid. Using examples from different...
AID [This is the first in a series of five posts written by Gonzalo Fanjul (ISGlobal) and Carlos Mataix (ITDUPM) and published in Spanish in Planeta Futuro-El País that will analyse the concept of Virtuous Circles in Cooperation and its importance for the future of Spanish development aid. Using...
On 28 July, more than 150 countries will be marking World Hepatitis Day (...) to communicate the sense of urgency felt by those of us who are addressing viral hepatitis On 28 July, more than 150 countries will be marking World Hepatitis Day with a range of high-profile events. It is a...
Authors: Adelaida Sarukhan, Deborah Oughton, Thierry Schneider and Elisabeth Cardis on behalf of the SHAMISEN consortium. What to do – and what not to do – in case of a future nuclear accident? How to improve the health surveillance of affected populations without creating...
Culex pipiens is the common house mosquito—the one that tries to bite you at night and wakes you up with its dreadful buzzing Culex pipiens is the common house mosquito —the one that tries to bite you at night and wakes you up with its dreadful buzzing. The typical...
Environmental Health In a recent study, we used climate forecasts to predict the risk of a dengue epidemic Decision-makers in resource strained settings face the daunting task of budgeting for unforeseen emergencies at the start of each fiscal year. Advance warning of when disasters might strike , from...
Training & Education What if you had to take the one medicine that keeps you alive and costs over $1000 a pill? Choosing your smartphone may be a matter of budget, newness, functionality or ‘what’s cool now’. You may have enough money to buy the latest smartphone with the latest...
