The World Health Organization has suggested the widespread use of the first malaria vaccine in children at risk, which has been tested in a pilot program in sub-Saharan Africa.
“This long-awaited malaria vaccine is a breakthrough in
science, children's health, and malaria control. The use of this vaccine, in
addition to preventing it, could save tens of thousands of young lives each
year, "said Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, CEO, calling the
announcement" historic. " " bacobolts
The RTS, S / AS01 (RTS, S) malaria vaccine recommendation is
based on the results of an ongoing pilot program in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi
with more than 800,000 children since 2019.
More than 200 million people become ill from malaria and
400,000 die each year, including 260,000 African children under the age of
five.
Dr. Tedros was proud that the vaccine was developed by
African scientists in Africa.
“Malaria has been per
us for millennia and for a long time the dream of a vaccine was unattainable.
Today, the RTS-S vaccine, which took more than 30 years to develop, is changing
the course of public health history. There is immobile a long way to go, but this
is an important step. "
PAHO does not believe that COVID-19 is under control in any
country in the Americas
Tourists visiting the Comuna 13 area in Medellín, Colombia
during the COVID-19 pandemic. IMF / Joaquín Sarmiento
Tourists visiting the Comuna 13 area in Medellín,
Colombia during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Pan American Health Organization does not consider the
COVID-19 pandemic to be controlled in any country in the United States and
expects infection rates to remain high in early 2022 and beyond.
Although the number of infections has decreased in the last
month, the numbers are still very high. During the past week, 1.2 million cases
were registered, 24 thousand people died.
"The pandemic will not be controlled at the local,
state, or national level as long as the coronavirus and its variants circulate
in the country, the United States, or around the world," said Dr. Sylvain
Aldigieri, PAHO's COVID-19 Incident Manager. . to a question from Mexico.
Aldigieri highlighted that in almost all the countries of the continent,
including Mexico, the transmission of the infection still persists among local
communities.
"While vaccines save lives, we must not base our
public health policy on assumptions or assumptions about whether we have
achieved herd immunity," he added.
PAHO recommends that
preventive measures be strengthened and encourages those who have not yet been
vaccinated to do so.
More than 18,000 Haitians arrive in Panama in a week
Romeu Mauricio and his 3-year-old son Getfro cross the Darien
that separates Colombia and Panama, UNICEF / William Urdaneta
Romeu Mauricio and his three-year-old son Getfro cross the
Darien that separates Colombia and Panama.
The number of Haitians arriving in Panama continues to grow.
In the last week of September, 18,500 migrants arrived in the country,
representing 20% of all migrants this year.
Panama registered more than 88,500 incoming irregular
migrants in 2021, mostly from Haiti.
According to a report by the UN Humanitarian Aid
Coordination Office, Panamanian authorities reported the discovery of 40 human
remains in the dense Darien jungle on Panama's eastern border with Colombia
within a week. While violence is common along the route, they also found the
remains of nine people after heavy rains that other migrants said wiped out
part of their group.
UN agencies have called for a "regional approach"
to protect Haitians, warning that the situation will worsen after the August 14
earthquake and "limited accommodation options" for Haitians returning
to the country. your country after deportation.
UN agencies say funds allocated for Afghanistan have not
arrived
UN humanitarian personnel deliver food and blankets to those
in need in Kabul, Afghanistan. © PMA / Arete
UN humanitarian personnel deliver food and blankets to those
in need in Kabul, Afghanistan.
UN agencies in Afghanistan are racing against the clock to
deliver aid to millions of Afghans before winter, but not all donor pledges
have come through.
According to the Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Aid, in September more than 3.8 million people received food
assistance and 450,000 people received medical assistance.
On September 13, the UN issued an urgent appeal to
Afghanistan requesting $ 606 million to help 10.8 million people. "Despite
an avalanche of support and widespread attention to the dire situation in
Afghanistan, the flash appeal is funded only 35%," they say.