Pan American Health Organization: Bolivian epidemiologist receives posthumous PAHO Award for Health Services Management and Leadership Washington, D.C. 26 September 2022 (PAHO/WHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has recognized the late epidemiologist Ms. Carla Gabriela Romero Pérez, from Bolivia, for her service by presenting her with the PAHO Award for Health Services Management…
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Bolivia’s midwives help reduce maternal mortality
Paola Flores, Associated Press reports for ABC News: Bolivia’s midwives help reduce maternal mortality Mariana Limachi left the hospital in this high Andes city in tears after a doctor told her she needed a C-section because the umbilical cord was wrapped around her 8-month fetus. Instead, she turned for help to a highly respected figure…
Bolivia reports first yellow fever case in a decade
Reuters reports: Bolivia reports first yellow fever case in a decade Bolivia’s government on Friday said a Danish tourist had tested positive for yellow fever, its first case in a decade, after he visited a jungle area in the far west of the landlocked Andean country. After an initial stay at a Bolivian hospital, National…
UNDP and Global Fund grant to fight drug-resistant TB in Bolivia with focus on prison populations
UNDP reports: UNDP and Global Fund grant to fight drug-resistant TB in Bolivia with focus on prison populations New York, 8 February – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) announced a new US$11 million grant to fight tuberculosis (TB) in Bolivia. Aiming to strengthen…
Assessing the epidemiological situation of Chagas disease among German citizens of Bolivian origin
Medical Press reports: Assessing the epidemiological situation of Chagas disease among German citizens of Bolivian origin The pathogen: The unicellular protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, surrounded by red blood cells. Source: Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, LMU Medical Center. How does one combat a tropical disease when most of those infected are unaware that they…
Bolivia reports first 3 Zika-linked microcephaly cases
AFP reports in AU News: Bolivia reports first 3 Zika-linked microcephaly cases La Paz (AFP) – Bolivia has detected its first three cases of microcephaly caused by the Zika virus, local media reported Wednesday, citing health authorities. Two babies were born with the birth defect in September and a third in October, said the director…
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