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Chronic Malnutrition In Guatemala, Nicholas Bishop, Susan Mcilvaine Nov 2013

Chronic Malnutrition In Guatemala, Nicholas Bishop, Susan Mcilvaine

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Poster includes:

  • What is chronic malnutrition and what causes it?
  • Why address malnutrition?
  • Addressing the problem


Care In Columbia: What We Can Glean From South American Medicine, Neil Flannery Haidorfer, Robert Simmons, Drph, Mph, Mches, Cph Oct 2013

Care In Columbia: What We Can Glean From South American Medicine, Neil Flannery Haidorfer, Robert Simmons, Drph, Mph, Mches, Cph

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The information presented is the product of a two month international rotation at Medellin General Hospital and the non-profit pediatric clinic, Santa Ana through an academic affiliation with La Universidad CES in Medellin, Antioquia. The goal of the rotation was to obtain an understanding of healthcare in Columbia and identify potential practices that could be utilized in the U.S.


Is The Reporting Timeliness Gap For Avian Flu And H1n1 Outbreaks In Global Health Surveillance Systems Associated With Country Transparency?, Feng-Jen Tsai, Eva Tseng, Chang-Chuan Chan, Hiko Tamashiro, Sandrine Motamed, André C Rougemont Jan 2013

Is The Reporting Timeliness Gap For Avian Flu And H1n1 Outbreaks In Global Health Surveillance Systems Associated With Country Transparency?, Feng-Jen Tsai, Eva Tseng, Chang-Chuan Chan, Hiko Tamashiro, Sandrine Motamed, André C Rougemont

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BACKGROUND: This study aims to evaluate the length of time elapsed between reports of the same incidents related to avian flu and H1N1 outbreaks published by the WHO and ProMED-mail, the two major global health surveillance systems, before and after the amendment of the International Health Regulations in 2005 (IHR 2005) and to explore the association between country transparency and this timeliness gap.

METHODS: We recorded the initial release dates of each report related to avian flu or H1N1 listed on the WHO Disease Outbreak News site and the matching outbreak report from ProMED-mail, a non-governmental program for monitoring emerging …