Human mobility and health: exploring the health conditions of Venezuelan migrants and refugees in Colombia - Cubides JC, Peiter PC, Garone DB, Antierens A.
M édecins sans Frontières (MSF) conducted a study to identify health needs and access barriers of Venezuelan migrants and refugees at La Guajira and Norte de Santander Colombian border states. The Migration History tool was used to gather information that...
Source: SafetyLit - November 1, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Statement on Data Published in PLOS Medicine on Tolerability and Immune Response of Johnson & Johnson Ebola Vaccine Regimen in Adults Living with HIV
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., October 29, 2021 – Data published in PLOS Medicine demonstrated that the Johnson & Johnson (the Company) Ebola vaccine regimen, Zabdeno® (Ad26.ZEBOV) and Mvabea® (MVA-BN-Filo), was well tolerated and induced a robust immune response in both healthy adults and adults living with HIV. These findings, alongside Phase 3 data recently published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, support the potential prophylactic use of the vaccine regimen to protect people at risk of acquiring Ebola. The regimen was granted Marketing Authorisation by the European Commission in July 2020 and Prequalification from th...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - October 29, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Africa: How Intellectual Property Law is Holding Back Covid-19 Therapies
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- M édecins Sans Frontières' Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines (MSF Access Campaign) has hosted the first of a three-part webinar series which will examine how Intellectual Property (IP) has blocked access to Covid-19 therapeutics. The forum also explored lessons from Brazil's Law reform proc ess and delved into the status of the local IP law reform process in South Africa and how the reform can enable better access to medical tools as well as benefiting South Africa's economic developme
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 22, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Africa: Patients Across Four Continents Enrol in Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Trial
[MSF] Hundreds of patient volunteers from four continents have enrolled in a trial that aims to find safer, shorter, and effective treatments for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), an airborne, infectious disease that has grown resistant to standard medications. A group of scientists and clinicians led by M édecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Partners In Health (PIH) and Interactive Research and Development (IRD) make up the endTB consortium conducting the groundbreaking study funded by Unitaid.
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - October 19, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Epidemiology of patients treated at the emergency department of a Medcins Sans Frontieres field hospital during the Mosul Offensive: Iraq, 2017 - Nerlander MP, Pini A, Trelles M, Majanen H, Al-Abbasi O, Maroof M, Ragazzoni L, von Schreeb J.
This study aimed ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 22, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news

Johnson & Johnson Ebola Vaccine Regimen Demonstrated Robust and Durable Immune Response in Adults and Children in Data Published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., September 13, 2021 – Data from two papers published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases demonstrated that the Johnson & Johnson (the Company) Ebola vaccine regimen, Zabdeno® (Ad26.ZEBOV) and Mvabea® (MVA-BN-Filo), generated robust humoral (antibody) immune responses in adults and children (ages 1-17) with the immune responses persisting in adults for at least two years. The data also showed that booster vaccination with Ad26.ZEBOV, administered to adults two years after the initial vaccination, induced a strong anamnestic (immune) response within seven days. These findings support the potential p...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - September 13, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Vaccine Access Negotiations to Resume as New Variants Spread
Vaccine access negotiations are at critical juncture. While many countries support the intellectual property rights waiver, including the European parliament the European Union does not. Credit: PAHO/Karen GonzálezBy Lyndal RowlandsMelbourne, Australia , Aug 30 2021 (IPS) A committee that has spent almost a year negotiating the terms of a temporary intellectual property waiver for Covid-19 medicines will reconvene in September after pausing for the European Summer. As new variants spread rapidly around the world, the deadlock in the World Trade Organization Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Co...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 30, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Lyndal Rowlands Tags: COVID-19 Development & Aid Economy & Trade Featured Global Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies TerraViva United Nations COVAX COVID-19 vaccines TRIPS. WTO Source Type: news

MMORPG Lineage W announced for consoles including PS5 and Switch, PC, iOS, and Android
NCSOFT has announced massively multiplayer online RPG Lineage W for consoles including PlayStation 5 and Switch, PC, iOS, and Android....
Source: Reuters: Health - August 19, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Sudan: MSF Starts Measles Vaccination Campaign in Darfur's Jebel Marra
[Radio Dabanga] Jebel Marra -- M édecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) last week launched an urgent measles vaccination campaign to contain a rapidly growing number of cases in Jebel Marra in Darfur.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 16, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Viewpoint: When it comes to Covid vaccinations, knowledge is all the battle
As vaccination mandates rise, so does misinformation about these injections, leading to legitimate fears about their origins and effects. So, it ’s time to address those fears, sans judgment or spin, and learn what the politically untethered medical experts say.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - August 13, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Vandana Sinha Source Type: news

Cameroon: Medical Charity MSF Withdraws From North-West Region
[Nation] Medical charity M édecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) will withdraw its services from the anglophone region of Cameroon after months of fruitless negotiations with government authorities to lift a ban on its operations.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 5, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Cameroon: MSF Forced to Withdraw Teams from North-West Region
[MSF] Yaound é, 3 August 2021 -- After nearly eight months of suspension by the Cameroonian authorities, medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has been forced to withdraw its teams from the North-West region, an area badly affected by years of armed violence between security forces and armed separatist groups.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 4, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Oral Contraceptives, Sans Beta Blockade, Raise SCD Risk in LQTS Oral Contraceptives, Sans Beta Blockade, Raise SCD Risk in LQTS
All women with congenital LQTS on progestin-only oral contraceptives should also be taking maximally tolerated beta blockers, say researchers who are studying the same issue in drug-induced LQTS.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - August 2, 2021 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news

How Will Empty Stands Affect Olympic Athletes in Tokyo?
The Opening Ceremony provided the first taste of what an Olympics without fans is like—devoid of the normal buzz of excitement and roar of the appreciative crowd, it was more solemn than celebratory. But it’s one thing to miss the noise for Opening Ceremony, quite another when it’s gone from the competitive events. Not every sport will be as affected by the loss of spectators at the Tokyo Games. Athletes competing in events like archery, which requires concentration and quiet, for example, might actually appreciate the respite. But team-based sports and events like swimming races might seem, well, a littl...
Source: TIME: Health - July 25, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized olympics Tokyo Olympics Source Type: news

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