In the coming months, we will reflect on a selection of our programs and activities. Rheumatic heart disease RHD. Preventable and treatable if diagnosed in early stages of infection.
If not, RHD is deadly. Although it is completely preventable, rheumatic heart disease RHD , a dangerous, life-threatening illness, affects 40 million people worldwide, mainly children and adolescents.
It occurs mostly in underserved. Findings from a recent study in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health associates indoor gas stoves used for cooking with an increased risk of current asthma among children. While many of the. My nine-year-old granddaughter — appropriately named Scarlett — has scarlet fever.
Her sore throat led to an itchy body rash starting at her wrists and spreading under her arms and knees and over her chest. In low-resource areas of the world, women receive too little information and scant professional attention about healthy practices during their pregnancies.
Last month the WiRED—Armenia team conducted a training in Yerevan, Armenia, for members joining the program and establishing new health centers in their respective communities throughout the country. November is National Diabetes Month — a time to learn about diabetes. What is the first line of defense against almost all infectious diseases?
