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The IDSR Disease Surveillance System in Kenya
After adoption of the IDSR strategy by the Ministry of Health (MOH) in 2006, Kenya now has a total of 36 reportable priority diseases categorized as epidemic prone diseases, diseases targeted for eradication/elimination, disease of public health importance and public health events for internal concern (IHR 2005). These priority diseases have different reporting requirements and timelines and thresholds are stipulated in the IDSR technical guidelines. IDSR promotes the rational use of resources for collection, analysis and interpretation of health data and dissemination of the resulting information to those who need them for public health action.
Kenyan agricultural economist, wins the 2016 Norman Borlang award
Kenyan agricultural economist, Dr. Mude Andrew has been named the 2016 winner of the Norman Borlang award for his work in developing livestock insurance programme for communities in remote and arid lands.
Mude and his team developed an index based livestock insurance on 2008 which uses satellites to foretell droughts and pay the insured farmers long before the animal is lost.
Prioritization of Zoonotic Diseases in Kenya, 2015
A recent publication (24 August 2016) by Munyua et al., shows that the ranked priority disease list for Kenya having emphasis towards Neglected Tropical Diseases, with the top five being (Anthrax, Trypanosomiasis, Rabies, Brucellosis, and Rift Valley Fever).
Chinese medical workers will survey Tibet to prepare a treatment plan for controlling echinococcosis
Chinese medical workers will survey Tibet to prepare a treatment plan for controlling echinococcosis, a fatal parasitic tapeworm disease affecting herding communities.
MOOC: One Health: Connecting Humans, Animals and the Environment
Please, find below a link to register for a free online course on the concept of One Health starting this November.
New global migration mapping to help fight against infectious diseases
Having an accurate overview of how different regions of countries are connected by human movement aids effective disease control planning and helps target resources, such as treated bed nets or community health workers, in the right places. Having data for all low and middle income countries across three continents will greatly aid disease control and elimination planning on global and regional scales.