The CDC has received reports from international healthcare facilities that Candida auris, an emerging multidrug-resistant (MDR) yeast, is causing invasive healthcare-associated infections with high mortality....
The World Health Organization released a statement on June 14, 2016 addressing the third meeting of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee....
Blood connects us all is the theme of this year’s World Blood Donor Day. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) objectives for this campaign include providing a wider public awareness for regular blood donation; inspiring those who have not donated as of yet; to encourage countries to thank their regular, voluntary, unpaid blood donors and; to persuade countries to commit to self-sufficiency in blood supply....
An open letter from health experts was sent to Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General, WHO on May 30, 2016. In this letter a group of health experts voiced their concerns about the Summer Olympics, the Paralympics and Zika Virus....
May 31, 2016 is World No Tobacco Day. Tobacco-related illness is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that about 1.3 billion adults currently use tobacco....
The purpose of this Health Alert Network (HAN) health update is to further disseminate information about the interim guidance to clinical and public health professionals....
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD) is observed annually on May 18th. This observance provides an opportunity to recognize and thank the many volunteers, community members, health professionals, and scientists who are working together to find a safe and effective preventive HIV vaccine....
Each May, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its agencies, join with non-federal and community organizations to raise awareness of viral hepatitis during Hepatitis Awareness Month....
