scholarly journals Corynebacterium diphtheriae

1984 ◽  
Vol 93 (3) ◽  
pp. 395-395
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Corynebacterium Diphtheriae ◽  
Causative Organism ◽  
Childhood Immunization ◽  
Public Health Measure ◽  
Ministry Of Health ◽  
Advertising Campaign ◽  
Health Measure ◽  
The World ◽  
Life Threatening

Corynebacterium diphtheriae was first observed by Klebs in 1883 and was cultivated a year later by Loeffler, whose description in 1884 of the causative organism of diphtheria remains a standard. Diphtheria was a life-threatening disease throughout the world until the therapeutic use of antitoxin and the use, as a public health measure, of childhood immunization with toxoid. In Britain the use of toxoid was advocated by the Ministry of Health in the early 1920s, but it was not until 20 years later that extensive programmes of prophylaxis were carried out under the advertising campaign Diphtheria is Deadly.

scholarly journals Reduction in paediatric intensive care admissions during COVID-19 lockdown in Maryland, USA

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. e000876
Author(s):  
Ana Lia Graciano ◽  
Adnan T Bhutta ◽  
Jason W Custer
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Paediatric Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Paediatric Intensive Care ◽  
Public Health Measure ◽  
Health Measure ◽  
Time Period ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government

As a public health measure during the COVID-19 pandemic, governments around the world instituted a variety of interventions to ‘flatten the curve’. The government of Maryland instituted similar measures. We observed a striking decline in paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admissions during that period, mostly due to a decease in respiratory infections. We believe this decline is multifactorial: less person-to-person contact, better air quality and perhaps ‘fear’ of going to a hospital during the pandemic. We report an analysis of our PICU admissions during the lockdown period and compared them with the same time period during the four previous years.

scholarly journals Managing essential healthcare services during the first nationwide lockdown: experiences from a Regional Referral Hospital in Bhutan

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-35
Author(s):  
Purushotam Bhandari ◽  
Neelima Chhetri ◽  
Dinesh Pradhan
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Mobile Clinic ◽  
Public Health Measure ◽  
Regional Referral Hospital ◽  
Important Public Health ◽  
Good Communication ◽  
Health Measure ◽  
Essential Services ◽  
The World

The current COVID -19 pandemic has brought unprecedented burden on healthcare system throughout the world. While the pandemic has hijacked all attention and priorities, there is a significant concern that non-COVID essential healthcare services  may be negleccted. Lockdowns have become an important public health measure to contain local outbreaks. We describe  our experiences  in ensuring the provision of essential healthcare services during the first nationwide lockdown. Adequate preparations with a well-thought of contingency plan , identification of roles,  good communication system,  24 -hour hotline and a  mobile clinic with the most essential services,  form important components of essential healthcare services.  

scholarly journals CDC's Male Circumcision Recommendations Represent a Key Public Health Measure

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian J Morris ◽  
John N Krieger ◽  
Jeffrey D Klausner
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Male Circumcision ◽  
Public Health Measure ◽  
Health Measure

scholarly journals Lockdown as a public health measure

2022 ◽  
pp. 133-136
Author(s):  
Laila Woc-Colburn ◽  
Daniel Godinez
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Health Measure ◽  
Health Measure

scholarly journals The Hidden Costs of COVID-19 and School Closure on Children

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron Rosenfeld
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Hybrid Model ◽  
Well Being ◽  
School Closure ◽  
Marginalized Populations ◽  
Public Health Measure ◽  
Health Measure ◽  
Pandemic Flu ◽  
Considerable Concern ◽  
Remote Learning

An initial public health measure enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic was the closure of schools.[1] This action was motivated by previous observations regarding school closure and prevention of pandemic flu transmission.[2,3] In response to periodic school closure, many schools in Ontario have adopted a hybrid model of schooling with both in-person and remote learning. However, due to the emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants, considerable concern has been raised regarding in-person learning.[4,5] This is an important discussion to have as additional variants and waves are likely to arise, and school closure poses a substantial burden to the well-being of children —especially those from marginalized populations.

Phthalimide Analogs for Antimalarial Drug Discovery

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meenakshi Bansal ◽  
Charu Upadhyay ◽  
Poonam Singh ◽  
Sumit Kumar ◽  
Brijesh Rathi
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Drug Discovery ◽  
Antimalarial Drug ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Public Health Concern ◽  
Major Public Health Concern ◽  
The World ◽  
Life Threatening

Malaria remains as one of the most life-threatening diseases and thus major public health concern all around the world. The disease becomes devastating if not treated with proper medication on...

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