WHO Archives - ECS International https://ecsii.com/category/who/ ECS International, ECSII, Healthcare Tue, 25 Apr 2023 22:00:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://ecsii.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cropped-1-e14442028662682-32x32.png WHO Archives - ECS International https://ecsii.com/category/who/ 32 32 The future of short-term humanitarian medical missions https://ecsii.com/the-future-of-short-term-humanitarian-medical-missions/ Tue, 25 Apr 2023 21:56:00 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=4757 Medical missions are increasing in frequency and result in billions of dollars’ worth of health care to low- and middle-income countries. For the most part, these missions are organised by non-governmental organisations such as churches, health-care organisation and charities with a relatively small component being the result of governmental or inter-governmental agencies. In the past Read More

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]]> Spa, Health and Wellness Services in Hotels https://ecsii.com/spa-health-and-wellness-services-in-hotels/ Fri, 15 Jul 2022 16:58:07 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=4554 This article aims to analyze current practices, future trends, and issues in hotel spa health and wellness services, briefly discussing possible development solutions for the next decade from the perspective of supply and demand. This article also expands the current perspective by examining the effect of the pandemic on the global applications of spa, health, Read More

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]]> Jamaica records first case of Monkeypox virus https://ecsii.com/jamaica-records-first-case-of-monkeypox-virus/ Thu, 07 Jul 2022 21:44:24 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=4545 Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton confirmed that Jamaica has recorded its first case of the Monkeypox virus.  He told a news conference today that the patient is a male who recently travelled from the United Kingdom and had visited a public health facility on Tuesday having arrived on the island some five days earlier.  Read More

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]]> Barbados: Fertility clinic lauded for contribution to medical tourism https://ecsii.com/barbados-fertility-clinic-lauded-for-contribution-to-medical-tourism/ Mon, 02 May 2022 23:16:49 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=4486 Prime Minister Mia Mottley has lauded the Barbados Fertility Clinic (BFC) for its contribution to Barbados’ medical tourism product. Speaking at a ceremony to mark the clinic’s 20th anniversary on Wednesday, Mottley applauded the BFC for achieving and maintaining international accreditation while fulfilling the dreams of thousands of families across the world. “You have done Read More

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]]> Two years in: CARICOM & WFP study impact of COVID on Caribbean people https://ecsii.com/two-years-in-caricom-wfp-study-impact-of-covid-on-caribbean-people/ Mon, 31 Jan 2022 19:06:19 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=4391 Since January 30, 2020, when the World Health Organization declared that COVID-19 was a Public Health Emergency, the socio-economic welfare of Caribbean people has been impacted by multiple lockdowns, changes in travel protocols and drastic declines in tourism, resulting in an economic contraction of 9.9 per cent in the region in 2020 (IMF) with major Read More

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]]> WHO urges nations to lift travel bans, mandatory vaccine requirement for entry https://ecsii.com/who-urges-nations-to-lift-travel-bans-mandatory-vaccine-requirement-for-entry/ Fri, 21 Jan 2022 22:01:37 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=4375 The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged nations to lift travel bans and mandatory vaccination for entry into countries despite the rapid spread of the COVID_19 omicron variant around the world. Despite the increase in infections, the WHO has argued that closed borders failed to contain omicron that was first detected in South Africa last Read More

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]]> New year, new protocols: Updated COVID-19 protocols in the Caribbean https://ecsii.com/new-year-new-protocols-updated-covid-19-protocols-in-the-caribbean/ Thu, 13 Jan 2022 21:44:45 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=4361 With the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus sending rates back up around the world and the Caribbean, some islands have had to adjust their travel and on land protocols yet again. Here are some updates you should be aware of. Please check the health authorities or tourism websites of the destinations you wish to Read More

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]]> WHO against the use of convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19 https://ecsii.com/who-against-the-use-of-convalescent-plasma-to-treat-covid-19/ Wed, 12 Jan 2022 21:22:07 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=4359 The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its living guideline on COVID-19 therapeutics to include convalescent plasma. For non-severe COVID-19 patients, WHO recommends against its use, while it should only be used within clinical trials for severe and critical COVID-19 patients. Convalescent plasma is a transfusion of blood plasma from someone who has recovered from Read More

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]]> New Covid19 Vaccine, The Bharat Biotech BBV152 COVAXIN vaccine, What you need to know https://ecsii.com/new-covid19-vaccine-the-bharat-biotech-bbv152-covaxin-vaccine-what-you-need-to-know/ Fri, 17 Dec 2021 18:10:13 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=4332 On 3 November 2021, the Technical Advisory Group for Emergency Use Listing listed the Bharat Biotech BBV152 COVAXIN vaccine against COVID-19 for emergency use. The WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) has issued interim policy recommendations for the use of the Bharat Biotech BBV152 COVAXIN vaccine. This article provides a summary of those interim recommendations. Who Read More

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]]> Cayman Islands Becomes First in the Caribbean to Offer Antibody COVID-19 Treatment https://ecsii.com/cayman-islands-becomes-first-in-the-caribbean-to-offer-antibody-covid-19-treatment/ Mon, 29 Nov 2021 19:19:03 +0000 https://ecsii.com/?p=4305 Health City Cayman Islands – a private health facility recently announced that it has acquired a supply of Ronapreve, a monoclonal antibody treatment that can help COVID-19 patients recover faster and avoid hospitalization, and death. This makes Health City the first private facility in the Caribbean to offer the ground-breaking treatment. Ronapreve has been jointly developed Read More

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