Bioterrorism and Disaster Medicine News

• Ukrainian Hospital Works Overtime as Trauma Trains Evacuate War-Wounded Since Russia invaded Ukraine, doctors at a military hospital in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia have stayed on the job for days at a time as waves of casualties are rushed to them for treatment from nearby frontline areas.
  Reuters Health Information, May 12, 2022
• Logging Reduction Helped Tasmania Meet Carbon Milestone By reducing logging, Tasmania has become the first jurisdiction in the world to become carbon negative, according to new research from The Australian National University and Griffith University.
  Quick Take, May 12, 2022
• Inside a Ukraine Hospital Where Medics Work as Rockets Fall The hospital in the small Ukrainian town of Bakhmut was never intended to receive queues of ambulances bringing the wounded and traumatised from the front line of Europe's biggest battlefield.
  Reuters Health Information, May 11, 2022
• At Least 3000 Have Died in Ukraine for Want of Disease Treatment: WHO The World Health Organization's European chief said on Tuesday that at least 3000 people have died in Ukraine because they had been unable to access treatments for chronic diseases.
  Reuters Health Information, May 10, 2022
• World Health Organization Members Pass Resolution Against Russia Members of the World Health Organization's European region passed a resolution on Tuesday that could result in the closure of Russia's regional office and the suspension of meetings in the country in response to its invasion of Ukraine.
  Reuters Health Information, May 10, 2022
• Another COVID Surge is Here, but It May Be Less Severe This new surge is not expected to be as severe as previous waves, but that all could change, experts from Johns Hopkins University said.
  WebMD Health News, May 10, 2022
• WHO Gathers Evidence for Possible War Crimes Investigation Against Russia The World Health Organization is gathering evidence for a possible war crimes investigation into attacks it says it has documented by Russia on healthcare facilities in Ukraine, it said in Kyiv on Saturday.
  Reuters Health Information, May 09, 2022
• Ukraine's Zelenskiy Says Russia Has Devastated Hundreds of Hospitals Russia's invasion of Ukraine has devastated hundreds of hospitals and other institutions and left doctors without drugs to tackle cancer or the ability to perform surgery, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday.
  Reuters Health Information, May 06, 2022
• India's Modi Asks States to Prepare Heat Action Plans Amid Rising Temperatures India's prime minister on Thursday urged states and federally administered territories to prepare heat action plans, as south Asia swelters under extreme temperatures.
  Reuters Health Information, May 05, 2022
• WHO Members to Consider Shutting Europe Hub Office in Russia Over Ukraine: Document World Health Organization states will consider a resolution against Russia next week after its invasion of Ukraine, including the possible closure of a major regional office in Moscow, a document obtained by Reuters showed on Thursday.
  Reuters Health Information, May 05, 2022
• Ukraine Seeks Urgent WHO Meeting on Impact of Invasion on Health Ukraine, backed by dozens of other countries, has written to the World Health Organization's regional chief calling for an urgent meeting on the impact of Russia's invasion on health and healthcare.
  Reuters Health Information, April 29, 2022
• WHO Donors Reach 'Pivotal' Deal on Budget Overhaul: Tedros World Health Organization members reached a preliminary agreement this week to gradually raise their mandatory fees starting from 2024, the WHO chief confirmed on Thursday in what he described as a 'pivotal moment' for global health.
  Reuters Health Information, April 28, 2022
• Malnourished Kids Crowd Hospital as Ethiopia Hit by Worst Drought in 40 Years Malnourished children are flooding into the paediatric ward of the main hospital in Ethiopia's Gode city as the worst drought for 40 years has forced many families to leave their homes to search for aid.
  Reuters Health Information, April 28, 2022
• Two Million Children at Risk of Starvation in Horn of Africa: UN Aid Chief UN aid chief Martin Griffiths said on Tuesday that close to 2 million children are at risk of starving to death as the Horn of Africa faces one of its worst droughts in decades.
  Reuters Health Information, April 26, 2022
• Almost 60% of US Population Has Been Infected by COVID-19: CDC The percentages are even higher among teens. With many COVID-19 tests results no longer reported, the CDC turned to a more reliable measure among people with previous infection.
  Medscape Medical News, April 26, 2022
• G20 Agrees to Set Up Global Pandemic Preparedness Fund G20 countries have provisionally agreed to set up a global fund for pandemic preparedness, likely to be housed at the World Bank.
  Reuters Health Information, April 21, 2022
• US Extends Vaccine Requirements for Noncitizens at Land Borders The Biden administration said it was extending a requirement that non-US citizens crossing land or ferry terminals at the Canada or Mexico borders must be vaccinated against COVID-19.
  Reuters Health Information, April 21, 2022
• Risk of Medical Gear Shortage in Russia Falls as West Restores Exports Exports of essential medical devices Russia is dependent upon from the West have been partly restored, reducing the immediate risk of life-threatening shortages after a near-total collapse when the war in Ukraine began, a Western industry source told Reuters.
  Reuters Health Information, April 20, 2022
• Feds to Appeal Ruling Ending Mask Mandate for Travel Following a request from the CDC, the DOJ has appealed a judge's order that lifted a mandate requiring masks on planes and transit.
  WebMD Health News, April 20, 2022
• Mask Mandate's End Further Divides Many Travelers and Experts The controversial ruling from a federal judge in Florida caused some strong reactions, including from infectious disease experts.
  WebMD Health News, April 19, 2022