Merck Ebola Vaccine Approved in Europe The European Commission granted marketing authorization to Ervebo, a Merck vaccine, on November 11th. This was following the approval by the European Medicines Agency to have it licensed. The vaccine is currently being used under the category of “compassionate use” which
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Promising New Vaccine to Prevent Dengue on the Horizon Dengue, or breakbone fever, is a serious public health threat. Last year, almost 100 million people contracted the mosquito-borne disease. The World Health Organization says that dengue is one of the top 10 threats to global health as
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Johnson & Johnson Reaffirms Commitment to Combat Tuberculosis Despite being preventable and curable, tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s deadliest infectious disease, killing 1.5 million people every year—more than HIV/AIDS and malaria combined. Growing drug resistance is compounding this public health challenge. In 2018, there were nearly 500,000
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Bahamas Slowly Rebuilding but Still Struggling after Hurricane Dorian Two months after Hurricane Dorian hit the northern Bahamas, there are still areas in ruins and thousands of people have been forced from their homes. Rebuilding has begun but it is a slow process. Hurricane Dorian made landfall
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California Wildfire Update: Critical Fire Weather Still in Effect Meteorologists are warning Southern California residents of “critical fire weather” as they are under a “red flag” warning from the National Weather Service. Due to very dry Santa Ana winds and low humidity, parts of Southern California should
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South Sudan Affected by Extreme Flooding A United Nations report released last week has declared that almost 1 million people have been affected by extreme flooding in South Sudan. The flooding, which began in July, has destroyed the country driving hundreds of thousands of people to leave
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Steering Committee for Kitting Initiative Meets in Annapolis The Steering Committee for PQMD’s “Spotlight on Hygiene Kits Initiative” met in Annapolis, Maryland on Friday, October 25th. During the meeting, the Steering Committee laid out an exciting project roadmap that includes reviewing current kit assembly and distribution practices.
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PQMD Hires Consultant to Work on Kitting Project PQMD has engaged consultant Patricia English to work on our kitting project. Patricia has years of International program experience, most recently at Texas Children’s Hospital’s Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative (BIPAI)’s Global Health Corps, but also brings important perspective
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PQMD Holds Educational Forum in Kansas City On October 15-17th, PQMD held their Educational Forum and Annual General Meeting, hosted by Heart to Heart International in their beautiful meeting space outside Kansas City. The meeting kicked off with a review of PQMD programs and activities by Executive
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Ebola Still a Public Health Emergency in DRC; More Funding is Needed The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that Ebola is still a public health emergency in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). WHO has recommended the maintenance of the Public Health Emergency of International
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