The global plan to stop TB will treat 32 million people and save 5 million lives, but only if it could be carried out.
The partnership said that $47 billion ( 34B euros) will save 5 million lives by 2015 , but so far there is a 9 billion dollar shortfall.
Unless the global funding is increased 10 million people will die.
"Ten billion is needed to fund research to develop a vaccine, for new medication and faster TB testing," said the coalition.
The coalition is calling on high income countries to donate 2.8 billion to fill in the funding gap.
Read more on the report.
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Sunday, October 24, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Facts About Blindness and Vision Impairment
Today is World Sight Day, a World Health Organizationn(WHO) initiative. This blog post is to show support for this event by delivering certain facts to its readers.
Facts
People who are visually impaired do not see well enough to perform everyday tasks, even with the aid of glasses, contact lenses, medicine or surgery. Blindness, the most severe form of visual impairment, deprives people the ability to move about unaided.
Most forms of visual impairment and blindness can be avoided or can be readily treated or cured with well known and inexpensive measures.
This fact file highlights figures for blindness and visual impairment worldwide.
Facts
People who are visually impaired do not see well enough to perform everyday tasks, even with the aid of glasses, contact lenses, medicine or surgery. Blindness, the most severe form of visual impairment, deprives people the ability to move about unaided.
Most forms of visual impairment and blindness can be avoided or can be readily treated or cured with well known and inexpensive measures.
This fact file highlights figures for blindness and visual impairment worldwide.
- Global trends
- Who is at risk?
- Causes of blindness
- Prevention
- WHO response
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010
Hypnosis Can Be Useful for Pain Management
Researchers found hypnosis to be effective in perioperative pain control; in dermatologic and cosmetic procedures hypnosis can reduce or eliminate the pain.
Hypnosis can actually make the patient feel local anesthesia effect so there is no pain associated with the surgery.
Hypnosis can be used alone or with local anesthetic.
Some studies also support hypnosis for control of pain and found that hypnotic suggestion is effective in relieving pain due to heart disease, cancer, burn injury and dental problems.
Researchers also found that patients benefited from hypnosis when used with other surgical procedures.
Hypnosis can actually make the patient feel local anesthesia effect so there is no pain associated with the surgery.
Hypnosis can be used alone or with local anesthetic.
Some studies also support hypnosis for control of pain and found that hypnotic suggestion is effective in relieving pain due to heart disease, cancer, burn injury and dental problems.
Researchers also found that patients benefited from hypnosis when used with other surgical procedures.
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