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Verviers: the future new face of the Ensival municipal school

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com September 12, 2024

written by Chief editor of world-today-news.com

The future look of the Ensival municipal school. ©MADE

Then comes the reconstruction of the new school, the plans for which have been revealed. The building permit was granted to the City last July, thus validating the start of the 8.7 million euro project. The latter is partly financed by European subsidies as part of the post-flood recovery plan and by support from the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. The new Ensival school aims to become a model of school infrastructure. Adapted to climate issues, it will be designed to better withstand future floods thanks to harmonious integration with the nearby river. Students will benefit from a modern setting, a gymnasium financed by a subsidy from Infrasports, as well as state-of-the-art equipment.

Work could begin in 2025 after the contract is awarded by the end of 2024 (bids must be received by September 16 at the latest).

The first classes are expected to welcome students for the 2026-2027 school year. A new establishment that will contribute to the rebirth of the Ensival district, promising not only to meet educational needs, but also to help revitalize the disaster-stricken area.

The future look of the Ensival municipal school. ©MADE

September 12, 2024 0 comments

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When the Corona virus broke out in Europe, the EU’s responsible medical agencies were not

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com September 4, 2024

written by Chief editor of world-today-news.com

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) initially underestimated the seriousness of the situation, according to a special report by the European Court of Auditors (ECA).

The ECDC, which is responsible for detecting and assessing health threats, published an assessment on January 9 that it was not considered very likely that the virus would be introduced into the EU. Around two weeks later, the first confirmed cases were reported in the EU. The ECDC also only admitted on March 12, 2020, that immediate measures were needed, three days after Italy had already imposed a national lockdown.

Missing test strategy

Risk assessments, guidelines and information intended for the public were sometimes issued too late, the Court of Auditors judged in its report. The work of the center was also hampered by a lack of an EU-wide testing strategy and a lack of approach to attributing corona-related deaths. This resulted in poor data quality, according to the information. More reliable methods such as analyses of virus concentrations in wastewater could have been used more frequently, the auditors emphasize.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA), which is responsible for authorising new medicines, responded generally well to the pandemic, according to the Court of Auditors, but failed to promote clinical trials in the EU.

Learning lessons from the pandemic

“Like many other institutions, the EU’s medical agencies were surprised by the force of the rapidly spreading corona pandemic,” says Joao Leao of the European Court of Auditors. Although the ECDC and the EMA ultimately managed the situation well, the pandemic has made existing deficiencies and gaps visible. Both institutions need a “booster”.

“Four years later, the lessons learned from the pandemic must now be effectively implemented at EU level to avoid history repeating itself,” says Leao. The Court of Auditors welcomes some of the measures taken since then, such as new pharmaceutical regulations.

However, the creation of a third medical agency has made the organizational framework with overlapping responsibilities even more complex. The European Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) was established in 2021. However, according to the Court of Auditors, responsibilities partially overlap with those of the ECDC. The auditors therefore call for close cooperation to avoid duplication of work.

September 4, 2024 0 comments

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Rabies Outbreak in Nepal: 11 Deaths Reported at Sukraraj Hospital – Health Authorities Warning

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com April 1, 2024

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April 1, 2024

Health authorities of Nepal 11 deaths have been reported rabia at the Sukraraj Infectious and Tropical Diseases hospital since the beginning of the fiscal year 2023-2024.

Incidents related to dog bites have not decreased during this period. It is estimated that around 60,000 dog bite incidents occur in state facilities each year. Mostly children.

It is estimated that about 100 people die from rabies in the country each year. There are only records of deaths that occurred in the Sukraraj Infectious and Tropical Diseases hospital (About 15-36 people/year)

Each vial of rabies vaccine costs around Rs 500 (3 or 4 doses are required) Although the government provides the vaccine for free at its centers

Local risks Nepal

More information about rabies in Nepal

If you travel, notify us!

2024-04-01 08:50:27
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April 1, 2024 0 comments

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Brazil Receives 750,000 Doses of Dengue Vaccine from Japanese Laboratory Takeda Pharma

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com January 22, 2024

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On Saturday, Brazil received a batch of 750,000 doses of the Qdenga vaccine against dengue donated by the Japanese laboratory Takeda Pharma and that will allow it to anticipate its immunization campaign in the midst of one of the worst outbreaks of the disease in recent years, sources reported. officers.

The Japanese laboratory intends to deliver a second batch of 570,000 vaccines also donated in February, before beginning to ship that same month the 5.2 million doses of the immunizer purchased by the Brazilian Government to be applied in 2024, according to the Ministry of Health.

The Latin American giant was one of the first countries to include the dengue vaccine in its free public vaccination campaign and will begin distributing it for the first time this year.

READ ALSO: WHO says that dengue cases have multiplied by 10 times in the world

The expectation is that Brazil will be able to immunize 3.2 million of its inhabitants in 2024, since the treatment consists of two doses applied at an interval of three months, in cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants in the regions of the country that have suffered the most. with dengue in the last ten years.

The priority will be to immunize adolescents between 10 and 14 years old, as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), since it is the population that concentrates the highest number of hospitalizations due to dengue in Brazil.

Takeda has a deadline to deliver the vaccines until November, but decided to donate a significant shipment and anticipate deliveries due to the Government’s need to anticipate the immunization campaign to combat the current outbreak of the disease.

“We will be able to start vaccination at the beginning of February,” said Health Minister Nísia Trindade in a video that the Ministry of Health published on its social networks.

Brazil registered 55,800 cases of dengue in the first two weeks of 2024, a record for the period and more than double that recorded in the same period last year. In the first 14 days of the year, six deaths were recorded from the disease.

According to the Ministry of Health, the country had already registered 1.6 million cases of dengue last year, a number 15.8% higher than in 2022, and a record of 1,094 deaths from the disease.

Brazilian authorities predict that the numbers will continue to rise in 2024 due to the El Niño meteorological phenomenon, which causes more heat and humidity in most of the Brazilian territory, conditions that favor the proliferation of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the vector that transmits dengue.

The Qdenga vaccine, with two doses, was developed to prevent the spread of the four different serotypes of the virus and has an overall effectiveness of 80.2%.

READ ALSO: Mosquitoes: from enemies to allies against dengue

2024-01-22 07:45:00
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January 22, 2024 0 comments

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Highly Pathogenic Bird Flu Detected on Poultry Farm in West Flanders, Belgium

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com January 2, 2024

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Last Friday, December 29, highly pathogenic bird flu was again detected on a poultry farm in West Flanders. This concerns a propagation company in Veurne, which is located in the Alveringem surveillance zone, about 5 kilometers from the previous outbreak and less than a kilometer from the French border. The poultry farm’s approximately 33,000 hens and roosters were culled on Friday, December 29.

This was reported by the Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC). Around the outbreak the usual ones become protection zone (radius 3 km) and surveillance zone (radius 10 km) set. These largely overlap with the existing zones of Warhem and Alveringem. Since the Warhem surveillance zone, which was demarcated two weeks ago following a contamination in France, is now fully included in the existing Alveringem zones and the new Veurne zones, it was deleted on Friday, December 29. Due to the outbreak in Veurne, four additional poultry farms are subject to the measures of the zones.

In the new zones of Veurne, exemptions will come into effect from Wednesday 3 January 2024 for the removal of poultry for slaughter and hatching eggs, reports the Flemish interest group Landsbond Pluimvee. In the part of the Alveringem zones that overlap with the Veurne zones, the existing exemptions will be deleted until then.

Diksmuide protection zone has become a surveillance zone

On Thursday and Friday night, the Diksmuide protection zone was converted into a surveillance zone; The measures of a 10 km zone will now apply there. The final screening will be organized in this zone next week. If the results are favorable, this zone will be lifted as planned on January 7.

2024-01-02 13:59:17
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January 2, 2024 0 comments

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Thailand Reports Nearly 6,000 Covid Infections Per Day, Pneumonia Surpasses 4-Month High, Dr. Teera Reveals Weekly Report

by Chief editor of world-today-news.com January 2, 2024

written by Chief editor of world-today-news.com

Shocked! Thailand has nearly 6,000 Covid infections per day. Pneumonia is the highest in 4 months. Dr. Teera reveals weekly report numbers for 24-30 December 2023, indicating 594 sick people in hospital, 7% higher than the previous week, with 3 deaths.

Covid19 There is still an ongoing epidemic. Especially in the latter period, it appears that there has been an increase in the number of infected people.

Most recently, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Teera Worathanarat (Dr. Teera), Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University posted a message through Facebook “Thira Woratanarat (Papa Mee Keen)” with a message indicating the spread of COVID19 that

Analysis of the outbreak in Thailand

Weekly report numbers 24-30 December 2023

The number of hospitalized patients was 594, 7% higher than the previous week.

3 deaths

Pneumonia cases have surpassed 120, exceeding 100 for 3 consecutive weeks, 6.2% more than the previous week, considered the highest in 4 months, since the beginning of September 2023 onwards.

74 patients were intubated, 13.8% higher than the previous week. This was also the highest level in 4 months, and the number of patients requiring intubation continued to increase for the 4th week in a row.

EstimateThere are at least 4,243-5,893 new infections each day.

Currently, BA.2.86.x has taken over the outbreak, replacing the previous strain, EG.5.x. In particular, JN.1 (i.e. strain BA.2.86.1.1) now dominates the global population.

This week is a time to take stock of your health. Especially if you go on a trip. Participate in various activities If you don’t protect yourself There is a high chance of being infected and spreading the virus. If you feel sick

You should get tested for COVID-19 even if the first day you get a negative result. Don’t be complacent. Get tested until the 4th-5th day after symptoms start. Because the virus will peak during that time.

Tomorrow, going to work, studying, or anything else, you should protect yourself regularly.

Look at trends around the world. It is estimated that in Thailand we have a high chance of being infected and sick during the first 4-6 weeks of this year. Therefore, if the power can be cut off from the beginning, it will be better.

Attention to health is important.

2024-01-02 02:37:00

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January 2, 2024 0 comments

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