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EYE on Yellow FeverAuthor: Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemics (EYE) Strategy
Yellow fever is one of the world's most deadly diseases. If you think it's a disease that can only be found in tropical climates, think again. Even with a single shot vaccine, the risk of outbreaks of yellow fever is significant and growing globally. EYE on Yellow Fever is a ten-part series that takes you inside a concerted global effort to ensure that yellow fever does not become the next big global health threat. EYE on Yellow Fever is a series by the Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemics (EYE) Strategy, which operates in 40 countries with over 50 partners, including the World Health Organization, Gavi - the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF, the US Centre for Disease Control and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Find out more about the EYE Partnership by going to http://www.who.int/initiatives/eye-strategy Language: en Genres: Health & Fitness, Life Sciences, Medicine, Science Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Spotlight on Brazil: A yellow fever emergency
Episode 3
Friday, 20 September, 2024
Brazil has long been on the frontlines in the fight against Yellow Fever. In this episode, we hear the story of the country's response to a recent three-year outbreak which tested its resources and cost hundreds of lives. Dr Rivaldo Venâncio da Cunha, Deputy Secretary for Health and Environmental Surveillance at the Ministry of Health in Brazil and the eminent Dr Pedro Vasconcelos, Professor of Pathology and specialist in arbovirology and tropical medicine at Pará State University, share their experience and insights on developing surveillance systems to detect the Yellow Fever virus in communities and launching mass vaccination campaigns, successfully controlling the epidemic in the country.
