Latest World Health Organization Stories

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In the 10th annual Ready or Not? Protecting the Public from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism report, 35 states and Washington, D.C. scored a six or lower on 10 key indicators of public health preparedness. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100204/TFAHLOGO ) The report, issued by the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), found that while there has been significant progress...

University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers have launched groundbreaking research into the spread of potentially deadly drug-resistant malaria in the developing Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar, also known as Burma. The scientists, working as part of a large international team coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO), have identified several promising genetic markers that could be used to develop tests to identify and track the spread of the newest type of drug-resistant...

NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ConvergEx Group, a leading technology company, today announced that its award-winning order management system, the Eze OMS(TM), now offers PortfolioScience's RiskAPI® risk management tools directly in the Eze OMS for a fully integrated, highly configurable risk solution. Founded in 2000, PortfolioScience specializes in risk management technology for financial institutions, investment services, financial advisors and hedge funds. The...

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Paladyne Systems(®), Inc., a Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. Company (NYSE:BR) and leading provider of next generation investment management solutions, today announced it has lifted out its order management system (OMS) for hedge funds, asset managers and prime brokers, as a stand-alone product. Paladyne OMS provides the industry with a model for the front- and middle-office that combines broker-neutrality, strong compliance...

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DebMed®, creator of the world's first electronic hand hygiene compliance monitoring system based on the World Health Organization's (WHO's) "Five Moments for Hand Hygiene," today announced a collaborative partnership with Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) in Gainesville, GA. The 557-inpatient, 261-skilled nursing bed health system, which serves almost 700,000 people in more than 13 counties across Northeast Georgia, will enhance...

Affordable, safe, effective vaccine protecting young people from devastating disease GENEVA, Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A revolutionary meningitis vaccine will reach the 100 millionth person this week in a region of Africa that has been plagued by deadly epidemics for more than a century. The milestone will take place in northern Nigeria, part of Africa's "meningitis belt," where the country is conducting its second seasonal immunisation campaign against the disease....

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DebMed®, creator of the world's first electronic hand hygiene compliance monitoring system based on the World Health Organization's (WHO's) "Five Moments for Hand Hygiene," today released survey results that revealed that 96 percent of infection preventionist respondents are using an inaccurate method to measure how healthcare workers clean their hands, even though the majority are not satisfied with the reliability of the data....

NEW YORK, Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jeffrey Modell Foundation (JMF), a global non-profit organization dedicated to early diagnosis, proper treatment, and public awareness of genetic immune deficiency diseases, known as Primary Immunodeficiencies (PI), today announced a working collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to achieve a common goal to end polio worldwide. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online A new coronavirus, similar in nature to SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), has infected six and resulted in two deaths in the Middle East, various media outlets have reported this weekend. According to BBC News, the number of reported cases, as well as the number of fatalities linked with the respiratory ailment, doubled on Friday, as a second person was reported killed and three additional infections had been reported by...

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ConvergEx Group, a leading technology company, today announced the successful conclusion of Eze Castle Software's inaugural Eze Client Conference. Over 250 users attended the conference for timely analyses and discussions of current market trends and how they can use ConvergEx's award-winning order management system, the Eze OMS(TM), to help successfully navigate an increasingly complex financial environment. The two-day event offered a wide...