Send us a textDENGUE fever - "No Aedes, No Dengue"Today we'll unpack a totally preventable, vector-borne disease --> Dengue Fever.However, as one of the NTDs, Dengue disproportionately affects those who are marginalized, have poor socio-economic status, and less favorable social determinants of health.Along with current climate crisis, this vector-borne disease will see expansion into previously naïve community and geographic location --> causing outbreaks, morbidity and mortality...
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Send us a textDENGUE fever - "No Aedes, No Dengue"Today we'll unpack a totally preventable, vector-borne disease --> Dengue Fever.However, as one of the NTDs, Dengue disproportionately affects those who are marginalized, have poor socio-economic status, and less favorable social determinants of health.Along with current climate crisis, this vector-borne disease will see expansion into previously naïve community and geographic location --> causing outbreaks, morbidity and mortality...
Send us a textWorld NTD Day - 30th JanuaryNeglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) are a group of diseases that has high morbidity burden to the population with which it affects. NTD forms a compounding problem for those already disadvantaged population and groups. COVID-19 pandemic and the vaccine maldistribution is another reflection of the underlying inequity in access and care, where you find vaccine inequity, there lies NTDs as well.Addressing NTD is the right thing to do.Link to episode on Soc...
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Send us a textDENGUE fever - "No Aedes, No Dengue"Today we'll unpack a totally preventable, vector-borne disease --> Dengue Fever.However, as one of the NTDs, Dengue disproportionately affects those who are marginalized, have poor socio-economic status, and less favorable social determinants of health.Along with current climate crisis, this vector-borne disease will see expansion into previously naïve community and geographic location --> causing outbreaks, morbidity and mortality...
