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A Global Threat

A Global Threat

FromEYE on Yellow Fever


A Global Threat

FromEYE on Yellow Fever

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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Aug 5, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In 2016, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo stood on the brink of a major public health disaster. In this episode, we hear about how a yellow fever outbreak on the west coast of southern Africa spread to China and posed a threat to the entire world. We also hear of how the brave experiment to split the limited supply of vaccines into smaller doses helped curtail mass loss of life.
Released:
Aug 5, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (21)

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