Public school principals in Paraguay report that the Ministry of Education and Sciences (MEC) has not transferred the gratuity funds essential for purchasing cleaning supplies, hygiene products, and administrative materials. The delay affects the daily operation of schools, which resort to their own resources or negotiate with suppliers.
Organización Mundial de la Salud
Organismo internacional que declaró una emergencia de salud pública por el brote de ébola en la República Democrática del Congo.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has raised the number of suspected Ebola cases to over 500 and suspected deaths to 130 in the outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. The Bundibugyo strain, which has no vaccine or specific treatment, is concerning due to its rapid spread and cases reported in urban areas such as Goma and Kampala.
The US government has activated Title 42, a 1944 public health law previously used only during the coronavirus pandemic, to ban for 30 days the entry of foreigners who have been in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan within the past three weeks, due to an Ebola outbreak that has already surpassed 500 suspected cases and 130 suspected deaths, according to the WHO.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a federal order restricting for 30 days the entry of foreigners who have been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan, due to the outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, which has caused about 80 deaths.
The World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern this Sunday due to an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain, which has already killed 88 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and spread to Uganda. The lack of a vaccine and specific treatment for this variant, combined with instability in the Goma region controlled by the M23 armed group, has raised global alarm.
On World Hypertension Day, celebrated on May 17, Paraguay's Ministry of Health and the Paraguayan Society of Cardiology reinforce the importance of regular blood pressure control. The disease, known as the 'silent killer,' affects 38.6% of Paraguayans and is the leading preventable cause of premature death worldwide. Excessive salt consumption is identified as a critical factor.
About 230 volunteers, including diplomats, students, and Taiwanese residents, cleaned the Costanera of Asunción this Sunday. The environmental event coincided with Taipei's global appeal for participation in the World Health Assembly, blocked by China.
On World Hypertension Day, the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare of Paraguay warns that the condition already affects 38.6% of the population and is the leading preventable cause of premature death. This year's campaign emphasizes periodic measurement as an essential tool for early detection, given the high rate of underdiagnosis worldwide.
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a public health emergency of international concern due to an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo strain, which has already totaled eight confirmed cases, 246 suspected cases, and 80 deaths in Ituri province, DRC, plus two cases in Kampala, Uganda, with one death. The measure does not constitute a pandemic emergency under the 2005 International Health Regulations, but requires global coordination to contain the spread.