Interés Humano

Nuevo tratamiento revoluciona lucha contra tuberculosis resistente a fármacos

La tuberculosis era la principal causa de muerte infecciosa antes de la llegada de la covid-19, con 1,5 millones de víctimas anuales, pero un nuevo tratamiento busca cambiar este panorama

Karla Flores (7) is vaccinated during a mass vaccination day in San Vicente community, Miranda state, on September 03, 2021. 

UNICEF supports vaccination days like these, made in San Vicente community which is located 2 hours from Caracas. In addition to receiving the necessary vaccines to stay healthy, children and adolescents who attended also received children’s rights conventions and recreation thanks to the support of UNICEF.

UNICEF supports the regular immunization programme and vaccination campaigns in Venezuela through vaccine procurement and technical assistance to the Expanded Programme of Immunization (EPI) for regular and supplemental immunization activities. This includes the support of the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) door-to-door immunization campaign for children and pregnant women in the Capital District and distributed of the Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Hepatitis B and Hemophilus Influenzae, polio (IPV and bOPV) and yellow fever vaccines to cover national needs.
Furthermore, UNICEF has provided health workers PPE and has supported the MoH with transportation of equipment and staff, including to remote areas.

In 2020, UNICEF procured more than 7.3 million vaccines to protect children against tuberculosis, polio, yellow fever, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTP), hepatitis B, Haemophilus Influenza type b, measles, mumps, and rubella.

By June 2021, UNICEF has reached to over 160,074 children aged 0 to 12 months through measles vaccines and over 125,797 children aged 0 to 12 months have been vaccinated with three doses of pentavalent vaccine (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Hepatitis B and Haemophilus Influenzae vaccine).
Karla Flores (7) is vaccinated during a mass vaccination day in San Vicente community, Miranda state, on September 03, 2021. UNICEF supports vaccination days like these, made in San Vicente community which is located 2 hours from Caracas. In addition to receiving the necessary vaccines to stay healthy, children and adolescents who attended also received children’s rights conventions and recreation thanks to the support of UNICEF. UNICEF supports the regular immunization programme and vaccination campaigns in Venezuela through vaccine procurement and technical assistance to the Expanded Programme of Immunization (EPI) for regular and supplemental immunization activities. This includes the support of the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) door-to-door immunization campaign for children and pregnant women in the Capital District and distributed of the Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Hepatitis B and Hemophilus Influenzae, polio (IPV and bOPV) and yellow fever vaccines to cover national needs. Furthermore, UNICEF has provided health workers PPE and has supported the MoH with transportation of equipment and staff, including to remote areas. In 2020, UNICEF procured more than 7.3 million vaccines to protect children against tuberculosis, polio, yellow fever, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTP), hepatitis B, Haemophilus Influenza type b, measles, mumps, and rubella. By June 2021, UNICEF has reached to over 160,074 children aged 0 to 12 months through measles vaccines and over 125,797 children aged 0 to 12 months have been vaccinated with three doses of pentavalent vaccine (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Hepatitis B and Haemophilus Influenzae vaccine). Cesar Poveda
Karla Flores (7 años) es vacunada durante una jornada de vacunación masiva en la comunidad de San Vicente, estado Miranda, el 03 de septiembre de 2021. (Foto: Unicef) (Cesar Poveda/© UNICEF/UN0517742/Poveda)

Pretoria. El médico ucraniano Volodimir recordará siempre el día que tomó la última dosis de un tratamiento contra la tuberculosis más corto, más eficaz y con menos efectos secundarios, que constituye un punto de inflexión en la lucha contra esta mortífera enfermedad y a él le cambió la vida.

Antes, Volodimir, de 25 años, un habitante de Kiev que prefirió no dar su apellido, seguía otro tratamiento casi dos veces menos eficaz, que suponía la toma de más comprimidos y que le había causado efectos neurológicos secundarios. Estos desaparecieron cuando se pasó al nuevo tratamiento, que ha durado solo seis meses contra los dos años del anterior.

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