Noticias de otros medios

El mundo está venciendo la batalla contra la enfermedad del sueño, pero para ello hay que llegar a los rincones más alejados de la selva del Congo

La Universidad de Antioquia, en Colombia, lleva desde 1986 tras una cura para la leishmaniasis. La investigación va desde los métodos computacionales hasta la medicina tradicional

Repasamos algunas de las películas y series de televisión en las que aperecen enfermos de lepra para comprobar si lo que se transmite sobre ellos y la dolencia es acorde o no a la ciencia y la realidad hoy

Medellín trata de eliminar el Dengue inoculando una bacteria en los zancudos, algo que ya ha sido exitoso en otros lugares

Sabemos cómo eliminar el pian, una enfermedad tropical desatendida, pero hace falta dinero para ello

La tenia causa 50.000 muertes anuales y miles de casos de epilepsia en países en vías de desarrollo

En las zonas rurales de Etiopía, donde vive el 80% de la población, la prevalencia de geohelmintos (gusanos transmitidos por el suelo), es elevadísima, a pesar de las desparasitaciones del Gobierno

Cuando la autora de este texto, misionera, llegó a Costa de Marfil no sabía qué eran las terribles llagas que veía en algunas personas. Ahora trata a cientos de enfermos de úlcera de Buruli

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 28, 2017.- More than 3.8 million Peruvians will benefit from a new integrated water management project financed with a US$ 40 million loan approved today by the World Bank Board of Directors. The project, Integrated Mana…

  WASHINGTON, April 28, 2017 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved the following project: Guyana Education Sector Improvement Project   IDA Credit: US$13.3 million Terms: Maturity = 25 years, Grace = 5 years Project ID: P159519 Project Description: The project aims to improve the quality of teaching and student’s achievements in mathematics in selected primary schools; and help strengthen the medical faculty of the University of Guyana. For more information, please visit here: http://projects.worldbank.org/P159519?lang=en  

WASHINGTON, April 28, 2017 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved the following project:PERU – Integrated Water Resources Management in Ten Basins IBRD Loan: US $40 million equivalent Terms: Maturity = 7 years, Grace = 5 years Project ID: P151851 Project Description:  The project will strengthen the capacity of targeted water resources management institutions to plan, monitor and manage water resources at national level and in selected river basins in Peru. For more information, please visit here: http://projects.worldbank.org/P151851?lang=en  

Washington, April 28 2017 – More than 150,000 students and teachers will improve Mathematics learning and teaching, and benefit from an improved medical faculty as a result of a US$13.3 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) approved today by the Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank. Guyana has achieved near-universal primary education enrollment between 2014 and 2017 and secondary education is expanding rapidly. Education continues to be a priority for the government. However, low quality of teaching and learning at all levels and inequalities in learning outcomes present significant challenges. Only 14 percent of grade 2 students achieved ‘standard’ scores in literacy and numeracy in 2016. “Quality education is one of the strongest instruments for reducing poverty and boosting inclusive growth. Improving the quality of teaching is essential to ensure that the skills learned in the classroom lay the foundation for future work-place success,” said Tahseen Sayed, World Bank country director for the Caribbean. “The World bank remains Guyana’s strong partner to support enhancements in teaching competencies and improvements in students learning outcomes”. Among concrete results to be achieved by the project are:A new curriculum framework, teaching guides and course outlines for nursery, primary and lower secondary levels;6,500 teachers trained in the new curriculum; ·         A new building and facilities for the University of Guyana’s Faculty of Health Sciences; andImproved standards of the University of Guyana’s medical program in line with the Caribbean Accreditation Authority in Medicine and other Health Professions. The project builds on a long engagement in education in Guyana, including two previous and three ongoing projects amounting to about US$ 62 Million. It is financed by IDA, the World Bank Group’s concessional financing window. It also builds on UNICEF-Bank collaboration to improve nursery education and will help Guyana meet health education standards of the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) in health education. The credit has a final maturity of 25 years, including a grace period of 5 years.