the human population has been growing at least at the rate of 1.2% annually since 1960 reachingup to 6.4b in 2002 and more than 7.0b in 2012. in davao city, the annual population growth rate is running at 3.22%in year 1990, at 2.41% last 2007 and recently in 2013 at 2.36%. the alarming problem we confront today is thatthe increase in land area for human use does not expand in proportion to popu...

The resurgence of polio in Syria in 2013 has shown how a breakdown in public health can lead to the reemergence of previously well-controlled diseases. In 2014 and early 2015 Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone have focused all resources on the Ebola response at the expense of other health programmes. Combined with losing a large proportion of the health-care workforce and the population’s reluct...

Ethiopia is facing a major humanitarian crisis. The effects of prolonged drought in southern and south-eastern parts of the country (Somali Region, Borena, Bale and South Omo zones) are being increasingly manifested in starvation, severe malnutrition and depletion of assets. In parts of Somali region, population migrations in search of food, potable water and basic health care are taking place;...

Effective interventions exist to break this cycle, like insecticide treated bednets (ITN) and intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy (IPTp). In recent years, increased attention to and funding for malaria control has resulted in a significant improvement in the coverage of malaria interventions, particularly for children. Further reduction of the burden of malaria and mal...