LOCAL

New Health Summit coming to town

The MANOVA Global Summit, a new annual health event will be hosted in the Minneapolis Convention Center between October 8th and 11th.

Lectures include keynotes from President Obama’s former Senior Policy Advisor Sam Kass and Aneesh Chopra, current President of Care Journey and former Chief Technology Officer of the United States. The schedule looks like an interesting mix of health policy and health technology.

The event’s founding partners include Medical Alley, Walmart and Mayo Clinic and it is also getting substantial support from Minnesota Public Radio and the University of St. Thomas. Registration starts from $850 and is $250 for students.

This new undertaking aims to project Minnesota’s health technology on the global stage, hoping to become a major international gathering for health innovators. This type of high-level work builds Minnesota’s international reputation as a place where human health is practiced, protected and restored.


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NATIONAL

Quarantined on an airplane

An Emirates Airline flight was held in quarantine at the New York’s Kennedy Airport after many of the passengers and crew reported feeling ill during the flight. A total of four passengers and seven crew members were reported to have symptoms including cough, fever, and signs of gastrointestinal illness.

Initial reports of the flight large overestimated the number of sick people, with talks of 106 persons being ill.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention got involved and working with port authority, EMS, and CBP officials they evaluated passengers health, including taking temperatures and making arrangements for transport to local hospitals. Those taken to the hospital were being tested for influenza, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), and other conditions. Released passengers where requested to call their provider and health department if they develop any symptoms, and to give their travel history and report of incident.

International travel increases the speed at which infectious diseases travel around the world. This case was a good example of a working health care system, in which preemptive steps are taken to mitigate the possible spread of disease. It is also a good reminder for especially those of us traveling internationally to get our annual flu shot, as per New York City’s Acting Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot, the symptoms are very likely due to influenza.

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GLOBAL

The world is hungry and hot

In 2017, the number of undernourished people is estimated to have reached 821 million, marking a second year of increase. The failure to reduce world hunger is closely associated with the increase in conflict and violence in several parts of the world, but also with climate.

Climate variability and exposure to more complex, frequent and intense climate extremes is threatening to erode and even reverse the gains made in ending hunger and malnutrition. Extreme climate events, such as floods, heat, storms and droughts have doubled since the early 1990s.

These are some of the key findings of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, a report released by UN today calling for urgent global action. Coordinated global and local action is needed so that countries become more resilient to climate-related disasters and efforts to fight hunger must go hand in hand with those to sustain peace.

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