Norway experienced the largest Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) says the outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Norway is finished. The source of the outbreak was believed to be a disposable washcloth that was pre-soaked. The outbreak started in October 2021 and ran until May 2022. Till the pseudomonas outbreak lasted, 40 hospitals...
Read moreNorway unlikely to reintroduce Covid-19 limitations although cases are rising
Norway health officials expects Covid-19 count to rise in the summer with the dicovery of novel subvariants but doubt the reintroduction of lockdowns. The new Omicron subvariant BA.5 will likely dominate infections in Norway in the next few weeks. Norwegian Institute of Public health’s (NIPH) Chief Doctor, Preben Aavitsland while...
Read moreNorway gives away $3.1 million to safeguard Mozambique’s children and women
The Norwegian government has handed the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) $3.1 million to help guarantee the wellbeing of Mozambique’s girls and women scarred by violence in the country’s region. The fund will help UNFPA enhance assistance for response and protection from gender-based violence and reproductive and sexual health crisis. A press release by UNFPA shows the...
Read moreNorway discovers two additional Monkeypox cases
Two fresh monkeypox infections have been reported in Norway. One of the patients contracted the virus in the country. Altogether, there are now four confirmed infections in Norway. On Thursday, the National Institute of Public Health (FHI) said, “The two patients are Oslo residents. While one contracted the virus in...
Read moreIn 2050, cancer and cardiovascular disease will be the most common causes of mortalities in Norway, says FHI
In the decades ahead, larger Norwegians proportion will be over 75 years old, and there will be more octogenarians. The result is an alteration in mortality and illness incidence. National Institute of Public Health (FHI) director Camilla Stoltenberg said in a briefing that a “higher proportion of the population...
Read moreImmunization with AZD1222 COVID-19 increases CVT risk
According to a study published online in JAMA Network Open on June 14, the rates of clinic contraction for cerebrovascular illness and coagulation disease are heightened following AZD1222 COVID-19 immunization, particularly for thrombocytopenia and cerebral venous thrombosis. Dr. Dag Berild and coworkers from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health in...
Read moreNorway gets tinnitus treatment boost from Neuromod Devices
Norway’s largest private provider of hearing and tinnitus care, has agreed to distribute Neuromod Devices’ Lenire tinnitus treatment device in the country. Lenire is a bimodal neuromodulation device proven in clinical tests to assist in lowering tinnitus symptoms. Tinnitus, popularly called “ringing in the ears,” is a complicated neurological disorder...
Read moreNorway donates UNFPA $3.1 million to aid Mozambican women and girls. [EN/PT]
Norway and UNFPA (the UN sexual health agency) signed a $3.1 million USD (30,000,000 NOK) accord to strengthen sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and gender-based violence (GBV) prevention and response services and systems to meet the immediate and long-standing requirements of susceptible women and girls impacted by the conflict...
Read moreMaternal vaccination protects the unborn child
If the mother is vaccinated during pregnancy, there is a reduced chance of the child developing COVID-19 within the first four months of life. This is according to a new study by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health’s Centre for Fertility and Health. “This is good news for expectant moms...
Read moreFirst Monkeypox Cases In Norway And Austria
According to international news organizations, the first Monkeypox cases were announced on Tuesday by Austria and Norway. The ill person is 38 years old and lives in Austria, according to the Austrian authorities. The cause of his sickness and whether he had traveled earlier are both being scrutinized. There are no...
Read more