tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.comments2024-03-16T05:27:28.396-04:00Global Health ReportChristine Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02031314317405641083noreply@blogger.comBlogger318125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-63356416252848476062010-04-09T07:41:52.876-04:002010-04-09T07:41:52.876-04:00Dear Lea,
You are right. I think the rat maps are...Dear Lea,<br /><br />You are right. I think the rat maps are great and have been very helpful in fighting our rat problem in NYC. I was not trying to be ironic.<br /><br />Unfortunately, the city's ongoing budget problems are threatening the progress that has been made. 57 out of 84 full-time pest control aide positions (rat inspectors, etc) will lose their jobs.Christine Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02031314317405641083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-50185555924215060342010-03-10T00:03:15.046-05:002010-03-10T00:03:15.046-05:00This brings us back to the discussion what is RUTF...This brings us back to the discussion what is RUTF- a drug or a food? There have been developments considering RUTF a solution for everything with even proposing RUTF for moderate malnutrition or first trials for prevention of malnutrition. Lets go back to the original concept of using it as a drug for severe acute malnutrition and strengthen concepts using local foods for the prevention. WithoutAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-11682442093284376582010-03-09T22:27:39.889-05:002010-03-09T22:27:39.889-05:00i think the issues of importation (and use) of Plu...i think the issues of importation (and use) of Plumpy Nut and treatment of SAM children need to be teased out. Home cooked meals are nice but the will not cure SAM. Withdrawal of RUTF will place the lives of SAM children at risk. there is little doubt that some will die as a result of being denied access to Plumpy Nut. i also object to the NutriSet/UNICEF nexus and monopoly but the GoI shouldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-8697032543140830372010-03-06T08:27:43.084-05:002010-03-06T08:27:43.084-05:00Dear Christine,
I am writing from Delhi. We run a...Dear Christine,<br /><br />I am writing from Delhi. We run a service delivery project focused on villages in one of the poorest states of India. With the Indian government not allowing plumpynut to be available in India, do you know the status of alternatives?<br /><br />Best regards,<br />GopiUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03998774620328471736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-5781404003220983022010-02-20T11:27:38.859-05:002010-02-20T11:27:38.859-05:00Dear Christine Gorman,
I am a German student fro...Dear Christine Gorman,<br /> <br />I am a German student from Berlin and have a question concerning your article "Mapping the rats in New York City" which was published on Dec 15, 2008 in the time magazine (http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1866594,00.html).<br />In one of our class tests we dealt with your interesting article. One of the questions in this test was to tell Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11606652143130684922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-85913680522996709462010-02-01T20:54:52.883-05:002010-02-01T20:54:52.883-05:00Thanks for the post lots of great info.Thanks for the post lots of great info.College of Nursing & Health Sciences – Grand Canyon Universityhttp://conhs.gcu.edu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-2123685771500399752009-12-29T17:03:14.884-05:002009-12-29T17:03:14.884-05:00What an awakening video! I hope that this video wi...What an awakening video! I hope that this video will not only end as a featured video on CNN but will help nurses get proper recognition that they deserve.<br /><br />Tracy, Status NowSharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01094239623992080817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-55007768540493009962009-12-20T01:00:28.906-05:002009-12-20T01:00:28.906-05:00The debate on use of RUTF in India is missing the ...The debate on use of RUTF in India is missing the children who are loosing out on their lives. It is grossly unfare . RUTF has fortified peanut as its composition and has shown very good results in difficult challenged areas of the world. <br />The debate of either or between Rutf and hot cooked foods is unfortunate. Why can we not think of hot cooked foods with RUTF-- preferably made in India .<Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05630659979659395728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-86974594444900713062009-12-15T14:45:53.739-05:002009-12-15T14:45:53.739-05:00Hi Christine,
I've been working on the patent...Hi Christine,<br /><br />I've been working on the patent issue since we spoke 2 or 3 years ago. There are several groups in the US who can make the product inexpensively and in volume once there is a patent resolution. <br /><br />I don't know how they got a patent on a recipe especially since people have been blending peanut paste with other foods since the Aztecs. For example the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-21092029782257590692009-11-24T21:20:19.437-05:002009-11-24T21:20:19.437-05:00As a way of getting ready to volunteer in a clinic...As a way of getting ready to volunteer in a clinic in Indonesia (I'm an ER doc and writer), I started a blog called Low-Resource Medicine for clinicians who are working in developing countries. I aim to make it a helpful resource for people who need to figure out how to diagnose and treat patients but don't have the full array of Western medical expertise at their disposal. It includes Jenny Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13524222360327574779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-7920488891216183112009-11-23T10:23:37.180-05:002009-11-23T10:23:37.180-05:00Dear Mrs Gorman,
I've been following with gre...Dear Mrs Gorman,<br /><br />I've been following with great interest your various posts about Plumpy'nut® and RUTF. The last one prompts me to send a comment, since the IRIN article you refer to is quite misleading. Below, you'll find an excerpt of Nutriset comments, and a link to download our complete letter. Don't hesitate to get in touch with me if you want more info. <br />Rémi Vallethttp://www.nutriset.frnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-18406477760688289182009-11-12T19:37:21.578-05:002009-11-12T19:37:21.578-05:00I'm not sure what the impact would be of paten...I'm not sure what the impact would be of patenting the Plumpy'Nut in the first place. I mean what is the point of getting a patent if you allow for open source to replicate the recipe. Doesn't this defeat the purpose of a patent?<br /><br />Elliot<br /><a href="http://www.mycabbagesoupdiet.com" rel="dofollow" rel="nofollow">Cabbage Soup Diet</a>Cabbage soup recipehttp://www.mycabbagesoupdiet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-54206224978685745652009-11-09T03:26:39.573-05:002009-11-09T03:26:39.573-05:00This is not new with regards to India where drugs ...This is not new with regards to India where drugs that are banned for use even on the animals in Us are being openly marketed and used on the general public.Ask A Doctorhttp://askdoctor.us/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-56805734656746574052009-10-29T06:58:33.720-04:002009-10-29T06:58:33.720-04:00The project peanut butter use local Malawi grown p...The project peanut butter use local Malawi grown produce; a good incentive for the local farmers and the market.I would really like to know why CIPLA can't do the same.Yeast Infectionhttp://www.goarticles.com/cgi-bin/showa.cgi?C=1846088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-25744969825633726652009-10-13T19:10:23.273-04:002009-10-13T19:10:23.273-04:00Food for Famine is producing a similar product cal...Food for Famine is producing a similar product call Cibo (food in Italian). If any organization is in need of this product, it is given free of charge based upon availability. www.foodforfamine.orgUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269068575644112454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-84668839423413759372009-10-10T16:42:06.413-04:002009-10-10T16:42:06.413-04:00You're welcome. How's life post-graduate s...You're welcome. How's life post-graduate school?Christine Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02031314317405641083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-5945497761535866732009-10-10T14:08:58.786-04:002009-10-10T14:08:58.786-04:00Thanks for Sharing this Christine.
Well said.
Kare...Thanks for Sharing this Christine.<br />Well said.<br />Karen B. - EdD, RNAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05321260393907322281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-76277251828166657312009-09-14T18:17:54.968-04:002009-09-14T18:17:54.968-04:00After this weekedn's ICAAC meeting, the swine ...After this weekedn's ICAAC meeting, the swine flu story leaves a question begging to be answered: If IV peramivir is effective in the ICU and has been shown to be safe in Phase I and II trials in the US, and Phase I, II and III trials in Japan, why has the FDA dragged its heels issuing an Emergency Use Authorization, and why have children suffocated to death in the ICU as a result? What Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041827022582560643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-88736797092501776052009-08-17T01:41:10.792-04:002009-08-17T01:41:10.792-04:00Agreed, the government's own rules actually pr...Agreed, the government's own rules actually prohibit the sale of the inexpensive AIDS generics made by Cipla and others locally in India.<br /><br><a href="http://www.resveratroluses.com/" rel="nofollow">Resveratrol Extract</a>elvinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12252395749058333947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-47002194998574751432009-08-11T22:17:19.160-04:002009-08-11T22:17:19.160-04:00I work for an NGO in Haiti called Meds & Food ...I work for an NGO in Haiti called Meds & Food for Kids (www.mfkhaiti.org) that produces RUTF for national distribution. For me, and the rest of the global health community (WHO, WFP, MSF, etc.), RUTF is the gold standard for treating SAM. I have a strong doubt that these other local foods have the hygienic production standards or condensed nutritional content required to safely lift these Jamienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-47361328033560677462009-08-11T03:10:58.413-04:002009-08-11T03:10:58.413-04:00Don't know about the AIDS drugs but there is n...Don't know about the AIDS drugs but there is no rule/law on RUTFs at all. So the question of 'only for export' does not arise in this case. Public health activists, doctors, international agencies like MSF have all been asking for some sort of policy/guidelines on treating SAM (and therefore RUTFs) but nothing so far. In fact some doctors have put proposed specific guidelines to the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-36136095821546569482009-08-11T03:06:05.650-04:002009-08-11T03:06:05.650-04:00Cipla doesn't have a market in India because t...Cipla doesn't have a market in India because there are no takers. Since there is no govt policy on treating SAM the govt doesn't buy the product. And international agencies prefer Plumpy'Nut. The sticking point is the lack of policy. Other than Cipla, small non-profits have come up with local solutions based on regional food preferences but these need to scaled up for effective use. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-18815163994021652552009-08-10T18:45:03.187-04:002009-08-10T18:45:03.187-04:00I wonder what the local production of RUTF would m...I wonder what the local production of RUTF would mean for India.Its strange that CIPLA has a market in Africa but not in India.<br /><br />http://www.projectpeanutbutter.org/science.htm<br />This websites actually states american produced peanuts were contaminated by Salmonella and still sold in the market.The project peanut butter use local Malawi grown produce; a good incentive for the local Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-14793120038912229262009-08-07T07:36:27.951-04:002009-08-07T07:36:27.951-04:00This is good move of Indian Government.I think, Pl...This is good move of Indian Government.I think, Plumpy'nut policy should be finished.The child malnutrition rates are worse here than in many sub-Saharan African countries, and they stand out as a paradox in a proud democracy.Rimmy Williamhttp://www.medicalmalpracticelawsuit.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2324305001785291477.post-87816225081742061402009-08-06T12:12:18.869-04:002009-08-06T12:12:18.869-04:00Sumana,
Found it! I put it through a url shortene...Sumana,<br /><br />Found it! I put it through a url shortener to make sure it takes<br />http://cli.gs/gQV6vs <br /><br />Curious about Cipla. There's no local market for RUTF in India? I find that hard to believe. <br /><br />Thanks,<br />CChristine Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02031314317405641083noreply@blogger.com