Sat 12 October 2024: The death toll from Africa’s ongoing mpox outbreak has risen to 979, with a total of 38,300 cases, including 7,339 confirmed ones, since the beginning of 2024, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). During an online media briefing Thursday evening, Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya […]
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Wed 09 October 2024: Nigeria received 600,000 additional doses of cholera vaccine Tuesday to contain an outbreak of the infectious disease in northeastern Borno State caused by devasting floods. UNICEF Deputy Representative in Nigeria Rownak Khan said the vaccine and other medical items were part of a global response to halt the spread of cholera, […]
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Tue 08 October 2024: Zambia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China on Monday to establish the southern African nation’s first cholera vaccine manufacturing plant. The project’s first phase will cost $37 million, with about three million doses expected to be produced through a joint venture between Zambia’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and Jijia […]
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Mon 07 October 2024: A recent report by the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 8 million people die annually from smoking related complications. Despite efforts by governments and various organisations to create awareness about the dangers, around 1.3 billion people still use some form of tobacco and 80% of them live in low to middle income countries. There is no […]
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Sun 06 October 2024: The Italian government Friday passed a decree toughening measures against people attacking health staff in hospitals across the country. The move is meant to address a surge in assaults on doctors, nurses, and other professionals in the public health system. Key countermeasures included allowing for arresting perpetrators on the scene of […]
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Fri 04 October 2024: The World Health Organization’s (WHO) chief said on Friday that the UN agency has approved the first mpox in vitro diagnostic (IVD) test for emergency use. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’ announcement came on X, as the global demand for mpox testing increased due to ongoing outbreaks in some countries, particularly in the […]
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Tue 01 October 2024: At ODTÜ Teknokent, an AI-based technology has been developed to diagnose dyslexia in children within 15 minutes. This system allows for quick and easy identification of dyslexia by tracking children’s eye movements. Developed by the company Eyesoft with support from TÜBİTAK, the technology analyzes eye movements to provide early diagnosis of […]
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Tue 01 October 2024: Days after Rwanda announced an outbreak of the Marburg virus, authorities have introduced a set of measures to control its spread in the country. Christian Ngarambe, the acting director general of the University Teaching Hospital of Butare, told Anadolu on Tuesday that the new measures require healthcare facilities to implement strict […]
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Mon 30 September 2024: It has been a long winter, filled with many viruses and cost-of-living pressures, on top of the usual mix of work, study, life admin and caring responsibilities. Stress is an inevitable part of life. In short bursts, our stress response has evolved as a survival mechanism to help us be more […]
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Sat 28 September 2024: African countries and partners have pledged more than $800 million towards the continent’s mpox response amid surging infection, the director-general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) announced Thursday, Anadolu Agency reported. Jean Kaseya said $314 million was pledged to a new mpox fund created at a […]
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