Thu 20 October 2022: The World Health Organization reported on Wednesday that the death toll from an Ebola outbreak declared last month in Uganda has risen to 44. At a press conference in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there had been 60 confirmed and 20 probable cases, with 44 deaths and 25 recoveries. […]
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Thu 20 October 2022: Policy makers have been encouraged to tighten legislation for smokers, as there are new products on the market targeting young people, which could lead to addiction problems. The draft Control of Tobacco and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill (the Tobacco Bill), which is currently before Parliament, seeks to strengthen public health protection […]
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Wed 19 October 2022: An ophthalmologist posted a video of herself removing 23 lenses from her patient’s eyes, and the video quickly went viral on Instagram. Dr. Katerina Kurteeva shared the video on her Instagram page, california-eye-associates, and it was crystal clear to see the doctor removing lenses from an elderly woman’s eyelid. According to […]
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Tue 18 October 2022: Free-range eggs will be banned soon in Britain after the government declared an avian influenza prevention zone (AIPZ) in the country on Monday. The measure comes as Britain grapples with its largest-ever outbreak of bird flu. The situation is most severe in the east of England. As a consequence of the […]
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Mon 17 October 2022: Screen time has increased for everyone since the Covid lockdown, especially for kids who were using phones and laptops to attend class. Recently, experts have warned that children as young as six have painful eye conditions, or simply put, red eyes that typically affect adults, as a result of this increased […]
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Mon 17 October 2022: On Sunday, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced a $1.2 billion donation to the polio eradication effort. “Polio eradication is within reach. But as far as we have come, the disease remains a threat,” In a statement, Bill Gates, co-chair of the foundation, said The money will go to the […]
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Sun 16 October 2022: In an effort to stop the spread of Ebola, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has ordered an immediate lockdown and the imposition of a dusk-till-dawn curfew for three weeks in two districts. For a period of 21 days, the two central districts of Mubende and Kassanda will be closed to business, including […]
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Sat 15 October 2022: Indonesia banned ingredients linked to the deaths of 70 Gambian children from cough syrups on Saturday, as the Southeast Asian country investigates acute kidney damage that has killed more than 20 children in Jakarta this year, Reuters reported. BPOM, the food and drug regulator, also stated that it was looking into […]
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Thu 13 October 2022: 7 million people in England are currently waiting for routine hospital treatment, a new high, according to the National Health Service England. The numbers as of the end of August indicate a 3% increase from the 6.8 million total as of the end of this year’s July. The country is currently […]
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Thu 13 October 2022: The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has declared a measles outbreak after three cases from two healthcare facilities were reported in the Greater Sekhukhune District, Limpopo, within 30 days. “A measles outbreak is classified as three laboratory-confirmed measles cases reported within 30 days in a district, and a public health […]
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