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Russia accuses a US-controlled lab in Nigeria of spreading Monkeypox

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Russia accuses a US-controlled lab in Nigeria of spreading Monkeypox The Russian military’s head of radiation, synthetic, and biological security has guaranteed that monkeypox started in four US-controlled Biolabs in Nigeria. “As per the accessible data, there are somewhere around four natural research facilities. Constrained by Washington in Nigeria,”. Igor Kirillov expressed, as per the … Read more

Monkeypox cases could be ‘peak of iceberg’: WHO

The World Health Organization warned on Friday that the 200 cases of monkeypox discovered in recent weeks outside of nations where the virus is normally present could be just the start. “We don’t know if we are just seeing the peak of the iceberg,” Sylvie Briand, WHO’s epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention chief, acknowledged … Read more

WHO assembly slams Russian attacks on Ukraine health facilities

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WHO member states strongly condemned Russia’s war in Ukraine and attacks on healthcare facilities in a resolution overwhelmingly adopted on Thursday. The resolution, carried by 88 votes to 12 at the World Health Organization’s annual assembly, did not impose any sanctions on Russia but underlined Moscow’s isolation on the international stage in yet another global forum. The … Read more

WHO: Russia’s actions in Ukraine ‘led to health emergency’

An assembly of the World Health Organization has voted to condemn Russia’s activities in Ukraine, which it claims have resulted in a public health emergency. The resolution passed with 88 votes in favor, 12 votes against, and 53 abstentions, according to the meeting’s president, Hiroki Nakatani, who received a standing ovation from the resolution’s supporters. … Read more

WHO: ‘Healthcare on the verge of collapse’ in Ukraine

Today, the World Health Organization’s Europe chief raised concerns about healthcare in Ukraine during the conflict with Russia. He called for an inquiry into more than 200 attacks on the healthcare sector. According to Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, every third patient in the conflict zone had difficulty accessing medicines. According to him, … Read more

Congo fever deaths in Iraq

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BAGHDAD: Iraqi health officials reported Tuesday that at least 12 people have died from Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever since the beginning of the year, despite efforts to stop the illness from spreading. “The total number of cases of haemorrhagic fever is 55, including 12 recorded deaths,”said Seif al-Badr, a spokesman for the health ministry. According to … Read more

First cholera outbreak since 2017 kills one in S.Sudan

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Cholera has killed one child and sickened 30 individuals in South Sudan, according to health officials, the first outbreak in nearly five years. “The Ministry of Health would like to inform the public that the cholera outbreak has been declared in Rubkona county, Unity State,” the ministry said in a statement. “To date, a total … Read more

WHO: Total COVID deaths could be double the official toll

According to the data provided by WHO, 57% more men have died than 43% women worldwide. The data varies from direct or indirect encounter by the disease. The World Health Organization has estimated 15 million deaths due to coronavirus. It also includes the impact of the disease on health services. The excess COVID mortalities are … Read more

Northern Iraq registers Congo fever death

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 Iraqi authorities said one person died on Friday, as cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever expanded to Iraq’s north, Since the beginning of the year, Iraq has recorded eight deaths from 40 cases of the ailment, also known as Congo fever, according to health ministry spokesperson Seif al-Badr. Health authorities in Kirkuk, north of Baghdad, announced … Read more

WHO head believes restrictions on abortion pushes women towards illegal and unsafe methods

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WHO head believes restrictions on abortion pushes women towards illegal and unsafe methods The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has cautioned that limiting admittance to abortion “drives ladies and young ladies towards dangerous ones”. Tedros tweeted the remark on Wednesday, not long after a spilled draft US Supreme Court assessment … Read more

Testing cuts leave world ‘increasingly blind’ to Covid spread: WHO

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A dramatic drop in checking out for Covid-19 has left the arena blind to the virus’s persevering rampage and its doubtlessly risky mutations, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday. The UN fitness agency stated that stated Covid cases and deaths had been losing dramatically. “Last week, just over 15 thousand deaths were reported to WHO … Read more

Mysterious hepatitis outbreak: death of one child confirmed

Mysterious hepatitis outbreak: death of one child confirmed One kid has passed on after an expansion in hepatitis cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. The quantity of instances of obscure beginning in kids currently remains at 169 detailed in 12 nations. Remembering for the UK, US, Spain, Israel, and Ireland – among adolescents … Read more

A US doctor feels compelled to assist Ukrainian doctors in treating the wounded

Dr. Monzer Yazii, a Texas’ doctor, has traveled to Ukraine three times to help native doctors treat the wounded. He told CNN that it is a doctors’ duty to help every needy person in the world, regardless of the differences. The Syrian-American doctor ran more than 30 medical missions in Syria, since the beginning of … Read more

WHO chief calls out Russia to end war; condemns attack on healthcare workers

WHO chief calls out Russia to end war; condemns attack on healthcare workers The World Health Organization on Wednesday discredited assaults on wellbeing offices in Ukraine, yet went to considerable lengths to try not to name Russia or President Vladimir Putin as the aggressors in the heightening conflict. WHO authorities called Russia out by name … Read more

Mysterious hepatitis infecting children in US and UK; WHO investigations

The World Health Organization (WHO) is exploring an unexplained expansion in extreme liver disease in kids all over the planet remembering for the United States and the United Kingdom.

Mysterious hepatitis infecting children in US and UK; WHO investigations The World Health Organization (WHO) is exploring an unexplained expansion in extreme liver disease in kids all over the planet remembering for the United States and the United Kingdom. The extreme intense hepatitis cases have prompted hospitalizations and, surprisingly, a few liver transfers, yet not … Read more

WHO monitors hepatitis of unknown origin in UK children

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The World Health Organization said Friday it become tracking instances of hepatitis of unknown origin in dozens of children in Britain, a number of whom required a liver transplant Britain first of all mentioned 10 cases of extreme acute hepatitis in Scotland to WHO on April 5, earlier than reporting a complete of seventy four cases throughout … Read more

WHO director urges Russia to ‘work for peace’

World Health Organization’s Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, urged Russia to work for peace, on Wednesday. He implores, “for the sake of humanity.” He says, “Tomorrow marks 50 days since Russia invaded Ukraine. In that time, 4.6 million refugees have left the country. Thousands of civilians have died, including children. There have been 119 verified attacks … Read more

World unequally treating crises affecting black and white lives: WHO chief

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The World Health Organization (WHO) head stated on Wednesday that the world was addressing crises affecting black and white people unequally, with other humanitarian problems receiving only a “fraction” of the attention paid to Ukraine. “I don’t know if the world really gives equal attention to black and white lives. The whole attention to Ukraine … Read more

WHO committee ‘unanimous’ not the time to lower guard on Covid

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The World Health Organization’s crisis council collectively concurred that this moment isn’t the opportunity to drop the defenses on Covid-19, the gathering’s head told a question and answer session on Wednesday. “The choice was consistent that it isn’t at this point the time,” said Didier Houssin, after the board reasoned that the pandemic actually established … Read more

China’s “Zero-Covid Policy” Faces Global Criticism

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Beijing: China on Tuesday defended its severe coronavirus policies, which have resulted in hardship in several Chinese cities, including the global financial capital Shanghai, amid mounting global criticism of its zero-Covid policy. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian claimed that the country’s “dynamic” zero-Covid policy and anti-epidemic measures are based on science and experts’ viewpoints … Read more

More than 100 attacks on health facilities have been reported in Ukraine: WHO

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Over the previous six weeks, Russia has launched more than 100 strikes in Ukraine on health-care facilities and transport vehicles, including ambulances, in violation of international humanitarian law, according to the World Health Organization. According to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, 73 people were murdered and 51 injured in the attacks, including health staff and … Read more

WHO sounds alarm on TB fight funds

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GENEVA: The world is spending nowhere near enough to revive the fight against tuberculosis after the Covid-19 crisis wiped out years of progress, the WHO said Monday. Ahead of World Tuberculosis Day on Thursday, the World Health Organization said global spending on TB diagnostics, treatments and prevention in 2020 was less than half of the global target … Read more

Brazil confirms first two cases of Deltacron coronavirus variant

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BRASILIA – Brazil has confirmed two cases of infection with the new Deltacron variant of the coronavirus, which combines genetic characteristics of the Delta and Omicron variants, Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said Tuesday. The World Health Organization (WHO) has been monitoring the spread of Deltacron since early March, after it was first identified in … Read more

Aussie researcher warns of deadly risk of novel flu viruses

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SYDNEY – The reopening of Australia’s international borders following a two-year closure due to COVID-19 could trigger the rise of new forms of influenza, according to a leading virologist. Professor Kanta Subbarao, writing in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) on Monday, said that the lifting of quarantine regulations posed the potential for “novel flu … Read more

China’s finance ministry calls for better macroeconomic coordination

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BEIJING: China has called for strengthening global cooperation in coordinating macro policies, as part of efforts to propel common development, according to the Ministry of Finance. “Major developed countries should adopt responsible macroeconomic policies and appropriately control the spillover effects,” Finance Minister Liu Kun said when attending the meeting of G20 finance ministers and central … Read more

Pakistan to benefit from mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub

COVID-19 cases continue to drop in Pakistan

GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Wednesday it would establish a global biomanufacturing training hub in South Korea to serve poorer countries wishing to produce their own vaccines, insulin and cancer treatments. Read more: Sindh health department decides to conduct Covid-19 tests at schools The move comes after the UN health agency helped create a … Read more

UN expert urges vaccines to help North Korea end Covid isolation

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SEOUL: The world should provide millions of doses of Covid-19 vaccines to North Korea, where “draconian” anti-pandemic measures are worsening an already-severe food crisis, a UN human rights expert said Wednesday. The impoverished nation has been behind a rigid self-imposed coronavirus blockade since early 2020 to protect itself from the pandemic, with the economy suffering … Read more

Omicron wave accounts for more deaths than Delta surge in U.S.: Seattle Times

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SAN FRANCISCO – The Omicron wave is breaking, but deaths have surpassed those from the Delta wave in the United States, The Seattle Times has reported. Since Nov. 24 last year, when South Africa first reported the Omicron variant to the World Health Organization, the United States has confirmed more than 30,163,600 new infections with … Read more