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Public health need not be led by doctors alone

It is a separate profession requiring a specific set of competencies

The Hindu

HIV patients in Botswana get adequate treatment but not all of them – one group is slipping through the cracks

HIV remains a major public health challenge globally. Around 38 million people are estimated to be living with the infection. Sub-Saharan Africa bears the brunt of the HIV epidemic. Close to two thirds of the HIV cases are in the region.

The Conversation

Covid rules on chopping block in post-winter review

When Cabinet meets next week isolation periods, critical worker exemptions, mask mandates, vaccination at the border and online declaration forms will all be reviewed.

Newsroom.co.nz

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For Kerala, rabies preventive vaccine is worth exploring

The risk of an animal bite turning fatal can be reduced if PrEP vaccination is adopted as a public health strategy

The Hindu

The PPE used throughout the COVID-19 pandemic is getting tangled up in wildlife

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, masking has been one of the key public health measures put in place to combat the disease. Since March 2020, billions of disposable surgical masks have been used around the world, raising the question: What happens to all those used masks?

The Conversation

Wirral Tory says Labour should be 'ashamed' of playing politics over cost of living

Labour said the proposals would put council workers out of a job and raid "vital ring-fenced public health reserves"

Liverpool Echo

1,360 new Covid inpatients, 22 more deaths

There were 1,360 new Covid-19 inpatients admitted to hospitals and 22 more related fatalities on Sunday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Monday.

Bangkok Post

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‘Ticking away in the back of my mind’: what does it mean to know the risk embedded in your DNA?

A scheme aims to help Australia become the first country to offer preventive genetic testing through public healthcare. Is that knowledge power?

The Guardian - AU

‘People don’t want to hear about it’: how the pandemic shaped Sweden’s politics

Inequality and national identity are high on the agenda as the country votes. But few want to heed Covid’s lessons

The Guardian - UK

1,631 new Covid inpatients, 25 more deaths

The country registered 1,631 new inpatients admitted to hospitals and 25 more Covid-19 related fatalities, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Sunday.

Bangkok Post

US life expectancy in decline

The worst decline in a century reveals our for-profit healthcare system for what it really is

Salon

Stressed out about climate change? 4 ways to tackle both the feelings and the issues

Heat waves, drought, massive storms. The bad news just keeps coming and there's no denying these issues are anxiety-provoking. If you feel that way, you're not alone.

WEKU

State health department investigating Legionnaires’ disease cluster in Burbank; 4 cases linked to area church

The Illinois Department of Public Health is working with the Stickney Public Health District to investigate the cluster of cases reported in the southwest suburb of Burbank.

Chicago Sun-Times

1,942 new Covid inpatients, 23 more deaths

There were 23 more Covid-19 fatalities and 1,942 new patients admitted to hospitals on Friday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Saturday morning.

Bangkok Post

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Monkeypox Starts To Recede as Men at Risk Change Sexual Behavior

The lesson here: Public health messaging needs to be clear and specific. Oh, and federal bureaucracy sucks, as usual.

The Guardian - UK

Second monkeypox strain found in the UK

Individual hospitalised with the virus had recently travelled to west Africa, say public health officials

Salon

With more sizzling summers, Colorado changes how heat advisories are issued

Colorado’s climate is so dry that reaching the thresholds for a heat advisory is nearly impossible

Reason

Where Is the Republican Plan To Reform Public Health?

The GOP has understandably cast Anthony Fauci as a villain, but there are few plans to overhaul public health bureaucracies.

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Bangkok Post

'Misconduct' probe sought

Supachai Jaisamut, a Bhumjaithai list MP and party registrar, has petitioned the House committee on public health to launch a probe against a state-run hospital director, accusing the head medico of misconduct and insulting his superior.

Bangkok Post

2,046 new Covid inpatients, 24 more deaths

There were 24 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,046 new patients admitted to hospitals on Thursday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Friday.

The Canberra Times

Will work from home changes bring more workers back to the CBD?

Ballarat CBD businesses will be watching GovHub keenly in the weeks to come to see what impact the change of COVID work from home rules will have on the underutilised building. On Thursday Victorians were encouraged to return to the office, with the government lifting its work from home recommendation.…

Edinburgh Live

E-Coli warning to East Lothian parents after some 'send nursery kids back too soon'

Health bosses say some parents have found exclusion rules put in place to try and stem E-coli outbreak hard to accept, particularly in the wake of the Covid restrictions

The Guardian - UK

Pregnant woman’s death causes outrage over crisis-hit Portugal health service

Health minister quit this week after woman, 34, died while being moved from hospital due to lack of space

AAP

Qld to move away from public health orders

The Queensland government says it will move away from managing the COVID-19 pandemic with public health orders "unless it is absolutely necessary".

AAP

Court case challenges some COVID fines

A test case has been launched in the NSW Supreme Court challenging COVID-19 fines handed to people who gathered to protest in breach of public health orders.

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