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Ebola hits Democratic Republic of Congo, again

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s health authorities have declared a new Ebola virus outbreak in Equateur Province on Monday - its third since 2018. With help from the World Health Organization, it has identified more than 100 contact cases.

Radio France Internationale

Ebola outbreak: WHO issues warning as second patient dies from deadly disease

This is the 14th Ebola outbreak that the Democratic Republic of the Congo has seen since 1976, and follows another outbreak just four months ago

Bristol Post

What is Adenovirus and what are the symptoms as doctors investigate spike in child hepatitis cases

Infectious microbes may be linked to spike in illnesses among young people

The Independent UK

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Consumer Health: First vaccine to prevent malaria

Malaria is caused by a single-celled parasite of the genus Plasmodium. The parasite is transmitted to humans most commonly through mosquito bites. The malaria parasites enter the bloodstream and travel to the liver. When the parasites mature, they leave the liver and infect red blood cells.

Tribune News Service

Ebola outbreak: WHO warns time isn't on our side after man, 31, dies of disease

Ebola has struck again in the Congo with the death of a 31-year-old man in Mbandaka sparking fears that the country is "playing catch up" in the latest outbreak

Daily Mirror

Child dies from mystery hepatitis spike found in at least 114 kids in UK

The WHO confirmed that at least one child had died following an increase of acute hepatitis of unknown origin

Liverpool Echo

One child dies amid mysterious hepatitis outbreak, says World Health Organization

17 children have required liver transplants as a result of the hepatitis cases, says WHO

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Child dies with hepatitis following mystery spike among kids as UK cases reach 114

At least 169 cases of hepatitis have been reported in children around the world - with the majority - 114 - reported in the UK. One child has died and 17 more have needed urgent liver transplants

Daily Mirror

Child dies of hepatitis as 114 cases of mysterious strain found in UK

Most of the hepatitis cases in children have been found in the UK.

Daily Record

At least one child has died due to mystery strain of ‘acute, severe’ hepatitis, WHO says

At least 169 cases of the disease reported in children in 12 countries, including the UK

The Independent UK

What is Omicron XE? Symptoms of the new Covid variant as hundreds of cases found in UK

637 cases of the new variant have been detected in England

The Independent UK

How to design a pandemic fund

With over two-thirds of the African continent still unvaccinated against Covid-19, it is clear that the global pandemic preparedness and response (PPR) regime remains seriously underfunded and lacking in resilient, effective delivery systems. While the World Health Organization's Access to Covid-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A) has helped to address the gross…

Bangkok Post

Settling India’s COVID-19 mortality data

WHO’s coronavirus mortality count is more than a subject of disagreement — it poses questions to the establishment

The Hindu

Floundering polio eradication

India to face enormous impact in case of cVDPV3 outbreak

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The Conversation

Malaria elimination: South Africa needs to regroup and refocus to get there

In recent years South Africa has made significant progress in its effort to eliminate malaria. The World Health Organization (WHO) lists it as one of the countries that has the potential to eliminate the disease in the near future.

The Hindu

Explained | Why is India concerned about WHO approach on excess deaths during the pandemic?

What are the findings by the WHO? How did they go about it? Why is the Indian government dismissive of the report?

The Guardian - UK

At least one child has died from mystery strain of severe hepatitis, WHO confirms

Strain reported in 12 countries causing at least 169 cases in young children, most of them in the UK

The Hindu

WHO says at least one child has died after increase of acute hepatitis cases in children

The WHO said a common cold virus known as an adenovirus had been detected in at least 74 cases

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The Independent UK

Child hepatitis surge ‘linked to common cold virus’ as UK reports 108 cases

Eight children in the UK had to have liver transplants after contracting severe hepatitis

Radio France Internationale

Alarm bells ring as infections rise in Covid-hit Indian cities

Coronavirus infections spiked in India’s national capital Delhi and other nearby cities as experts blamed the surge on the abrupt easing of health restrictions, the reopening of travel and reckless behaviour.

Newsroom.co.nz

Lessons from COVAX could help vaccine equity

COVAX was supposed to be the elixir for vaccine inequality - it wasn’t. However, lessons can be taken from previous global experiences to help make progress, writes Putri Widi Saraswati.

Daily Record

World Health Organization (WHO) monitoring hepatitis surge affecting children in Tayside

Public Health Scotland (PHS) chiefs were also made aware of the cases of hepatitis – an inflammation of the liver – identified in children aged between one and five years old who have been admitted to hospital across the central belt

The Independent UK

What is Omicron XE? Symptoms of the new Covid variant as hundreds of cases found in UK

637 cases of the new variant have been detected in England

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO 'Strongly Recommends' Pfizer's Covid Pill

The World Health Organization said Friday it "strongly recommended" Pfizer's Covid-19 antiviral pill Paxlovid for patients with milder forms of the disease who were still at a high risk of hospitalization. However the UN agency warned it was "extremely concerned" that the inequality in access seen with Covid vaccines would…

Al Jazeera

‘Best therapeutic choice’: WHO backs Pfizer’s COVID antiviral

UN health body says Paxlovid ‘strongly recommended’ for patients with non-severe disease at risk of hospital admission.

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