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WHO to Decide on Sounding Highest Alarm on Monkeypox

The World Health Organization will reconvene its expert monkeypox committee on Thursday to decide whether the outbreak now constitutes a global health emergency -- the highest alarm it can sound. A second meeting of the WHO's emergency committee on the virus will be held to examine the evidence of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO moves to roll out first malaria vaccine in Africa

As the World Health Organization announces the next step in its rollout of the world’s first authorized malaria vaccine in three African countries, concerns about its value have come from an unlikely source: the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, arguably the vaccine’s biggest backer

The Independent UK

WHO again considers declaring monkeypox a global emergency

The World Health Organization is convening its emergency committee to consider for the second time within weeks whether the expanding outbreak of monkeypox should be declared a global crisis

The Independent UK

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Despite what political leaders say, New Zealand's health workforce is in crisis – but it's the same everywhere else

Earlier this week, New Zealand health minister Andrew Little stated what most who work in health already know.

The Conversation

Covid vaccine figures lay bare global inequality as global target missed

Only one in seven people in low-income countries are fully vaccinated with poorest pushed to the ‘back of the queue’

The Guardian - UK

What is ‘Centaurus’? New fast-spreading Covid variant that has arrived in UK as cases soar

Virologists voice concerns about highly-contagious BA.2.75 which is thought to spread faster than its Omicron relatives

The Independent UK

Monkeypox: From beginnings in Africa to global spread

As monkeypox infections jump around the world, prompting a scramble for vaccines, AFP looks at how the disease has spread since first appearing in Africa in the 1970s.

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Why are there so many Omicron subvariants and why have BA.4 and BA.5 taken hold?

Is Covid changing more rapidly than other viruses? And what is BA.2.75? Your coronavirus questions answered

The Guardian - AU

UT-Dallas is investigating a professor’s homophobic tweet with misinformation about monkeypox

LGBTQ students want the university to take “substantive action” against the computer science professor for his tweet, which included misinformation about how the monkeypox virus spreads.

The Texas Tribune

Denying refugees and migrants healthcare violates rights, WHO says

Millions of migrants and refugees are being denied adequate health care and should be included in the health systems of host countries as a human right, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.

Reuters

What is ‘Centaurus’? New fast-spreading Covid variant that has arrived in UK as cases soar

Virologists voice concerns about highly-contagious BA.2.75 which is thought to spread faster than its Omicron relatives

The Independent UK

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The Hindu

Exotic pet craze leads to rise in number of snakebites recorded in Britain

Of those bitten, 15 had severe symptoms

Wales Online

With Greater Manchester in the midst of an ‘ozone pollution episode’, should the region change how it monitors air quality?

Clean Cities Campaign says the city-region should be striving to use WHO guidelines.

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The Mancunian Way: Ozone pollution episode

Read the Mancunian Way newsletter for Tuesday July 19, 2022.

Al Jazeera

Things to know about the dreaded Marburg virus disease

As cases are reported in Ghana, here’s a look at the disease, its symptoms and ways of preventing the illness.

The Independent UK

What is Marburg virus and how does it spread?

Certain strains of the virus can kill up to 88 per cent of infected people

Daily Mirror

What is the Marburg virus and is it spreading as 2 patients die from Ebola-like disease

Two people in Ghana have died from the highly infectious Marburg virus. Here's what you need to know about the virus, including its symptoms and whether it has spread so far

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Covid: European governments must urgently boost monitoring, WHO says

‘Waiting for autumn will be too late,’ says regional director as Omicron variants drive surge in cases

Al Jazeera

Hospitalisation rates double as COVID cases triple across Europe

The World Health Organization warns pandemic is not over as European countries largely abandon coronavirus restrictions.

The Hindu

WHO's methodology for estimating COVID-19 deaths unscientific, says Centre

The WHO has projected an estimate of about 47 lakh excess deaths in India associated directly or indirectly with the COVID-19 pandemic, between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021

The Conversation

Why are drug names so long and complicated? A pharmacist explains the logic behind the nomenclature

At some point in your life, you’ll likely find yourself with a prescription from your doctor to fill. While it’s important to keep track of all the medications you’re taking, that can be hard to do when the names of so many of these drugs are difficult to pronounce and…

Al Jazeera

How to keep cool and safe in a heatwave

As temperatures keep rising around the world, we look at some ways to keep safe.

The Independent UK

WHO: COVID triples across Europe, hospitalizations double

The World Health Organization says coronavirus cases have tripled across Europe in the past six weeks, accounting for nearly half of all infections globally

The Independent UK

New Covid variants: How many strains are in circulation and on the rise around the world?

Omicron sub-variants driving up coronavirus cases in UK and being monitored closely

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