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Amid warnings of a looming Covid wave, how do Australia’s vaccination rates stack up?

With Australia consistently reporting more than 30,000 Covid cases a week, how does our vaccination rollout compare to similar countries?

The Guardian - AU · Nov 8, 2022

WHO says European 2022 heatwaves caused at least 15,000 excess deaths

The World Health Organization has revealed that at least 15,000 people died in Europe because of extreme hot weather in 2022, with Spain and Germany among the worst-affected countries.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 8, 2022

Experts warn Covid outbreaks spurred by 'variant soup' as WHO discovers new strains

Health experts have warned a Covid "variant soup" is behind recent outbreaks, as the World Health Organisation identifies hundreds of new "sub variants" emerging from Omicron.

Edinburgh Live · Nov 8, 2022

The foreign policy fallout of COVID-19

The pandemic gave health diplomacy its stiffest test. While there were successes, geopolitical power games resulted in failures.

360info · Nov 7, 2022

Making global health greener, fairer, and younger

Global health organisations are missing many of the voices affected by their decisions.

360info · Nov 7, 2022

In Africa's monkeypox outbreak, sickness and death go undetected, threatening more flare-ups across the continent and globally

At a village clinic in central Democratic Republic of Congo, six-year-old Angelika Lifafu grips her dress and screams as nurses treat the boils that trouble her delicate skin. She is one of the many victims of an outbreak there that is believed to be far worse than the official records…

ABC News · Nov 6, 2022

African scientists say Western aid to fight pandemic is backfiring. Here's their plan

Monkeypox is the latest case of how global health inequities persist. Vaccines went to the rich world while Africa lacks access. African scientists call for a bold plan to protect against pathogens.

WEKU · Nov 4, 2022

Kőrösi: Cholera in Lebanon Won’t Become Epidemic

The number of cholera cases in Lebanon has exceeded 1,400 with over 17 deaths according to the latest official figures, while the President of the United Nations General Assembly, Csaba Kőrösi, said Wednesday in a statement to Asharq Al-Awsat he was very confident that cholera will not become a major…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 4, 2022

Malaria in Africa: why most countries haven’t beaten it yet

Malaria remains one of the most devastating parasitic diseases affecting humans. In 2020 there were around 241 million cases and 672,000 malaria-related deaths. This is a sharp increase from 2019.

The Conversation · Nov 4, 2022

Conflict, crisis fuel cholera surge across Mideast hot spots

Thousands of cholera cases have swept across Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq in recent weeks

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2022