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WHO Declares Global Emergency For Mpox Outbreak In Africa

WHO declares global emergency as mpox outbreaks in Africa worsen, with new strain and vaccine shortage. Urgent international assistance needed to contain t...

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World Health Organisation declares Mpox outbreak a global health emergency

Cases of the disease have been seen in 13 different countries

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WHO Declares Mpox A Global Health Emergency

The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the mpox surge in Africa was now a global public health emergency, sounding its highest possible alarm over the worsening situation.

International Business Times

WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency

Officials say new fast-spreading variant has been detected in Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring countries.

Al Jazeera

Mpox outbreak in Africa is public health emergency, declares WHO

Outbreak resembles early days of HIV, say experts, urging accelerated access to vaccines and testing

The Guardian - UK

WHO declares mpox outbreaks in Africa a global health emergency as a new form of the virus spreads

The World Health Organization has declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency

The Independent UK

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Is COVID back? Data on India's COVID cases is alarming

If you think that COVID is no longer a threat, just because you don't hear about it often, you are wrong. Two deaths have occurred in India due to COVID infection between June and July, according to a report by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

The Times of India

Africa Faces Health Emergency As Mpox Cases Surge

Africa faces a health emergency as mpox outbreak spreads, prompting emergency declarations and global response efforts.

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What is mpox? New vaccination sites open across England

Officials said it is important those who are eligible can access jabs easily, though cases remain low

Evening Standard

Mpox has been declared a public health emergency in Africa. What is it and what's the WHO doing?

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared this week that the increasing spread of mpox across the continent is a health emergency, warning the virus might ultimately spill across international borders

The Independent UK

Breaking the silence: Tackling mental health and loneliness in older adults

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."

The Times of India

‘Alarming’ surge in mental ill health among young people in face of ‘unprecedented’ challenges, experts warn

Insecure employment, climate crisis and social media are driving ‘dangerous’ decline, research finds

The Guardian - AU

A study has been scathing about toddler foods in Australian supermarkets. Which products can parents trust?

These 70 items meet WHO standards for nutrients such as protein and do not exceed limits for sugar, salt and fat, researchers say

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WHO to scrap weak PFAS drinking water guidelines after alleged corruption

Regulations ignored credible research and didn’t fully protect human health, independent scientists say

International Business Times

Africa's CDC Declares Mpox A Public Health Emergency

The African Union's health watchdog on Tuesday declared a public health emergency over the growing mpox outbreak on the continent, saying the move is a "clarion call for action".

France 24

Africa's top health body declares monkeypox a 'public health emergency'

Mpox, the high infectious disease that used to be called monkeypox, has been declared a “public health emergency of continental security” by Africa’s top health body over an outbreak that spread from the Democratic Republic of Congo to neighbouring countries.

The Conversation

Mpox cases are soaring in Africa – what must be done to prevent a global pandemic

Alarmed by the surge in mpox cases, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has taken the unprecedented step of declaring the outbreak sweeping through African countries a continental public health emergency. The World Health Organization (WHO) is also meeting to decide whether to trigger its highest global alert…

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Most baby foods fail health test, make dodgy claims

Australian baby and toddler foods are overwhelmingly failing nutritional tests, often due to being loaded with too much sugar.

The Guardian - AU

No baby or toddler foods in Australian supermarkets meet WHO standards, study finds

Researchers say stricter regulations needed to improve nutritional quality of products and stop deceptive labelling

Reason

The Secret Committee Behind America's Prohibition Comeback

Washington bureaucrats are rewriting the rules on drinking, and a hidden panel of unelected officials could be paving the way for Prohibition 2.0.

Radio France Internationale

WHO to convene experts on mpox virus as cases surge in East Africa

The head of the World Health Organization has said he will convene an expert group to determine if the increasing spread of the mpox virus in Africa warrants being declared a global emergency.

LiveScience

10 of the deadliest superbugs that scientists are worried about

These bacteria have evolved the ability to resist treatment with antibiotics, leaving doctors scrambling to help patients who are infected.

The Independent UK

Like Noah Lyles, Olympians with COVID are competing in Paris. Restrictions are a thing of the past

Paris Olympics organizers have issued health recommendations, but no restrictions, for dozens of athletes who got tested positive to COVID during the Games

The Independent UK

Pete Townshend reveals he was ‘very sexually attracted’ to Mick Jagger

The Who guitarist has detailed multiple ‘homosexual affairs’ throughout his career

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