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The World Health Organization expects the first delivery of mpox vaccines, made by Bavarian Nordic and donated by the European Union, today in Congo — the outbreak's epicentre.
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First batch of Bavarian Nordic’s mpox vaccines in Congo by Sept. 5 

The World Health Organization expects the first delivery of mpox vaccines, made by Bavarian Nordic and donated by the European Union, today in.

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Cholera cases rose 13% and deaths by 71% in 2023 compared to a year earlier as a shortage of oral vaccines continues and the global risk is “high,” according to a World Health Organization report.
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Cholera killed 4,000 people last year, current global risk of disease ‘high’

Cholera cases rose 13% and deaths by 71% in 2023 compared to a year earlier as a shortage of oral vaccines continues and.

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Africa grapples with a 160% spike in Mpox cases, vaccines a damper

HQ Team August 2, 2024: Mpox or monkeypox cases have seen a 160% surge in the African region this year compared to the.

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A Tanzanian child under two years of age has been diagnosed with circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2), and the WHO has rated international risk at “high” due to poor surveillance.
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WHO rates poliovirus detection in Tanzania as “high risk” globally 

HQ Team July 29, 2023: A Tanzanian child under two years of age has been diagnosed with circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2),.

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The world’s tropics lost 4.1 million hectares of forests, the equivalent of 11 soccer fields, every minute in 2022, according to the World Resources Institute.
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Forest cover, the size of 11 football fields, vanishes every minute: WRI

The world’s tropics lost 4.1 million hectares of forests, the equivalent of 11 soccer fields, every minute in 2022, according to the World.

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