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The US national health agency and the WHO are tracking a new COVID-19 virus, BA.2.86, detected in the US, Denmark, and Israel.
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WHO, US national health agency tracking new COVID-19 variant

HQ Team August 18, 2023: The US national health agency and the WHO are tracking a new COVID-19 virus, BA.2.86, detected in the.

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Three people have died and 1,020 newly confirmed cases of mpox were reported globally to the WHO during the last 21 days, according to a statement.
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Mpox virus continues to spread, driven by China’s community transmission 

HQ Team August 15, 2023: Three people have died and 1,020 newly confirmed cases of mpox were reported globally to the WHO during.

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At least 327 people have died in Bangladesh from January 1 to August 7 due to dengue, with the density of mosquitoes and potential hotspots being the highest in five years.
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Dengue claims 327 lives in Bangladesh, cases rising

HQ Team August 12, 2023: At least 327 people have died in Bangladesh from January 1 to August 7 due to dengue, with.

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The WHO issued a medical product alert, the fifth such on an Indian company’s syrup, terming it “substandard,” and reported by the Republic of Iraq.
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WHO alert on Indian firm linked to exports of ‘unsafe’ syrups in Iraq

HQ Team August 7, 2023: The WHO issued a medical product alert, the fifth such on an Indian company’s syrup, terming it “substandard,”.

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China grapples with surge in mpox cases, faces vaccine hurdles

HQ Team August 3, 2023: China is grappling with a rapid increase in mpox cases, formerly known as monkeypox, prompting concerns from the.

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The key to increasing breastfeeding rates globally is to support and protect lactating mothers in the workplace, the WHO stated.
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Employers, Govt., must support lactating mothers at workplace: UN

HQ Team August 2, 2023: The key to increasing breastfeeding rates globally is to support and protect lactating mothers in the workplace, 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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Medicines for treating diseases such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular conditions, Ebola, and diabetes have been added to the WHO Essential Medicines List.
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Cancer, multiple sclerosis, Ebola treatments in new WHO Essential Medicines List

HQ Team July 26, 2023: Medicines for treating diseases such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular conditions, Ebola, and diabetes have been added to.

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Better access to testing and diagnostic services is required to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STI) being acquired by more than one million people every day, the WHO stated.
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Require access to testing, diagnostic services to control STI: WHO

HQ Team July 26, 2023: Better access to testing and diagnostic services is required to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STI) being acquired by.

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At least 2.5 million people died because of drowning in the last decade and 90% of these deaths occurred in low and middle-income nations, according to the WHO.
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Drowning kills 236,000 people, mostly children, every year globally

HQ Team July 25, 2023: At least 2.5 million people died because of drowning in the last decade and 90% of these deaths.

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