Portable malaria detection tool without blood tests works in 10 seconds
A harmless beam of infrared light on a person’s finger or ear can detect malaria in five to ten seconds, researchers from the.
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WHO recommends renaming Monkeypox as mpox
WHO recommends phasing out Monkeypox and renaming the disease as mpox to avoid any stigma with the nomenclature
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Covid-19 disrupts measles dose plan of 40 million children
Forty million children in 2021 have missed their measles vaccination since the beginning of the Covid-19 outbreak, which disrupted the dose schedules, according.
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WHO sets up team to hunt down ‘Disease X’
The WHO is preparing for an unknown “Disease X” epidemic by convening more than 300 global scientists to draw evidence from more than.
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WHO says 3.5 billion people globally have oral diseases
About 45% of the world’s population, or 3.5 billion people, are suffering from oral diseases, a new study states.
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WHO wants pharma companies to disclose govt deals during world health emergencies
WHO drafts an agreement for pharma companies to disclose contract terms for emergency vaccines
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Drug resistance to malaria on the rise in Africa, WHO says
Antimalarial drug resistance in Africa is a severe cause for concern and parasite resistance to artemisinin medicine has emerged in the Greater Mekong.
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Global vaccine market remains ‘highly concentrated’
Global vaccine distribution has been inequitable, and vaccines that have been prioritised by the WHO does not see the light of the day,.
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Ebola outbreak in Uganda spreads to new districts
An Ebola outbreak in Uganda has spread to seven districts, according to the World Health Organisation.
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Diseases, health emergencies batter Horn of Africa: WHO
HQ Team November 4, 2022: Disease outbreaks and climate-related health emergencies have reached their highest-ever level this century in the Horn of Africa,.