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The UN’s Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has restored its efforts to prevent and control rabies globally by increasing the availability of vaccines and eliminating the disease by 2030 after Covid-19 disrupted its rollout.
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Vaccine Alliance steps up bid to end rabies by 2030 after Covid-19 pause

The UN’s Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has restored its efforts to prevent and control rabies globally by increasing the availability of vaccines and.

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A four-year-old child in India has been detected with avian influenza A(H9N2) in the Eastern state of West Bengal, the World Health Organization reported.
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Child in India detected with bird flu in eastern West Bengal state: WHO 

A four-year-old child in India has been detected with avian influenza A(H9N2) in the Eastern state of West Bengal, the World Health Organization.

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A 59-year-old person in Mexico died in April after contracting avian influenza A(H5N2) virus, the first such death in the country, according to the World Health Organization.
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Person in Mexico dies after contracting avian influenza, WHO says

A 59-year-old person in Mexico died in April after contracting avian influenza A(H5N2) virus, the first such death in the country, according to.

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Negotiations at reaching a global accord to help fight pandemics better will conclude by 2025 or “earlier if possible at a special session of the World Health Assembly in 2024,” according to the World Health Organization.
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Global pandemic accord may see the light of day in 2025, ‘or earlier’: WHO

Negotiations at reaching a global accord to help fight pandemics better will conclude by 2025 or “earlier if possible at a special session.

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Eighteen million people are “acutely” hungry in conflict-ridden Sudan as a famine is on the horizon and 800,000 civilians get ready for large-scale attacks in Al Bashir, the capital of north Darfur, according to the WHO.
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Hunger, famine, stare at displaced Sudanese, WHO appeals for funds 

Eighteen million people are “acutely” hungry in conflict-ridden Sudan as a famine is on the horizon and 800,000 civilians get ready for large-scale.

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The World Health Organization, after seven years, has updated its pathogens list which has 15 families of antibiotic-resistant bacteria grouped into critical, high and medium categories for prioritisation.
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WHO deletes five pathogen-antibiotic combinations in new list, adds four

The World Health Organization, after seven years, has updated its pathogens list which has 15 families of antibiotic-resistant bacteria grouped into critical, high.

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More than 1,700 people have died globally due to cholera in the four months ended April amid a shortage of vaccines because of a rise in demand, according to the World Health Organization, which has classified the outbreak as an emergency.
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Cholera kills 1,766 people in Jan-April period, vaccines in short supply 

HQ Team May 17, 2024: More than 1,700 people have died globally due to cholera in the four months ended April amid a.

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A measles vaccine given to a child born by caesarean section is likely to be 2.6 times completely ineffective than a normal delivery, a study by the University of Cambridge found.
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Birth by C-section may double the chance of measles vaccine failure

HQ Team May 17, 2024: A measles vaccine given to a child born by caesarean section is likely to be 2.6 times completely.

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The World Health Organization has prequalified a dengue vaccine for children made by Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical Company — the third-largest drug firm in Asia.
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WHO prequalifies Japan-based Takeda’s dengue vaccine for children

HQ Team May 15, 2024: The World Health Organization has prequalified a dengue vaccine for children made by Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical Company —.

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About 70% of the 4.2 million deaths in 2019 attributed to air pollution were caused by cardiovascular conditions — ischaemic heart disease and stroke, according to a report.
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One billion people may get better health services by 2025: WHO says

HQ Team May 7, 2024: A target of one billion additional people enjoying better health and well-being is likely to be met by.

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