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The tragic death of Dr Waraluck Supawatjariyakul, an ophthalmologist with Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Medicine, who was hit by a powerful big bike as she was negotiating a zebra crossing in January highlights a sad fact about the danger pedestrians face in their everyday lives.

Bangkok Post

WHO Chief Says We Are ‘Increasingly Blind’ on COVID Transmission

The head of the World Health Organization on Tuesday urged countries to maintain surveillance of coronavirus infections, saying the world was "blind" to how the virus is spreading because of falling testing rates. "As many countries reduce testing, WHO is receiving less and less information about transmission and sequencing," Director-General…

Asharq Al-Awsat

KSrelief Signs Agreements to Offer Medical, Shelter Assistance for Ukrainian Refugees in Neighboring Countries

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) signed on Monday two cooperation agreements with the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNHCR to offer medical and shelter assistance for Ukrainian refugees in neighboring countries, mainly Poland, reported the Saudi Press Agency. KSrelief Assistant Supervisor General for Operations and Programs…

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Outbreak of children’s hepatitis ‘linked to Covid lockdown’

A “worrying” rise in cases of hepatitis in children could have been brought on by Covid lockdowns.

Evening Standard

Ebola alert: Second patient dies in days - WHO warns 'time is NOT on our side'

Genetic testing showed an infection confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo last week was a new "spillover event", a transmission from an infected animal, and not linked to the last outbreak, the World Health Organization said

Daily Mirror

What is Long Covid? Symptoms and why some people take months to recover

For most people, recovering from Covid-19 is a quick process, but for those who develop long Covid, the road to recovery is much less clear

Daily Mirror

Child hepatitis possible cause revealed by doctors as 10 UK patients require transplant

UK health officials say the data points to adenovirus as the probable cause of the hepatitis outbreak.

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Poor nations left behind on vaccines

"Do not let history repeat itself," advocates warn as low-income countries lack access to Pfizer treatment

Salon

Ebola outbreak confirmed as WHO sounds alarm after second person dies from disease

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has sounded the alarm after a second person has died from the deadly disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Daily Record

Ebola hits Democratic Republic of Congo, again

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s health authorities have declared a new Ebola virus outbreak in Equateur Province on Monday - its third since 2018. With help from the World Health Organization, it has identified more than 100 contact cases.

Radio France Internationale

Ebola outbreak: WHO issues warning as second patient dies from deadly disease

This is the 14th Ebola outbreak that the Democratic Republic of the Congo has seen since 1976, and follows another outbreak just four months ago

Bristol Post

What is Adenovirus and what are the symptoms as doctors investigate spike in child hepatitis cases

Infectious microbes may be linked to spike in illnesses among young people

The Independent UK

Consumer Health: First vaccine to prevent malaria

Malaria is caused by a single-celled parasite of the genus Plasmodium. The parasite is transmitted to humans most commonly through mosquito bites. The malaria parasites enter the bloodstream and travel to the liver. When the parasites mature, they leave the liver and infect red blood cells.

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Ebola outbreak: WHO warns time isn't on our side after man, 31, dies of disease

Ebola has struck again in the Congo with the death of a 31-year-old man in Mbandaka sparking fears that the country is "playing catch up" in the latest outbreak

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Child dies from mystery hepatitis spike found in at least 114 kids in UK

The WHO confirmed that at least one child had died following an increase of acute hepatitis of unknown origin

Evening Standard

One child dies amid mysterious hepatitis outbreak, says World Health Organization

17 children have required liver transplants as a result of the hepatitis cases, says WHO

Daily Mirror

Child dies with hepatitis following mystery spike among kids as UK cases reach 114

At least 169 cases of hepatitis have been reported in children around the world - with the majority - 114 - reported in the UK. One child has died and 17 more have needed urgent liver transplants

Daily Record

Child dies of hepatitis as 114 cases of mysterious strain found in UK

Most of the hepatitis cases in children have been found in the UK.

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The Independent UK

At least one child has died due to mystery strain of ‘acute, severe’ hepatitis, WHO says

At least 169 cases of the disease reported in children in 12 countries, including the UK

The Independent UK

What is Omicron XE? Symptoms of the new Covid variant as hundreds of cases found in UK

637 cases of the new variant have been detected in England

Bangkok Post

How to design a pandemic fund

With over two-thirds of the African continent still unvaccinated against Covid-19, it is clear that the global pandemic preparedness and response (PPR) regime remains seriously underfunded and lacking in resilient, effective delivery systems. While the World Health Organization's Access to Covid-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A) has helped to address the gross…

The Hindu

Settling India’s COVID-19 mortality data

WHO’s coronavirus mortality count is more than a subject of disagreement — it poses questions to the establishment

The Hindu

Floundering polio eradication

India to face enormous impact in case of cVDPV3 outbreak

The Conversation

Malaria elimination: South Africa needs to regroup and refocus to get there

In recent years South Africa has made significant progress in its effort to eliminate malaria. The World Health Organization (WHO) lists it as one of the countries that has the potential to eliminate the disease in the near future.

The Hindu

Explained | Why is India concerned about WHO approach on excess deaths during the pandemic?

What are the findings by the WHO? How did they go about it? Why is the Indian government dismissive of the report?

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