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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

The Independent UK

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…

Bangkok Post

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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 Hindu

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 Conversation

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?

The Hindu

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At least one child has died from mystery strain of severe hepatitis, WHO confirms

Strain reported in 12 countries causing at least 169 cases in young children, most of them in the UK

The Guardian - UK

WHO says at least one child has died after increase of acute hepatitis cases in children

The WHO said a common cold virus known as an adenovirus had been detected in at least 74 cases

The Hindu

Child hepatitis surge ‘linked to common cold virus’ as UK reports 108 cases

Eight children in the UK had to have liver transplants after contracting severe hepatitis

The Independent UK

Alarm bells ring as infections rise in Covid-hit Indian cities

Coronavirus infections spiked in India’s national capital Delhi and other nearby cities as experts blamed the surge on the abrupt easing of health restrictions, the reopening of travel and reckless behaviour.

Radio France Internationale

Lessons from COVAX could help vaccine equity

COVAX was supposed to be the elixir for vaccine inequality - it wasn’t. However, lessons can be taken from previous global experiences to help make progress, writes Putri Widi Saraswati.

Newsroom.co.nz

World Health Organization (WHO) monitoring hepatitis surge affecting children in Tayside

Public Health Scotland (PHS) chiefs were also made aware of the cases of hepatitis – an inflammation of the liver – identified in children aged between one and five years old who have been admitted to hospital across the central belt

Daily Record

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

The Independent UK

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WHO 'Strongly Recommends' Pfizer's Covid Pill

The World Health Organization said Friday it "strongly recommended" Pfizer's Covid-19 antiviral pill Paxlovid for patients with milder forms of the disease who were still at a high risk of hospitalization. However the UN agency warned it was "extremely concerned" that the inequality in access seen with Covid vaccines would…

Al Jazeera

‘Best therapeutic choice’: WHO backs Pfizer’s COVID antiviral

UN health body says Paxlovid ‘strongly recommended’ for patients with non-severe disease at risk of hospital admission.

The Independent UK

More funding needed for rollout of highly effective malaria vaccine, Oxford chief warns

‘It seems extraordinary after the worst pandemic we’ve had in a century ... we can’t find the money to get Africa out of the horrendous mortality that it’s been suffering from malaria,’ says Professor Adrian Hill

Reuters

G20 agrees to set up global pandemic preparedness fund

G20 countries have provisionally agreed to set up a global fund for pandemic preparedness, likely to be housed at the World Bank.

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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

The Independent UK

WHO says global COVID cases, deaths declined again last week

The World Health Organization says that the number of reported new COVID-19 cases worldwide decreased by nearly a quarter last week

The Guardian - AU

Covid forces China to face mental health crisis a long time in the making

Strains of lockdown have seen demand for counselling services soar, exposing a lack of mental health support that long pre-dates the pandemic

The Independent UK

Face of Sweden’s virus strategy doesn't get WHO job

Sweden’s former chief epidemiologist who was considered the architect of Swedish pandemic approach, which avoided lockdowns but saw the Scandinavian country earn one of the world’s highest per capita COVID-19 death rates, isn’t going to work for the World Health Organization after all

The Hindu

‘Heal in India’ can become a big brand: PM

Modi says a special visa category soon for those visiting India for AYUSH therapies

Benzinga

Why Is A Victory In Ukraine Before May 9 So Important For Vladimir Putin?

After more than 50 days since Ukraine’s Russian invasion began, the whole world continues to witness a bloody war that adds new deaths, injuries, refugees, and displaces people every day.

The Independent UK

Israel latest country to report cases of hepatitis among children

A total of 12 cases have been identified across two medical centres in the country

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