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Cancer causes 9.5% deaths in North East: Report

SHILLONG: In the northeast region, non-communicable diseases accounted for 58.8% of the total deaths, while death due to cancer is 9.5%, the highest in India according to WHO in its 2018 profile, said Dr A Dkhar, joint director, health services.

The Times of India

Monkeypox: India writes to UAE seeking intensified effort to stop the virus spread

Three who arrived from the United Arab Emirates were already exhibiting symptoms suggestive of Monkeypox, Health Ministry says

The Hindu

All you need to know about monkeypox after global emergency declared

The most likely route of monkeypox transmission is close physical contact

The Independent UK

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Monkeypox: an expert explains what gay and bisexual men need to know

Since early May, more than 23,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported worldwide. This is the largest ever global outbreak of the disease.

The Conversation

Monkeypox signs and symptoms: What to look for and how it spreads

Tropical disease originating in Africa has spread across the world since May

The Independent UK

Where did monkeypox come from?

As of 21 July 2022, there are 2,208 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the UK

The Independent UK

On Ghana's roads in 2022: safety has improved but private vehicles are still a menace

Africa is the globe’s least motorised region, accounting for just 2% of the world’s vehicles. Yet it records the highest rate of road deaths. The World Health Organization (WHO) pegs the rate in Africa at 26.6 deaths per 100,000 people. South East Asia’s, the second highest rate in the world,…

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What is ‘Centaurus’? Fast-spreading Covid variant that has arrived in UK as cases soar

Virologists voice concerns about highly-contagious BA.2.75 which is thought to spread faster than its Omicron relatives

The Independent UK

New Covid variants: How many strains are in circulation and on the rise around the world?

Omicron sub-variants driving up coronavirus cases in UK and being monitored closely

The Independent UK

Child dies of Marburg virus in Ebola-like disease outbreak with symptoms shared

Three people have now died from the Ebola-like Marburg virus in Ghana - which has never experienced an outbreak before - with hundreds now quarantined with the killer disease

Daily Mirror

Child infected with Marburg virus dies in Ghana

A child who contracted the highly infectious Ebola-like Marburg virus in Ghana has died, a World Health Organization official said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Mo Ostin, US record exec who signed Jimi Hendrix and the Kinks, dies aged 95

Headhunted by Frank Sinatra, the head of Warner/Reprise oversaw classic releases by the likes of Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac and Prince

The Guardian - UK

Monkeypox in Australia: should you be worried? And who can get the vaccine?

On July 23, World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus took the unprecedented step and declared the monkeypox outbreak a “public health emergency of international concern” – the highest global alert level for a disease outbreak.

The Conversation

Critics say 'monkeypox' is a racist name. But it's not going away anytime soon

Scientists call the name "discriminatory and stigmatizing." The World Health Organization agrees. But no progress has been made on finding a new name. And some say the name doesn't need changing.

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France 24

Paris monkeypox vaccine rollout gains momentum

Despite a shortage of healthcare professionals to administer shots, a monkeypox vaccination campaign is gaining momentum in the Paris region, which has been the epicentre of France's outbreak. France has the fifth-highest number of monkeypox cases worldwide – nearly 2,000, the national health authorities said on Friday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Africa Excluded from Monkeypox Vaccine Distribution Race

WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office Ahmed al-Mandhari has repeatedly stated that “no one is safe until everyone is safe.” This statement, which he was keen to mention in many press conferences held by the regional office since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, underscores the importance…

The Guardian - UK

Global monkeypox vaccine race sparks fears that poorer nations will lose out

World Health Organization calls for worldwide equity as case numbers grow and countries compete for 16.4 million doses

Tribune News Service

Commentary: To stem the spread of monkeypox, health departments tap into networks of those most at risk

On July 23, the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern. It was a contentious decision, with the WHO’s director-general, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, making the final call and overruling the WHO’s emergency committee. The advisory committee’s disagreements mirrored debates that have been unfolding among…

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The Hindu

You’re all alive because of PM Modi: Bihar Minister asserts in viral video

‘We were saved by PM Modi’s vaccine and his deft handling of the economy’

The Hindu

Monkeypox virus spread can be curtailed with right strategies in right groups: WHO official

Dr. Poonam Singh said monkeypox is self-limiting, mortality has remained low, and the cases concentrated mostly among men who have sex with men

The Hindu

Monkeypox | Centre forms task force to monitor virus situation

Centre’s move to form a task force comes days after a Kerala youth died of monkeypox-like symptoms

The Independent UK

What is ‘Centaurus’? Fast-spreading Covid variant that has arrived in UK

Virologists voice concerns about highly-contagious BA.2.75 which is thought to spread faster than its Omicron relatives

The Times of India

Sex determination: Punish those who seek MTP

By:Dr Ashwini Kumar Setya

Daily Mirror

Inside the super-secure laboratory trying to stop the world's next pandemic

Spiez Laboratory in Switzerland is the first super secure facility tasked by the World Health Organisation to store deadly pathogens such as Covid in a bid to fight future outbreaks

Dynamite News

World Breastfeeding Week 2022: Shedding light on importance, benefits, and history

World Breastfeeding Week is annually celebrated from August 1 to 7 to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. Read more on Dynamite News:

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