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WHO and Africa CDC launch a response plan to the mpox outbreak

The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization have launched a continent-wide response plan to the outbreak of mpox

The Independent UK

Israel-Hamas war latest: Jenin refugee camp is left to deal with the aftermath of an Israeli raid

Israeli forces appear to have withdrawn from the Jenin and two other refugee camps in the occupied West Bank after a more-than weeklong military operation that left dozens dead and a trail of destruction

The Independent UK

Musk’s Starlink Takes X Offline & New Minecraft Trailer Scares Us: Tech & Gaming News This Week

More updates on Elon Musk's ongoing legal battle with Brazil and we've been blessed (cursed?) with our first look at the new Minecraft movie.

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First Batch Of Mpox Vaccine Arrives In Congo

First batch of mpox vaccine arrives in Congo, aiding the fight against recent outbreaks. WHO declares global emergency.

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DR Congo to receive its first shipment of mpox vaccines

The Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of an mpox outbreak, it to receive its first delivery of vaccines, with 100,000 doses to arrive on Thursday, and a second batch on Friday.

Radio France Internationale

DR Congo receives first shipment of mpox vaccines

Authorities aim to start vaccinations in October but face logistical challenges as doses need to be kept cold.

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WHO-backed review finds cellphones don’t increase risk of cancer

Review looked at three decades worth of studies in 10 different countries

The Independent UK

Mobile phones not linked to brain cancer, World Health Organisation-backed study reveals

The study was first commissioned by the World Health Organisation in 2019, and is the most comprehensive to date

The Independent UK

Israeli attacks in Gaza kill 35 people as polio vaccinations continue

WHO says it surpasses its polio vaccination targets in first days of campaign to immunise more than 640,000 children.

Al Jazeera

Mpox detected at Fort Dodge Correctional Facility in Iowa

The prison facility is yet to confirm the number of infected prisoners

The Independent UK

No, your mobile phone is not giving you brain cancer

A review of more than 5000 studies for the World Health Organisation has sought a definitive answer on whether mobile phones are safe to use.

AAP

The Guardian view on a global health crisis: living longer may not mean living healthier

Editorial: Chronic diseases disproportionately affect low- and middle-income countries. Richer nations need to step up to help reduce their toll

The Guardian - UK

BBC lessons for girls in Afghanistan

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Mobile phones not linked to brain cancer, biggest study to date finds

Some 63 studies from 1994 to 2022 have been analysed by Australian researchers commissioned by the World Health Organization

The Independent UK

Israel’s military says it has killed Hamas commander who murdered man in front of his children

Ahmed Fozi Nazer was filmed drinking a can of Coca-Cola from the fridge after killing Gil Taasa

Al Jazeera

Virus hunters: The scientists tracking deadly diseases in tough conditions

Amid threats from mpox and new unknown viruses, how do epidemiologists track pathogens before a health crisis begins?

The Guardian - UK

‘We cannot protect our children’: parents in Gaza face new threat of polio

Vaccination is likely to be an uphill struggle after re-emergence of the disease in the territory, where war has decimated healthcare

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Gaza: polio vaccination drive faces hurdles despite a pause in the conflict

A large polio vaccination campaign started in war-torn Gaza on Sunday, September 1. The initiative, which is being led by the World Health Organization (WHO), aims to reach over 640,000 children under the age of ten.

The Guardian - UK

‘Positive’ start to polio vaccination rollout in Gaza despite continued fighting

Families queue at vaccination centres on first day of complex campaign to inoculate children against emerging threat

Al Jazeera

What to know about the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza

UN officials say the best way to tackle polio in the Gaza Strip is an immediate and lasting ceasefire.

The National (Scotland)

Violence increases in West Bank as polio vaccination campaign begins

VIOLENCE is continuing in the West Bank following Israel’s largest invasion of the region in more than 20 years ...

The Guardian - UK

African nations hit by mpox still waiting for vaccines – despite promises by the west

Last week’s planned rollout of doses faces further delays as campaigners complain of greed and inequality

Al Jazeera

First children in Gaza given polio vaccines a day before planned UN rollout

WHO says that the official larger vaccine rollout, which aims to reach 640,000 children, will begin on Sunday.

International Business Times

Health Official Says Polio Vaccine Campaign Begins In War-torn Gaza

A health official said a polio vaccination campaign had begun in Gaza on Saturday after the war-torn territory recorded its first case of the disease in a quarter of a century.

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