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Health: New respiratory illness H9N2 in Chinese children reported; Health Ministry monitoring

There is low risk to India from both the avian influenza cases reported from China as well as the clusters of respiratory illness. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Closely monitoring outbreak of H9N2, clusters of respiratory illness in children in China, says Health Ministry

India is closely monitoring the outbreak of H9N2 and clusters of respiratory illness in China. India is prepared for any exigencies and has strengthened its health infrastructure. PM-ABHIM and IDSP have rich experience of dealing with challenging health situations during Covid pandemic. India is embarking on 'One Health' approach to…

The Hindu

Toxic air killed more than 500,000 people in EU in 2021, data shows

European Environment Agency says half of deaths could have been avoided by cutting pollution to recommended limits

The Guardian - UK

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China claims 'no new or unusual' virus behind surge in child pneumonia

WHO had asked Beijing for further data after hospitals became 'overwhelmed' with sick children

Evening Standard

South Africa, Colombia and others are fighting drugmakers over access to TB and HIV drugs

In a series of moves experts say signal a shift in how developing countries deal with pharmaceuticals, South Africa, Colombia and others have recently adopted a more combative approach towards drugmakers, pushing back on policies that deny treatment to millions of people with tuberculosis and HIV

The Independent UK

What is the mysterious pneumonia outbreak in China?

The WHO has asked China for more information on the undiagnosed respiratory illness that has spiked since October 2023

Al Jazeera

Cameroon receives first shipment of 'breakthrough' malaria vaccine

More than 330,000 doses of the Mosquirix malaria vaccine have been delivered to Cameroon as part of efforts to ramp up immunisation across Africa. Cameroon is the first African country to receive the vaccine after pilot programmes in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi.

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China supplies data to WHO about clusters of respiratory illness

Epidemiologists say wave in north, particularly among children, may be partly caused by ‘immunity debt’

The Guardian - UK

What is pneumonia and its symptoms — and how is the strain in China different?

Children under five, the over-65s, and those with compromised immune systems are most likely to contract the disease

Evening Standard

WHO asks China for more information about rise in illnesses and pneumonia clusters

The World Health Organization says it has made an official request to China for information about a potentially worrying spike in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia in children

The Independent UK

WHO asks China for more data on respiratory illnesses outbreak

The WHO has asked China for more data on respiratory illnesses spreading in the north of the country

The Hindu

WHO Asks China For More Data On Respiratory Illness

The World Health Organization has asked China for more data on a respiratory illness spreading in the north of the country, urging people to take steps to reduce the risk of infection.

Latin Times

WHO asks China for data on mysterious 'pneumonia' illness spreading in children

Agency seeking more information after hospitals in north of country 'overwhelmed' with sick children

Evening Standard

Mysterious Pneumonia Outbreak Among Children In China: Here's What We Know

Hospitals in northern China have reportedly been "overwhelmed" with sick children due to a mysterious pneumonia outbreak.

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Al Jazeera

China tells WHO no ‘unusual or novel pathogens’ in pneumonia outbreak

Reports that children’s hospitals in Beijing, Liaoning and other cities are ‘overwhelmed with sick children’.

Fortune

The World Health Organization is investigating mysterious cases of pneumonia among Chinese children. Here's what you need to know

Northern China has reported an increase in flu-like illness over the past month, when compared to levels seen during the past three years, according to the WHO.

The Conversation

Wasting and edema — severe forms of malnutrition — affect millions of children worldwide as food insecurity grows

Each year around the globe, 45 million children under the age of five experience wasting, which is very low body weight relative to height as a result of muscle and fat loss. Of these, 13.6 million have severe wasting, which puts them at an 11-fold risk of dying from infectious…

The Independent UK

Always catching colds? Here’s what your doctor wants you to know

From home remedies to a GP-approved herbal remedy, this is how doctors suggest dealing with colds

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Tributes paid as former Glasgow student killed in Gaza alongside six-month-old baby

A FORMER student at the University of Glasgow has been killed in Gaza alongside her six-month old baby, husband and two brothers.

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Families hope to find light at the end of the Uttarkashi tunnel, Israel’s cabinet votes on hostage deal as Netanyahu says war will continue, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on November 22, 2023

WhatToWatch

Doctor Who's 60 greatest moments from across time and space

In celebration of Doctor Who's 60th anniversary, we've taken a look back at some of the Time Lord's greatest moments from the last 60 years...

The Hindu

WHO deliberates strategies to integrate COVID-19 vaccines with routine immunisation

WHO Southeast Asia Region begins workshop to transition from EUA to MA for COVID-19 vaccines. NRA and NCL members, WHO and TGA experts to deliberate key considerations. 3.35B COVID-19 vaccines administered in 10 countries under EUA. WHO roadmap to address public health needs and protect high priority groups.

Radio France Internationale

Hamas says truce deal with Israel 'is in sight'

Hopes are mounting that dozens of hostages seized by Hamas could be released from the Gaza Strip, after the group's leader and key mediator Qatar both said a truce agreement with Israel was within reach.

The Conversation

Gaza's next tragedy: Disease risk spreads amid overcrowded shelters, dirty water and breakdown of basic sanitation

After more than a month of being subjected to sustained bombing, the besieged people of the Gaza Strip are now confronted with another threat to life: disease.

The Conversation

Malaria: two groundbreaking vaccines have been developed, but access and rollout are still big stumbling blocks

The approval of two malaria vaccines – the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine in 2021 and the R21/Matrix-MTM vaccine in 2023 – will help control, and eventually help eradicate, a disease that causes more than 600,000 deaths annually. Nearly 2 million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have been vaccinated with the RTS,S/AS01…

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