WHO approves first Mpox vaccine for Africa

WHO approves first Mpox vaccine for Africa

The World Health Organization has approved the use of an Mpox vaccine for the first time, which it says should facilitate “timely and increased access” for millions at risk in Africa where the latest outbreak has infected more than 20,000 so far this year. Matt Wells from UN news reports.

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Health / Medical

WHO has declared mpox a global health emergency. What happens next?

Inkoly/Shutterstock By C Raina MacIntyre, UNSW Sydney The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern, after rising cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the potential for further spread. This now triggers a coordinated international response to an extraordinary event and the mobilisation of resources, such as vaccines and diagnostic testing, to curb the spread of this infectious disease. But […]

August 15, 2024 69

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154 million lives saved in 50 years: 5 charts on the global success of vaccines

By Meru Sheel, University of Sydney and Alexandra Hogan, UNSW Sydney We know vaccines have been a miracle for public health. Now, new research led by the World Health Organization has found vaccines have saved an estimated 154 million lives in the past 50 years from 14 different diseases. Most of these have been children under five, and around two-thirds children under one year old. In 1974 […]

May 14, 2024 35

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Medical science has made great strides in fighting TB, but reducing poverty is the best way to end this disease

By Tom Nyirenda, Stellenbosch University Every year, 10 million people fall ill with tuberculosis. Even though the disease is both preventable and curable, it kills 1.5 million people each year, making it the world’s deadliest infectious disease. Over 25% of these deaths occur in African countries. The World Health Organization has developed a strategy to reduce TB deaths by 95% by 2035. It’s a monumental task. […]

March 26, 2024 21

Oshiwambo

Epangelo laZambia lapewa osha li sho miti doku tunila oudu wo Cholera.

Epangelo la Zambia onghela omandaxa okwa lopotwa layakula oshipandi shotete shomuti woku tunila omukifi woCholera oku dja kehangano louhaku mounyuni WHO. Omiti otaku lopotwa difike pomata 1.4 million, odo tadi kapewa omuvalu wovanhu veli moupyakadi womukifi meenele dayooloka doshilongo. Olopota oyati omiti doku tunila ota dikapewa ovanhu okudja pokanona kodula imwe okuya pombada meenele odo datofwamo dili moshiponga, ngaashi moshilando pangelo Lusaka omo mwa talika omo unene muna omukifi tau […]

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Oshiwambo

Epangelo laCameroon talika tula moilonga omuti wokutunila oMalaria.

ola shiivifa tali ka tula moilonga omuti wokutunila oshidu sho Malaria. Shelikwatelela ku Manaouda Malachie, eli ominister youhaku moshilongo osho okwati, etulo moilonga lomuti mupe wokutunila oMalaria ota shikaningwa mo 22 January 2024. Etokolo lokweetapo omuti wokutunila oMalaria moshilongo, ola talika lili eenghendabala doku kondeka omukifi oo haweetelele oshoombo oshoyo omafyo mokati koshiwana. Minister okwati omuti oo vatofamo okulongifwa Metunilo loMalaria oyoo tawiifanwa Mosquirix RTS, nowatalika una eameno okulongifwa. Okwati […]

January 10, 2024 26 1

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Oshiwambo

Eenghendabala domalolelo oku hovela netunilo loudu wombuto yoHIV dakalekwa.

Eenghendabala doku hovela nokutunila oudu wombuto yo HIV okudja moUganda, na South Africa okwa lopotwa dakalekwa manga konima eshi omapekaapeko opetameko oo aningwapo aulika kutya omukalo kauli dingi mokwaamena etandavelo lomukifi. Oshikundaneki sho SABC news osha lopota kutya onghundana yokuyele inasha netunilo loudu wombuto yo HIV oya eta elineekelo liwa mokumona omuti wokutunila oudu wombuto oyo yatwaalela eemwenyo dovanhu mounyuni vakonda pee million 40, ovo vahapu vomuvo vadja moilyo longo […]

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