Close contacts of monkeypox cases to get vaccines in Denmark
The Danish Health Authority said on Tuesday that Bavarian Nordic (BAVA.CO) will deliver immunizations to close relatives of monkeypox patients.Director Bolette Soborg told media,...
Medicine shortage leading to death sentence for some in Sri Lanka
A scarcity of medicine in Sri Lanka caused by an economic crisis will soon result in deaths, according to physicians, as hospitals are compelled...
12 countries record 92 monkeypox cases in 10 days
Since May 13, 92 monkeypox cases have been reported from 12 "non-endemic" countries, according to the WHO, which warned that the number of cases...
$1.5 billion emergency food facility approved by Development Bank in Africa
The African Development Bank said on Friday that it has authorized a $1.5 billion emergency food production facility for 20 million African farmers in...
Can’t end Covid restrictions for migrants at US border yet: Court
A federal court on Friday prevented the US government from suspending COVID-19 limits, which let border officials to send back migrants without giving them...
Despite ‘alarming’ food insecurity, UN slashes refugee rations in Africa’s Sahel
Food rations for refugees and displaced persons in areas of the Sahel are being slashed by up to half owing to a severe budget...
Monkeypox cases can further rise, WHO warns Europe
At least nine European countries have been affected by the monkeypox virus, including Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the...
Smoking rates dip globally for first time, but rise for kids
According to a recent analysis on tobacco use from a public health advocacy organization and US academics, smoking rates have decreased internationally for the...
US reports first monkeypox case in 2022
A rare case of monkeypox has been recorded in the United States, the first confirmed case of the year, in a Massachusetts man who...