World No Tobacco Day: Over 8 million die from tobacco every year, says UN
Tobacco use kills more than 8 million people per year, according to the United Nations, which declared Tuesday 'World No Tobacco Day.' The World...
Monkeypox cases spread in over 20 countries
As the spread of monkeypox continues, the UK's health ministry has published instructions indicating that "those afflicted with monkeypox can isolate at home if...
Droughts: UN warns of acute starvation in Horn of Africa
The United Nations and humanitarian organizations warned on Tuesday that millions of people in the Horn of Africa are facing catastrophic famine as the...
Bhutan sees acute grain shortages, prices soar
Domestic prices have risen as a result of rising fuel import costs and global grain shortages, causing a possibility of food scarcity for Bhutanese...
15 monkeypox cases confirmed in Canada
There have been 15 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Canada, and the number is expected to climb as additional samples arrive for laboratory testing.
Minister...
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...
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