Diseases News
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Ethiopia to vaccinate 2 million against cholera as a means of preventing catastrophic outbreaks
ETHIOPIA – Ethiopia has officially launched a preventive oral cholera vaccination campaign targeting 2 million people aged 1 year and above in Tigray region in…
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African Countries still struggling in HIV war due to inappropriate handling of disease containment measures
ZAMBIA – Most HIV patients in African countries have lower viral suppression than those in high-income countries due to low rates of viral load testing,…
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Countries reaffirm commitment to end polio at launch of new eradication strategy
GENEVA – The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) has launched the Polio Eradication Strategy 2022-2026: Delivering on a Promise at a virtual event, to overcome…
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Kenya launches mental health plan to implement recommendations of task force
KENYA – Kenya has launched a new mental health plan that will provide the framework to implement the recommendations from the mental health policy and…
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FDA rolls out a tobacco quitting campaign dubbed “Commit to Quit”
GHANA – The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has launched a year-long campaign dubbed: “Commit to Quit,” aimed at supporting tobacco smokers to abandon smoking…
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The International Olympics Committee sets up vaccination hubs in Rwanda and Qatar
QATAR AND RWANDA – Qatar and Rwanda established vaccination hubs for pre-games vaccination of Olympic and Paralympic Games participants in collaboration with the IOC, National…
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Cognitive clock emerges as a revolutionary technique to monitor brain health
U.S. – Researchers from the Rush University Medical Center have developed a novel method to monitor the brain health of patients to improve the early…
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The Swiss confederation and WHO launch global BioHub for pathogen analysis, sharing and storage
SWITZERLAND – Switzerland has signed a memorandum of understanding with WHO to launch the first WHO BioHUB in Spiez, Switzerland. The facility, which is part…
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New research indicates masks are effective in mitigating spread of COVID-19
GERMANY- A research conducted by Chinese and German researchers has showed that masks are effective against spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus(severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2),…
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South Africa’s pharma regulator approves Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine
South Africa’s pharma regulator approves Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine April 1, 2021Frank ShareTweet SOUTH AFRICA – The South African Health Products Authority (SAHPRA) has granted…