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Ukraine war, pandemic push colour WHO international meet

Geneva (AFP) - The Ukraine war, with disease and destruction following in its wake, loomed large Sunday as the WHO convened countries to address a still raging pandemic and a vast array of other global health challenges.

AFP

Russia intensifies push into Donbas as Polish president visits Kyiv

Only Ukraine has the right to decide its future, Polish President Andrzej Duda told lawmakers in Kyiv on Sunday, becoming the first foreign leader to give an in-person speech to the Ukrainian parliament since the Russian invasion. President Volodymyr Zelensky said late Saturday that the situation in Donbas had become…

France 24

Ukraine war, pandemic push to colour WHO international meet

Geneva (AFP) - The Ukraine war looms large as the World Health Organization opens its main annual assembly Sunday, threatening to overshadow efforts on other health crises and a reform push aimed at preventing future pandemics.

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WHO expects more cases of monkeypox to emerge globally

The World Health Organization said it expects to identify more cases of monkeypox as it expands surveillance in countries where the disease is not typically found.

Reuters

Monkeypox in the US: Where is the disease and will it spread?

Cases of the rare infectious disease have suddenly started to spread across the globe in recent weeks

The Independent UK

Monkeypox: WHO emergency meeting amid ‘largest outbreak ever’ of disease in Europe

The World Health Organization was due to hold an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the monkeypox outbreak after more than 100 cases were confirmed or suspected in Europe.

Evening Standard

Monkeypox spreading in Europe, US, has African scientists baffled

WHO’s European chief concerned that monkeypox could spread as people gather for parties and festivals over the summer.

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WHO to hold emergency meeting on monkeypox on Friday -sources

The World Health Organization is set to hold an emergency meeting to discuss monkeypox on Friday, according to sources close to the U.N. agency.

Reuters

What is monkeypox and how worried should we be?

With cases being identified around the world, WHO has declared the outbreak a global emergency

The Guardian - UK

Monkeypox spreads in West, baffling African scientists

As more cases of monkeypox are detected in Europe and North America, scientists who have monitored numerous outbreaks in Africa say they are baffled by the unusual disease's spread in the West

The Independent UK

How Rahima came to hold a special place in smallpox history — and help ensure its end

Scientists went to extraordinary lengths to eradicate smallpox from the world. Rahima Banu is now recorded as having the last known naturally-occurring case of the deadly form.

WEKU

Cancer Coalition Aims to Boost Access to Medicines in Poorer Countries

Pharmaceutical companies including Novartis and Roche have teamed up with global cancer organizations in an alliance aimed at getting more oncology medications to poorer countries. Currently, fewer than 50% of the cancer drugs on the World Health Organization's (WHO) essential medicines list are available in low and middle income countries,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

A ‘WHO Pandemic Treaty’ conspiracy theory is the freedom movement’s last-minute scare campaign

In the election’s dying days, politicians courting the freedom movement have leaned heavily on a conspiracy theory about a WHO pandemic treaty.

Crikey

World has learned little from coronavirus pandemic and is ‘woefully’ unprepared for the next one: report

The world has learned little from the coronavirus pandemic – and we are not using what we did gain to prevent or deal with another one, a panel convened by the World Health Organization said this week.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO: COVID Deaths Dropped Last Week but Cases Rising

The number of coronavirus deaths globally dropped by about 21% in the past week while cases rose in most parts of the world, according to the World Health Organization. In its weekly report on the pandemic released Thursday, the UN health agency said the number of new COVID-19 cases appears…

The Independent UK

WHO: COVID deaths dropped by 21% last week but cases rising

The number of coronavirus deaths globally dropped by about 21% in the past week while cases rose in most parts of the world, according to the World Health Organization

Reuters

Taiwan says WHO ignoring requests for observer status at assembly

Taiwan expressed "dissatisfaction and regret" over the World Health Organization's failure to invite it to attend an upcoming annual assembly in Geneva, amid diplomatic pressure from China to isolate the island.

The Conversation

COVID has killed 5,600 Australians this year and the pandemic isn't over. Ethics can shape our response

It’s difficult to ask, but how many fatalities should Australia accept from COVID in 2022?

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World in no better place to fight pandemics than before COVID - review

The world is no better prepared for a new pandemic than it was when coronavirus emerged in 2019 and may actually be in a worse place given the economic toll, according to a panel set up by the World Health Organization (WHO) to evaluate the global response.

AFP

Mozambique detects polio case after Malawi outbreak

Maputo (AFP) - Mozambique has detected its first case of wild poliovirus in three decades, following an outbreak in neighbouring Malawi in February, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Wednesday.

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US Strongly Advocates for Taiwan to Regain WHO Status

The State Department’s renewed support for Taiwan comes days after U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law a bill that directs the secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the WHO.

Reuters

U.S. calls for Taiwan's inclusion at upcoming WHO assembly

Taiwan should be allowed to attend a World Health Organization assembly next week, the U.S. State Department said on Tuesday, arguing the democratically governed island's exclusion at China's behest was unwarranted and a concern for global health.

The Conversation

Zinc is a metal essential to life – scientists have discovered a protein that helps keep cells alive when zinc levels are low

All living things, including people, need zinc in their diets. Getting too little of this essential metal can impair growth and cause immune dysfunction, neurological disorders and cancer. Unfortunately, over 17% of the world’s population is at risk for zinc deficiency. The World Health Organization considers this kind of micronutrient-related…

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO: COVID-19 May Spread Rapidly in North Korea

The World Health Organization warned on Monday that COVID-19 may spread rapidly in North Korea, where it said vaccination programs had yet to begin. "With the country yet to initiate COVID-19 vaccination, there is risk that the virus may spread rapidly among the masses unless curtailed with immediate and appropriate…

The Guardian - UK

Bill Gates: ‘Vaccines are a miracle. It’s mind-blowing somebody could say the opposite’

The Microsoft co-founder takes questions from scientists, academics and readers on Ukraine, Covid, Jeffrey Epstein and more

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