Mpox To Be Declared A Public Health Emergency? WHO To Hold Key Meet

    Mpox To Be Declared A Public Health Emergency? WHO To Hold Key Meet

    Representational Image The World Health Organisation (WHO) will convene an emergency meeting to discuss whether the rising cases of the mpox virus in Africa warrants being declared a public health emergency of international concern. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that he would convene the emergency committee “as soon as possible”. Independent experts…

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    Man Dies In Spain After Contracting ‘Ebola-Like Disease’ From Tick Bite

      Man Dies In Spain After Contracting ‘Ebola-Like Disease’ From Tick Bite

      The disease has currently no vaccine available A man in Spain died after contracting a lethal ‘bleeding eyes’ disease called Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), a deadly viral disease with a fatality rate of up to 40%. According to Metrothe 74-year-old died on Saturday after being hospitalised near Madrid. The man, whose identity has not been revealed, was admitted to…

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      Covid Still Kills 1,700 A Week Around World: WHO

        Covid Still Kills 1,700 A Week Around World: WHO

        WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus sounded a warning on declining vaccine coverage. Geneva: Covid-19 is still killing around 1,700 people a week around the world, the World Health Organization said Thursday, as it urged at-risk populations to keep up with their vaccinations against the disease. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus sounded a warning on declining…

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        Covid Still Kills 1,700 A Week Around World: WHO

          Covid Still Kills 1,700 A Week Around World: WHO

          WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus sounded a warning on declining vaccine coverage. Geneva: Covid-19 is still killing around 1,700 people a week around the world, the World Health Organization said Thursday, as it urged at-risk populations to keep up with their vaccinations against the disease. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus sounded a warning on declining…

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