Disease outbreaks

West Africa responds to huge diphtheria outbreaks by targeting unvaccinated populations
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ABUJA, Nigeria — Authorities in a number of West African nations are attempting to handle their big diphtheria outbreaks, together with in Nigeria the place a prime well being official mentioned Thursday that hundreds of thousands are being vaccinated to cowl huge gaps in immunity in opposition to the illness. Not less than 573 individuals … Read more

A cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe is suspected of killing more than 150 and is leaving many terrified
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HARARE, Zimbabwe — Nowadays, Catherine Mangosho locks her 3-year-old grandson in the home for hours on finish in an try and protect him from a lethal cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe. The virulent bacterial illness is killing the younger and the previous within the southern African nation, with well being authorities reporting greater than 150 suspected … Read more

A Tonga surgeon to lead WHO’s Western Pacific after previous director fired for racism, misconduct
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A Tonga surgeon to lead WHO's Western Pacific after previous director fired for racism, misconduct

LONDON — Well being ministers within the Western Pacific nominated a surgeon from Tonga, Dr. Saia Ma’u Piukala, to guide the World Well being Group’s regional workplace at a gathering in Manila on Tuesday. Piukala’s nomination for WHO’s high job within the Western Pacific comes months after the U.N. well being company fired its earlier … Read more