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An undated colorized scanning electron micrograph of mpox virus (red) on the surface of infected VERO E6 cells (green), captured at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Photo: NIAID/Handout via REUTERS
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Mpox is not the new COVID: WHO official

The WHO declared the recent outbreak of the disease a public health emergency of international concern after the new variant was identified

A laboratory nurse takes a sample from a child declared a suspected case of Mpox at the treatment centre in Munigi, Democratic Republic of the Congo July 19, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi/File Photo
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Congo hopes to receive first mpox vaccines by next week

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. File Photo: AFP
Hamas-Israel war

UN chief calls for assurances of humanitarian ceasefires for polio vaccination campaign in Gaza

FILE PHOTO: The World Health Organization logo is pictured at the entrance of the WHO building, in Geneva, Switzerland, December 20, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
World+Biz

WHO confirms first case of new mpox strain outside Africa as outbreak spreads

Dr Tresor Wakilongo, verifies the evolution of skin lesions on the ear of Innocent, suffering from Mpox - an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus that sparks off a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes and fever; at the treatment centre in Munigi, following Mpox cases in Nyiragongo territory near Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo 19 July 2024. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Why is mpox an emergency again, and how worried should I be?

Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends an ACANU briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, December 15, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
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WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency for second time in two years

Dr Tresor Wakilongo, verifies the evolution of skin lesions on the ear of Innocent, suffering from Mpox - an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus that sparks off a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes and fever; at the treatment centre in Munigi, following Mpox cases in Nyiragongo territory near Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo July 19, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi/File Photo
Africa

Mpox vaccines likely months away even as WHO, Africa CDC discuss emergency

Zawadi Bwira Bakulu, 35, shows the rash marks on her son Christevie Lukeka who recovered from Mpox in Nyiragongo territory near Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo July 18, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi/File Photo
Africa

WHO to convene emergency committee to assess international risk from mpox outbreak

Palestinians make their way as they flee Bureij after they were ordered by Israeli army to evacuate the area, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, in the central Gaza Strip July 28, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
Hamas-Israel war

New mass exodus hits central Gaza as Hamas says Israel stalls on ceasefire

The World Health Organization logo is pictured at the entrance of the WHO building, in Geneva, Switzerland, December 20, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
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Nearly a quarter of adolescent girls suffer partner violence, WHO study finds

FILE PHOTO: The World Health Organization logo is pictured at the entrance of the WHO building, in Geneva, Switzerland, December 20, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Health

WHO calls for accelerated action against hepatitis to address increasing liver cancer deaths in South-East Asia

File photo of Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen. Photo: Collected
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Govt working to ensure healthcare for all by 2030: Health minister

Saima Wazed Hossain. File Photo: Collected
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Saima Wazed appointed as WHO regional director for Southeast Asia