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Africa again on alert as mpox cases on the rise, including 38 deaths
The African Union's (AU) public health agency released an advisory Thursday noting that 5,842 cases of mpox (formerly known ...
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Digital Solutions Help Catch and Contain Outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Kinshasa-based National Centre for Epidemiological Intelligence seems a world away from the mega city's notoriously chaotic streets.Although unassuming from the outside, this building is the ...
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Infection control strategies to address the mpox outbreak
SteraMist and other effective disinfection solutions can alleviate the effect of the mpox outbreak and defend public health.
UN says Congo's M23 conflict could spark regional war
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that Congo's M23 conflict risks spiralling into a broader regional war as ...
Covering an Mpox Outbreak in Congo: Mile After Mile of Muck
A reporter made a long journey, much of it spent fighting through mud on a motorbike, to reach the epicenter of a viral outbreak in Africa.
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Parliament condemns death sentences in DR of the Congo and violations of the right to a fair trial
On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted a resolution by a show of hands regarding the respect for human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Members of the European Parliament ...
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The growing inequality in life expectancy among Americans
A new study shows that the disparity between the life expectancies of different populations has nearly doubled since 2000.
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The U.S. should reform the WHO, not leave it
By exiting the WHO and pulling funding, the U.S. would lose any leverage to enact those reforms,” writes Ashish K. Jha.