Malawi health minister rubbishes claim of a patient dying of Monkeypox
The Malawi Health Ministry said that the investigations have proved that a patient who died last Friday at the Chiradzulu District Hospital was not suffering from Monkeypox. Dr. Charles Mwansambo, who is the Secretary for Health revealed that the Ministry immediately used the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) to...
Read moreLiberian president offers best medical care to conjoined twins and their mother
The President of Liberia George M Weah has instructed Wilhemina Jallah, the Health Minister to facilitate right away the transport of a pair of conjoined twins to Monrovia. The twins were born in Lofa County, in the Tellewoyan Hospital in Voinjama. As per reports, the babies were born on June...
Read moreThe Qatar Red Crescent treats 7,720 patients with vision problems in Sudan
The Qatar Red Crescent Society is currently in Sudan, where it is providing 7,720 medical consultations and 246 surgeries to impoverished patients in two states. The QRCS Sudan representation office, Hamad Medical Corporation, Primary Health Care Corporation, and Al Basar International Foundation are coordinating the project with Sudan’s health authorities. Through...
Read moreDenmark and Greenland Agree that the Contraceptive Spiral Scandal should be investigated.
According to KNR, the Danish Health ministry will initiate a probe into what transpired during the spiralled controversy, and Greenland will help them. When their health care ministers met the other week, they decided upon it. The spiral scam was recently exposed by a DR docuseries, which showed that from the...
Read moreWHO initiative to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates in Yemen
The World Health Organization will invest USD 2.8 million over six months to increase immunization coverage for the COVID-19 vaccine in southern Yemen from 5% to 10%. In collaboration with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), the WHO is collecting and distributing COVID-19 vaccines along with...
Read moreNigeria’s human capital crisis-COVID-19
Human capital is key to Nigeria’s poverty-reduction aims. Several poverty reasons are considered in “A Better Future for All Nigerians: Nigeria Poverty Assessment 2022.” Health, nutrition, and education build human capital. Nigeria’s human capital was low before COVID-19. 2020 Human Capital Index: A Nigerian child born in 2020 will be...
Read moreThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lowered BiH’s risk category for travellers to “Moderate” on Tuesday
In April, the CDC reworked its ratings method for evaluating Covid-19 risk for travellers. The “high” risk has risen to the very top of the scale at Level 3. Level 2 is classified as “moderate” risk, while Level 1 is classified as “low” risk. Level 4, earlier the maximum risk category,...
Read moreResearchers have repurposed a cancer drug for the treatment of neuroinflammatory diseases
The use of FDA-approved drugs to treat various diseases helps to accelerate the development of new treatments. The Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has re – purposed a cancer drug to treat neuroinflammatory diseases like multiple sclerosis. A new drug carrier was also built to support drug delivery to target...
Read moreAustralia Faces Shortage of Type-2 Diabetes Medicine After an Online Weight Loss Claim
The Internet is wild. Online content spreads quickly. A TikTok influencer recommended Ozempic (semaglutide) for weight loss. Australians began buying diabetes medicine in bulk when the video went viral, causing a shortage. Therapeutic Goods Administration confirmed medicine shortages with various medical groups. The growing demand is attributed to extensive prescribing...
Read moreGuatemala: The Nation’s Battle With COVID-19 Update
Guatemala is receiving a median of 652 coronavirus infections per day, which is 16 percent more than the peak — the highest monthly average since August 25. Since the increasing levels, the nation has seen 864,662 illnesses and 18,219 coronavirus-related fatalities. Immunizations So far, Guatemala has handed out a minimum of 17,558,698...
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