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Vaccine Ready…

The World Health Organization Chief said that Monkeyfox (Mpox) vaccines were set to arrive in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the next few days to fight a new strain of the virus.”We hope to have the first delivery in the next few days, and then it will build up,” Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus…

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Rapidly Spreading…

Monkey Pox (Mpox) has been declared as a Public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the provisions of the International Health Regulations (IHR) by World Health Organization (WHO) in August 2024. Mpox is a viral zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus, a species of the genus Orthopoxvirus with two different clades first and…

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HEALTH EMERGENCY

The World Health Organization has declared a global health emergency as Mpox, previously known as Monkeypox, spreads rapidly across 13 African countries, including the DRC, where 14,000 cases and 524 deaths have been reported.This marks the second time in three years Mpox has reached emergency. WHO issues directions to the African countries that, how to…

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“Closing the Gap”

World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is an annual celebration held every year from 1 to 7 August in more than 120 countries. It is an opportunity to celebrate and promote the benefits of breastfeeding for both infants and mothers. The theme for 2024 “Closing the Gap: Breastfeeding Support for All” is particularly relevant for India, where…

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