Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO eyes end to COVID and Mpox emergencies in 2023

The World Health Organization said Wednesday it hopes that COVID-19 and Mpox will no longer be public health emergencies in 2023 as both diseases end their most dangerous phase.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO identifying potential pandemic pathogens

The World Health Organization said on Monday it was thrashing out a new list of priority pathogens that risk sparking pandemics or outbreaks and should be kept under close observation.

Medical economics

Vaccine fears 'not to blame' for low uptake among poor

Low vaccination rates in poorer countries have little to do with so-called "vaccine hesitancy" according to a study that examined access to COVID-19 tools across 14 low-income countries.

Psychology & Psychiatry

UN watchdog sounds alarm over suicides in Africa

Africa needs to combat a suicide rate that is the highest in the world yet remains widely unrecognised and often stigmatised, the UN said on Thursday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

World monkeypox outbreak tops 50,000 cases

More than 50,000 monkeypox cases have been recorded in the global outbreak, WHO figures showed Wednesday, though transmission is slowing in the virus hotspots of Europe and the United States.

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