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Opinion: Ensuring good vision at the last mile starts with equal access
By 2050, half the world's population is projected to be shortsighted, with one billion people at risk of permanent vision ...
Warning signs of deadly 'eye-bleeding' Marburg virus you NEED to know
The World Health Organization described the situation as of 'great concern' with over 70 per cent of the known cases among ...
Under fire and using old equipment, Lebanon’s rescuers struggle to respond to Israeli offensive
BEIRUT (AP) — When Israel bombed buildings outside the southern Lebanese city of Sidon, Mohamed Arkadan and his team rushed ...
Sex workers find themselves at the center of Congo's mpox outbreak
KAMITUGA, Congo -- It's been four months since Sifa Kunguja recovered from mpox, but as a sex worker, she said, she's still ...
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Liberia: Health Authorities Prepare for Deadly Mpox Strain
Countries across Africa are on guard as a more severe strain of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, has killed 1300 people in the Democractic Republic of Congo and sickened more than 100,000. The ...
Lebanese emergency services are overwhelmed and need better gear to save lives in wartime
The civil defense forces of one of the world’s most war-torn nations are shocked at the destruction underway in Lebanon ...
Sex workers are hit hard by Congo's mpox outbreak but say their only option is to keep working
Sex workers say the situation threatens their health and livelihoods. Health officials warn that more must be done to stem ...
Attacks on health care during war are becoming more common, creating devastating ripple effects
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has warned attacks on health-care workers, patients and facilities "must not become the norm." ...
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WHO director general: A breakthrough global agreement on combatting antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial resistance is a threat to modern medicine, writes WHO’s Director-General. But a sign of hope emerged at the U.N. General Assembly.
What pathogen might spark the next pandemic? How scientists are preparing for ‘disease X’
The COVID pandemic is ongoing, but scientists are on alert for any pathogen that might lead to another global outbreak of ...
The Global Threat of Antibiotic Resistance
Health experts, gathering at the U.N., have begun to shift their focus to try to provide access to basic drugs in countries ...
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Cities Are on the Front Line of the ‘Climate-Health Crisis.’ A New Report Provides a Framework for Tackling Its Effects
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that extreme heat kills almost half a million people each year—more than war, ...