Health & Wellness
First polio outbreak in 30 years declared in Mozambique
Health authorities in Mozambique declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus on Wednesday after confirming that a child in the country’s north-eastern Tete province, had...
Americas: Rising COVID-19 caseload should be a ‘wake-up call’
COVID-19 rates are on the rise in the Americas, where new infections and fatalities have been steadily increasing over the past four weeks, the...
Minimal risk of monkeypox transmission in UK following confirmed case
Risk of monkeypox transmission in the United Kingdom is minimal following a confirmed case of the rare and sometimes fatal animal-bourne disease, the World...
Next-gen vaccines set to maintain immunity as the years advance
Vaccine potency drops in the elderly and little is known about why this happens. Now European scientists are on a mission to understand waning...
Our cells hold the secrets of ageing
Most of us think about getting older from time to time, noticing how the years slip by and counting the grey hairs. Some of...
World Bank and Japan Deepen Partnership on Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
Japan has announced an additional contribution of US$30 million to the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Trust Fund Program (HEPR Program). The HEPR Program,...
Clean hands may make the difference between life and death
When good hand hygiene and other infection prevention and control (IPC) measures are followed, 70 per cent of infections can be prevented in health...
Nearly 15 million deaths directly or indirectly linked to COVID-19
Approximately 14.9 million deaths globally were directly or indirectly associated with the COVID-19 pandemic by the end 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) said...
Record profits, while COVID treatment often ‘out of reach’ for the poor
While reported COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline, Omicron sub-variants are driving an increase in the Americas and Africa, the head of the...
Eating your way to a healthy old age
Tweaks to our diets could be one of the most effective ways of preventing disease in Europe’s ageing population.
In 2021, more than one fifth...