Health
At least 22 dead after cholera outbreak in Sudan
Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim stated the country has been hit by an outbreak that killed nearly two dozen people and sickened hundreds. The minister
Emergent will donate 50,000 doses of vaccine to fight the mpox outbreak in Africa
Emergent BioSolutions on Monday said the company will donate 50,000 doses of its smallpox vaccine to the Democratic Republic of Congo and other affected countries
France to launch second bird flu vaccination campaign in October
France will launch a second vaccination campaign against bird flu among farm ducks in October after a successful first programme last year, Agriculture Minister Marc
CDC warns of parvovirus B19 on the rise
The Centers for Disease Control of the United States has warned the respiratory disease is on the rise, after years of decreasing. Though the disease
FDA authorises first over-the-counter syphilis test
The US Food and Drug Administration authorised a test produced by the biotech company NOWDiagnostics, which requires a single drop of blood to determine if
The first case of mpox has been identified in the Philippines this year
The Philippines has detected a new case of the mpox virus in the country, the first since December last year, the country’s health department said
Bavarian Nordic to increase production of mpox vaccine
Danish biotech firm Bavarian Nordic said it plans to increase production of its mpox vaccine and work with international health organisations to ensure fair access,
WHO and partners meet on MPOX programme
The World Health Organisation held an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss ways to ensure fair global access to tests, treatments and vaccines for mpox.
EU public health agency raises risk alert level for MPOX
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control raised its risk level for mpox, a day after global health officials confirmed the first infection with
US expected to save billions of dollars with first Medicare drug price cuts
The US government will save $6 billion in the first year thanks to new prices the Biden administration has negotiated for 10 of the top-selling