by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 27, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Policy, Regulation, Workplace/Employee Benefits
The plan aims to curtail “human-to-human transmission of mpox through coordinated global, regional, and national efforts”.The plan spans the six-month starting September 2024-February 2025, and envisions a $135 million funding, the WHO said. Outside of Africa, Clade...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 14, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Policy
An emergency committee met earlier on Wednesday to advise WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on whether the disease outbreak constitutes a “public health emergency of international concern,” or PHEIC.PHEIC status is WHO’s highest level...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 4, 2024 | Data, Health, Non-Life, Policy
The study findings were based on the data collected from three states — Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Jharkhand — and Union Territory of Chandigarh New Delhi: The WHO’s recent report stating that half of India’s adult population is physically...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jul 21, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
Nipah, which comes from fruit bats and animals such as pigs, can cause a lethal, brain-swelling fever in humans. It is classified as a priority pathogen by the World Health Organization (WHO) because of its potential to trigger an epidemic. There is no vaccine to...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jun 26, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Policy
Mpox is a viral infection that spreads through close contact, causing flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions. Most cases are mild, but it can kill The spread of mpox in Africa needs to be addressed urgently, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, as...
