Failure to deal with mpox outbreak ‘is risk not just to Africa but whole world’
Health leaders warn that global response to virus is test case for equity and preparation for future pandemics A failure to show solidarity with African...
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Mpox outbreak in Africa is public health emergency, declares WHO
Outbreak resembles early days of HIV, say experts, urging accelerated access to vaccines and testing An outbreak in Africa of mpox, the disease formerly known...
Global health charities warn of ‘huge and terrible’ threat to abortion rights if Trump returns
‘Global gag rule’ and funding cuts will be ‘on different scale’ if Republicans win again, family-planning providers say Providers of women’s healthcare around the world...
Mpox: Sweden confirms first case of ‘more grave’ variant outside Africa
Clade I case comes after World Health Organization declares a global public health emergency What is mpox and why has it been declared a global...
Marina Hyde on the ‘brave’ inciters of Britain’s race riots; lightning struck my plane and I plunged 3,000m; the delights of the dead hang – podcast
Where are you Tommy and Elon? Marina Hyde finds that those provoking the race riots are far, far away; the dead hang delight – how...
Mpox outbreak puts Africa on brink of official public health emergency
African disease control centre urges ‘collective and collaborative approach’ after cases rise by 160% in a year The head of the Africa Centres for Disease...
Doctor behind trial of HIV prevention drug recounts breakthrough moment
Prof Linda-Gail Bekker receives ovation at Aids summit after presenting trial results of ‘miracle’ drug lenacapavir When the doctor behind the trial of a new...
Suppliers to top essential oil brand left unpaid and afraid after abuse inquiry
Women who sorted frankincense told to change their story ‘or face consequences’ in doTERRA’s investigation An investigation into the abuse of women working to supply...
MPs in the Gambia vote to uphold ban on female genital mutilation
Campaigners applaud decision not to repeal law in west African country with one of the highest rates of FGM MPs in the Gambia voted on...
War is lead cause behind huge drop in global vaccinations, UN warns
Vaccine misinformation has added to crisis of collapsed healthcare and poor nutrition, Unicef and WHO report Conflicts have hampered efforts to vaccinate children across the...
