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GENEVA— The World Health Organization says it is working with experts to come up with a new name for monkeypox.It comes after more than 30 scientists wrote last week about the “urgent need for a non-discriminatory and non-stigmatising” name for the vir...
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June 15, 2022 Web Desk
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GENEVA— The World Health Organization says it is working with experts to come up with a new name for monkeypox.It comes after more than 30 scientists wrote last week about the “urgent need for a non-discriminatory and non-stigmatising” name for the vir...
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June 15, 2022 Web Desk
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GENEVA— The World Health Organization said that 780 laboratory-confirmed monkeypox cases had been reported to it from 27 non-endemic countries, while maintaining that the global risk level was moderate.The WHO said the 780 figure, for cases from May 13...
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June 6, 2022 Web Desk
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Aid agencies warn the number of people facing starvation in the Horn of Africa is expected to reach 20 million by the end of September without a stronger response to an ongoing drought.The warning comes after the fourth rainy season in a row for the re...
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June 1, 2022 Web Desk
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GENEVA— The World Health Organization said that monkey pox constitutes a “moderate risk” to overall public health at global level after cases were reported in countries where the disease is not typically found.“The public health risk could become high ...
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May 30, 2022 Web Desk
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