UN begins vaccination of 640,000 children in Gaza

UN begins vaccination of 640,000 children in Gaza

Cairo/GazaThe United Nations, in collaboration with Palestinian health authorities, began vaccinating 640,000 children in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, after Israel and Hamas agreed to brief pauses in their 11-month war to allow the campaign to develop. The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed last month that a baby had been partially paralyzed by the type … Read more

Mpox: EU rules out border controls and common vaccination plan

Mpox: EU rules out border controls and common vaccination plan

This article was originally published in English European health authorities have ruled out any new EU-wide measures against the new variant of the mpox virus, as the risk it poses to the general population is still considered “low”. ADVERTISEMENT There is no need to impose border controls to avoid the risk of MPOX, or to … Read more

Monkeypox: Virologist José Antonio López on MPOX: “There is no point in saying ‘we are all going to die’ or returning to the nightmare of the Dynamic Duo” | Society

Monkeypox: Virologist José Antonio López on MPOX: “There is no point in saying ‘we are all going to die’ or returning to the nightmare of the Dynamic Duo” | Society

There is still much to learn about the outbreak of monkeypox (renamed mpox) that is spreading across Africa and has caused the WHO to declare a health emergency of international concern, its highest level of alert. A new variant raises several unknowns about its transmission and danger that will have to be resolved over time. … Read more

WHO declares international health emergency due to mpox

WHO declares international health emergency due to mpox

Madrid. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a public health emergency of international concern, its highest alert level, due to the outbreak of mpox — formerly known as monkeypox — in Africa, which originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and is caused by a new, more serious and lethal strain. The … Read more

After the health system was placed in a “state of maximum vigilance”, what are the consequences in France?

After the health system was placed in a “state of maximum vigilance”, what are the consequences in France?

No cases of mpox (or monkey pox) have (yet) been detected on the national territory. But this epidemic is taken very seriously with the announcement by Gabriel Attal, Friday August 16, of the “state of maximum vigilance” on the French health system. For the first time, cases have appeared outside the African continent (in Sweden … Read more

Origin of the virus, vaccination… What you need to know about this disease – Libération

Origin of the virus, vaccination… What you need to know about this disease – Libération

The war between Hamas and IsraeldossierA case of polio was confirmed on Friday, August 16, in a baby in the center of the Palestinian enclave, where the war prevents vaccination and has caused a catastrophic deterioration in hygiene conditions, favoring the circulation of the virus. Polio, a disease that can leave patients, especially children, permanently … Read more

Person infected with lethal variant in Sweden, first outside Africa

Person infected with lethal variant in Sweden, first outside Africa

This is the first time that an infection with the lethal variant of monkeypox (MPOX) has been authenticated outside the African continent. A person living in the Stockholm region of Sweden has been diagnosed with the more contagious and dangerous clade 1 subtype of the MPOX virus, the Swedish Public Health Agency announced on Thursday. … Read more

Africa declares health emergency due to monkeypox outbreak | Future Planet

Africa declares health emergency due to monkeypox outbreak | Future Planet

Africa’s top public health agency declared a health emergency Tuesday over the spread of monkeypox, also known as mpox. According to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Africa CDCfor its acronym in English), so far this year the continent has recorded 15,000 cases of mpox (an increase … Read more

Follow WHO strategy to reduce cervical cancer

Follow WHO strategy to reduce cervical cancer

Generating a greater culture of prevention that encourages vaccination (in women and men), maintaining monogamous relationships, as well as avoiding risky situations, are essential to combat cervical cancer, considered the second most prevalent in our country, says Asucena Iraís Mendoza Huerta, a professor at the UNAM Faculty of Medicine. The researcher also points out that … Read more