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Mpox epicentre DRC receives first vaccines to contain outbreak

Mpox epicentre DRC receives first vaccines to contain outbreak

This August 10, 2022 file sphoto shows a pharmacist administering a dose of Imvanex, a vaccine to protect against mpox virus, at a pharmacy in Lille, northern France. — AFP KINSHASA: The Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of an mpox outbreak, on Thursday received its first vaccines — almost half of 200,000 doses donated … Read more

Southeast Asia: Torture rooms and karaoke bars in gang-run ‘scam farms’

Southeast Asia: Torture rooms and karaoke bars in gang-run ‘scam farms’

There are estimated to be some 400 of these criminal enterprises in the Philippines alone. They are almost always operated clandestinely and illegally alongside licensed and legal online gaming operations. The proliferation of online scam farms targeting victims across the world is a relatively new phenomenon that exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Philippines Presidential … Read more

Over 22,500 have suffered ‘life-changing injuries’ in Gaza: WHO

Over 22,500 have suffered ‘life-changing injuries’ in Gaza: WHO

These include severe limb injuries, amputations, spinal cord trauma, traumatic brain injuries and major burns. Israeli forces pushed into Gaza in response to the 7 October 2023 terror attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups in southern Israel. Dr. Richard Peeperkorn, WHO Representative in the occupied Palestinian territory, highlighted that the surge in rehabilitation … Read more

Congo virus claims another life in Quetta

Congo virus claims another life in Quetta

A 16-year-old patient suffering from the Congo virus has died at Fatima Jinnah Hospital in Quetta. According to sources, the patient was admitted to the hospital in critical condition and received intensive treatment, but succumbed to the illness. This latest case raises the total number of Congo virus deaths in the province to nine this … Read more

Syphilis outbreak declared in Labrador-Grenfell region

Syphilis outbreak declared in Labrador-Grenfell region

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection that is caused by bacteria. Health officials are responding to a sudden spike in the Labrador-Grenfell region of N.L. Health Services. (CBC News/NIAID) More cases of the sexually transmitted disease syphilis have been contracted in the area covering Labrador and parts of northern Newfoundland so far this year than … Read more

121-year-old postcard from brother to sister reunites lost family

121-year-old postcard from brother to sister reunites lost family

A collection of postcards lying with a person writing something on one of the cards. — AFP/File A woman, Helen Roberts, in Swansea, UK has met long-lost relatives for the first time in her life after a 121-year-old postcard was finally delivered to an address earlier this month. The postcard arrived at the Swansea Building … Read more