WHO "very concerned" about reports of severe COVID in China
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The head of the World Health Organization said the agency is “very concerned” about rising reports of severe coronavirus disease across China…
Man's body found in undercarriage of plane that flew from Gambia to Britain
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Reading Time: < 1 minute A man’s body was found in the undercarriage of a plane that flew from Gambia to Britain, it has emerged. Read More
Enough doses of ‘deadly’ drug to kill all Americans seized by law enforcement officers
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Reading Time: < 1 minute US law enforcement seized more than enough fentanyl to kill all Americans in 2022, Read More
Gambia parliament recommends suing of Indian manufacturer of cough syrups
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Aparliamentary committee in Gambia has recommended that the government take legal action against an Indian drugmaker whose cough syrups were blamed for the deaths of…
Routine HIV and Hep tests introduced at St Thomas’ Hospital
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Patients aged 16 and over who receive routine blood tests when they attend the emergency department at St Thomas’ Hospital will be tested for HIV…
More than 40 people have died this year after delays at ambulance service
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Reading Time: < 1 minute More than 40 people have died so far this year after delays at an ambulance service, figures show. Read More
Kenya High Court rules against forced sterilisation of women living with HIV
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Reading Time: < 1 minute In a landmark ruling, Kenya’s High Court recognises that the forced sterilisation of women living with HIV is a violation of…
WHO says too early to declare end of Covid pandemic because of China’s ‘potentially devastating wave’
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that it may be too early to declare the end of the pandemic because of…
Lung cancer screening is crucial for HIV-positive smokers, experts say
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) has called on healthcare workers to increase lung cancer screening for HIV-positive people who are…
Somalia is on the brink of starvation, UN warns
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The Integrated Food Security Classification (IPC), a UN affiliate that measures hunger, warned this month that if more aid is not delivered…