Health

The number of mpox cases in Guinea since an outbreak was first detected has passed 200, health officials told AFP Friday, with several nearby countries witnessing recent increases in infections. Last month World Health Organisation director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the virus remains an international health emergency amid the rise in west Africa. Guinea has now recorded 206 total cases, ...

Thousands of premature babies in the UK can now be protected against a common winter virus which can cause a dangerous lung infection, and sometimes kill. The injection will provide them “with a protective bubble” against RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) in time for the colder months, NHS medics said. Most babies are protected via vaccination late in pregnancy, but babies ...

In a major medical breakthrough, eight babies have been born in the UK using DNA from three individuals, marking the first confirmed births through a technique aimed at preventing the transmission of severe mitochondrial diseases. The innovative procedure, developed by scientists at Newcastle University and the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, involves combining the egg and sperm of ...

Eight babies have been born in the UK using genetic material from three people to prevent devastating and often fatal conditions, doctors say. The method, pioneered by UK scientists, combines the egg and sperm from a mum and dad with a second egg from a donor woman. The technique has been legal here for a decade but we now have ...

More than 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year – about the same number as the year before – according to U.N. health officials. Nine countries accounted for more than half of those unprotected children. In their annual estimate of global vaccine coverage, released Tuesday, the World Health Organization and UNICEF said about 89% of children ...

Global infant vaccination levels have begun to stabilise following setbacks during the Covid-19 pandemic, the United Nations reported on Tuesday. However, the UN warns that rising misinformation and significant international aid cuts are threatening to undo years of progress, leaving millions of children at risk from preventable diseases. In 2024, 85 percent of the world’s infants—around 109 million children—received the ...

Bangladesh recorded one new Covid-19 death in the past 24 hours, however, no fresh infections were reported during the same period, health authorities said on Sunday. According to a routine bulletin issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the fatality occurred between Saturday 8 AM and Sunday 8 AM, raising the country’s Covid death toll this year to ...

Emergency vaccination during outbreaks of diseases like cholera, Ebola and measles have over the past quarter-century reduced deaths from such illnesses by nearly 60 percent, according to a new study, reports AFP. A similar number of infections are also believed to have been prevented, while billions of euros have been generated in estimated economic benefit. The Gavi vaccine alliance, which ...

The intern doctors of Mitford Hospital are observing one-day work abstention demanding security of the hospital. On Saturday night, Intern Doctors’ Society (IDS) announced the strike. Sir Salimullah Medical College students are also on strike in solidarity with the same demand. The strike began at 8AM on Sunday, which disrupting the hospital activities. In a statement sent to the media ...

Saima Wazed Putul, the regional director of the World Health Organization’s South-East Asia Regional Office (SEARO), has been placed on indefinite leave from July 11, months after Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed cases accusing her of fraud, forgery, and abuse of power. According to a report by Health Policy Watch, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus informed staff via a ...