Category: Self Care

Malawi Rolls Out Cholera Vaccine to Contain Outbreak

Malawi has rolled out a vaccination campaign to help stop an outbreak of cholera. Authorities report more than 350 cases and 17 deaths from cholera across eight districts of southern Malawi.Malawi’s Ministry of Health declared the cholera outbreak in e…

Climate to Conflict, Davos’ Post-COVID Return Has Full Plate

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND — Davos — the hub of an elite annual gathering in the Swiss Alps — is back, more than two years after the COVID-19 pandemic kept its business gurus, political leaders and high-minded activists away. There’s no shortage of urgent issu…

WHO Expects More Cases of Monkeypox to Emerge Globally

LONDON — The World Health Organization said it expects to identify more cases of monkeypox as it expands surveillance in countries where the disease is not typically found.As of Saturday, 92 confirmed cases and 28 suspected cases of monkeypox have been…

North Korea Confirms Its First Detection of COVID-19

North Korea, which has largely kept its borders shuttered over the pandemic, Thursday confirmed its first detection of the omicron variant of COVID-19 in the country.According to the official Korea Central News Agency, samples were taken from a group o…