World Health Organisation
First UK case of potentially deadly mpox strain detected in London
The person involved had been on holiday in Africa and travelled back to the UK on an overnight flight on October 21.
Tuberculosis infected eight million people last year – most WHO has ever tracked
TB deaths continue to fall globally, however, and the number of people being newly infected is beginning to stabilise.
Militants kill police officer in attack on polio vaccination centre
Three attackers also died in the incident in north-western Pakistan.
Polio rising in Pakistan ahead of new vaccination campaign
Militants falsely claim that the vaccines are a western conspiracy.
Rise in ‘addictive-like behaviours’ among teenagers towards social media – study
New research found that an average of 11% of teenagers across 44 countries displayed ‘problematic’ social media use.
First 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Democratic Republic of Congo
It comes three weeks after the World Health Organisation declared mpox outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency.
WHO announces limited pauses in Gaza fighting to allow for polio vaccinations
It comes after a baby contracted the first confirmed case in 25 years in the Palestinian territory.
Congo set to receive first mpox vaccines to address new global emergency
Congo has the vast majority of mpox cases and currently needs three million vaccine doses.
Health officials on alert for UK cases of new mpox strain
The World Health Organisation has declared outbreaks of the virus in Africa a global emergency.
Researchers discover new antidote for cobra bites
Current antivenom treatment is expensive and does not effectively treat the necrosis of the flesh at the site of the bite.