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Global health body urges increased vigilance to reduce transmission of deadly disease
Health body says genetic sequences are not definitive and all origin theories, including lab leak, remain on table
Richer conurbations benefit from stricter guidelines and electrification, study indicates
Unequal access to jabs in 2021 led to one preventable death every 24 seconds, politicians and activists say
Beijing reports almost 60,000 deaths in month since abandoning pandemic restrictions
South Korean vaccine maker looks elsewhere to expand overseas business
Global health body issues its strongest rebuke yet of Beijing’s handling of the pandemic
Beijing rejects Brussels’ offer, citing full control of situation
Beijing asked to make more data available on disease severity, hospital admissions and occupancy rates
Diplomats in Brussels concerned over timing and format of meeting with Xi Jinping
Few countries have well funded plans to tackle health threat to millions
WHO report highlights global resurgence of the disease during coronavirus pandemic
Women twice as likely as men to suffer condition associated with cognitive problems and fatigue, modelling shows
Experts hit out at monkeypox response: ‘We’re actually at the most vulnerable we’ve ever been’
Highest possible designation used for first time since Covid pandemic began as 16,000 cases detected across the world
Just one drug remains effective for the sexually transmitted disease but soon the bacteria may be able to evade it
WHO and Unicef warn of fall in immunisations for diseases such as diphtheria, polio and measles
WHO debates raising classification of outbreak as some authorities widen eligibility for vaccines
Recommendation by health agency advisory group marks shift in thinking of global health authorities
UN health agency has repeatedly offered technical and medical assistance
Identifying conditions can prevent inappropriate drug use, but there are barriers to progress in poorer regions
Universal smallpox vaccination may not be necessary but complacency is not an option in viral outbreaks
Former Ethiopian minister faces difficult task of rebuilding trust in global health body
Programmes would use smallpox vaccine and immunise close contacts of confirmed cases
Beijing censors silence online debate about health body’s claim that tough approach is unsustainable
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