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02/12/2024
How to prevent your child from becoming obese
Do most parents recognize their children as obese, or is it a secondary diagnosis?
WHO invites mpox vaccine manufacturers to submit dossiers for emergency evaluation
WHO requests manufacturers to submit data to ensure that the vaccines are safe, effective, of assured quality, and suitable for the target populations.
On World Breastfeeding Week, UNICEF and WHO call for equal access to breastfeeding support
In the last 12 years, the number of infants under six months of age globally who are exclusively breastfed has increased by more than 10%.
Two new dementia risks identified by major report
Treating failing eyesight and high cholesterol are two new ways to lower the risk of dementia developing, a major report suggests.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c84jdxd4x1ro
Central African Republic latest to declare mpox outbreak
Cases of the highly infectious disease have recently been detected in Rwanda and Burundi, while a new strain has been spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm52rk2el81o
Lack of public education hurting the fight against hepatitis
The World Health Organization (WHO) 2024 Global Hepatitis Report states that hepatitis is the second leading infectious cause of death globally, with 1.3 million deaths per year.
Kenya to provide HIV prevention drug PrEP through pharmacies
Community pharmacists will now dispense HIV prevention drugs to Kenyans seeking protection from HIV infection.
Africa CDC calls for urgent action against the spread of mpox
Data from the Africa CDC show that six new African countries have been affected by mpox during the past 10 days alone, while 18 other African countries are at high risk of being affected by the disease.
https://www.independent.co.ug/africa-cdc-calls-for-urgent-action-against-concerning-spread-of-mpox/
Districts to get community hospitals in new health reforms
The government has introduced a new reform in the health sector to uplift the status of health center IVs in community hospitals. https://www.independent.co.ug/districts-to-get-community-hospitals-in-new-health-reforms/
African HIV networks seek stronger
The African people living with HIV networks have become increasingly worried by falling international funding for HIV response and stress that “more resources need to be allocated to deal with all the gaps in this fight,” emphasizing that now is a critical time for additional support.
https://www.independent.co.ug/african-hiv-networks-seek-stronger/
Tapping Indigenous knowledge
Africa’s Indigenous knowledge holds untapped potential for scientific innovation
https://www.scidev.net/global/podcast/reviving-africas-indigenous-science-knowledge/
