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WHO winds down mpox public health emergency
CIDRAP
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After just over a year, the World Health Organization (WHO) today announced an end to the public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) for mpox outbreaks in Africa, which has resulted in new patterns of transmission, emergence of new...
Mpox no longer international health emergency but remains concern in Africa
Al Jazeera
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September 5, 2025
Published On 5 Sep 20255 Sep 2025 Mpox is no longer an international health emergency, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief has said after experts reported a decline in infections from the dangerous disease in hot spots across Africa. There...
Small cap weekly spotlight: pharma stocks see key progress
Proactive UK
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September 5, 2025
More than one small-cap pharma share saw a breakthrough in the past week, with some key approvals and news of commercial tie-ups lifting valuations. ImmuPharma PLC (AIM:IMM) was a standout, rising close to 80% this week to 4.93p, after it filed a...
SMALL CAP MOVERS: Breakthrough week for Britain's pharma minnows as shares soar
This Is Money
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September 5, 2025
More than one small-cap pharma share saw a breakthrough in the past week, with some key approvals and news of commercial tie-ups lifting valuations. ImmuPharma was a standout, rising close to 80 per cent this week to 4.93p, after it filed a new...
Merck Foundation CEO Meets Zimbabwe First Lady & 13 First Ladies of Africa and Asia at the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative Summit to Discuss the Strategy to Build Healthcare Capacity and Support Girl Education
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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September 4, 2025
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India & Harare, Zimbabwe – Business Wire India Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, conducted the 7th Edition of Merck Foundation First Ladies Initiative - MFFLI Summit 2025 recently. It was...
Health Rounds: Clopidogrel better than aspirin for preventing heart attacks and strokes
KDAL - Minnesota
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September 3, 2025
(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) -The commonly prescribed blood thinner clopidogrel should replace aspirin as a routine pill for...
Land mines and tuberculosis are no match for ‘hero rats’ sniffing out danger, disease
ABC News - New York
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September 4, 2025
MOROGORO, Tanzania -- A man lies unmoving, slumped in the rubble of a simulated earthquake, as an unlikely rescuer approaches: a rat with a backpack. Whiskers waving, the rat breezes past garbage, toppled furniture and scattered clothes to find...
Mozambique: Thief, policeman lynched in separate incidents
Macau Business
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September 3, 2025
A 55-year-old man was lynched by people in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula for allegedly stealing a motorbike taxi, police authorities said on Tuesday. At a press conference, the Nampula police authorities said that the case took place...
Land mines and tuberculosis are no match for Tanzanian ‘hero rats’ sniffing out danger and disease
Yahoo News
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MOROGORO, Tanzania (AP) — A man lies unmoving, slumped in the rubble of a simulated earthquake, as an unlikely rescuer approaches: a rat with a backpack. Whiskers waving, the rat breezes past garbage, toppled furniture and scattered clothes to...
VectorGrid-Africa: a groundbreaking initiative to combat mosquito-borne diseases in Africa
IOL
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Africa bears the heavy burden of mosquito-borne diseases, predominantly driven by climate change that accelerates the spread of disease-carrying vectors. In South Africa, a significant malaria outbreak from 1999 to 2000, which rapidly proliferated...
The Central African Republic ratifies the Maputo Protocol
New African Magazine
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September 2, 2025
Human rights defenders welcome the decision by the Central African Republic, which becomes the 46th African country to commit to promoting women’s rights. As part of an initiative to promote gender equality, the Central African Republic officially...
Lab scientists excluded from HIV-tainted blood probe amidst growing health crisis
Public Eye
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September 2, 2025
Association pledges cooperation but reveals its offer to aid ministry investigation was rejected, as international treaty violations loom LINEO MALATALIANA MASERU – The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Lesotho (AMLSL) has broken its...
How to get mosquito-born diseases to buzz off: Wits university goes regional
Sowetan
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September 2, 2025
Wits University researchers have partnered in the continent’s first interconnected mosquito observatory network, VectorGrid-Africa, the institution says. The network has launched in Tanzania, Kenya, Mozambique, SA and Madagascar. The €6.1m...
Popular 15-year-old computer whiz to become the Catholic Church's first millennial saint
The Arizona Daily Star
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CHICAGO — At a Catholic school in Pope Leo XIV's hometown, fifth graders read comic books about Carlo Acutis' life titled "Digital Disciple." They draw pictures of what the teenage Italian computer whiz might have had as his cellphone wallpaper....
Requirements for ex-miners’ compensation eased
Lesotho Times
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September 5, 2025
—move expected to help claimants in getting long overdue payments Mathatisi Sebusi THOUSANDS of eligible beneficiaries of ex-miners, who died after contracting tuberculosis (TB) and silicosis in South African mines but could not access...
2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Bakambu brace powers DR Congo as Guinea stay aliv
Modern Ghana
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Gambia and Malawi pulled off significant away victories on a lively day of CAF 2026 World Cup qualifying on Friday, while DR Congo strengthened their grip on Group B with a 4–1 win and Guinea kept their Group G challenge alive with a professional...
Mozambique, Qatar company ink agreement to develop key economic, social sectors
MENAFN
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August 28, 2025
(MENAFN) Mozambique and Qatar-based Al Mansour Holding have signed a strategic cooperation agreement worth 20 billion U.S. dollars in Maputo, aiming to accelerate development across vital economic and social sectors. The agreement covers a wide...
Mozambique, Qatari Company Seal USD20B Pact
MENAFN
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August 28, 2025
(MENAFN) Mozambique’s government and Qatar-based Al Mansour Holding have finalized a landmark $20 billion strategic partnership aimed at accelerating development across vital economic and social sectors. The agreement was signed Tuesday in Maputo,...
Mozambique, Qatar firm sign 20 bln USD deal to boost key sectors
Xinhua News Agency
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MAPUTO, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- The government of Mozambique and Al Mansour Holding, a Qatar-based investment conglomerate, signed a 20 billion U.S. dollar strategic cooperation agreement in the capital, Maputo, on Tuesday to boost development across...
On the shelf this week: A glimpse into the world of finance, history, and wellness
Financial Express
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1. How Women Invest in a Man’s World by Jyoti Mehndiratta Kappal Publisher: Bloomsbury Page: 224 Price: Rs 399 –Drawing on years of research and interviews, the author uncovers the emotional and psychological factors that shape women’s financial...