Health

The test – called Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra – uses molecular analysis to detect the genetic markers of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes TB, in the saliva of people suspected of infection. It is the first such test to receive “prequalification” status from the UN health agency, meaning it has passed rigorous quality checks and […]

The report titled Global Expenditure on Health: Out of the Pandemicshows a reduction in public health expenditure per per capita in 2022 across all income groups, following an increase in the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic. This concerning trend undermines progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC), a goal enshrined in the Sustainable Development Goals

In an update on the mutating virus – known as H5N1 – Dr. Madhur Dhingra of the Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, that it had “spilled onto wildlife”. More than 500 bird species have been infected, along with at least 70 mammal species, including the endangered California condor and polar bears. In regions that rely

In an update, the UN Office for the Coordination of Aid, OCHA, emphasized that attacks on civilian infrastructure have not stopped, “especially in northern Gaza, where the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reports appalling conditions at Kamal Adwan Hospital – and where 61 out of 95 attacks on school buildings since October 6, 2024 took

WHO spokesperson Dr. Margaret Harris told reporters in Geneva that the H5N1 virus that causes the disease is “does not circulate in people, but jumps into people” which is exposed to poultry or dairy cattle. “We don’t see sustained circulation,” she insisted. Underlying conditions The man who died of the disease in Louisiana was over