Global Health Notes: A Jubilee, an Eyewitness and a Threat

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1.??? WHA77: 50 YEARS OF IMMUNISATION HISTORY LIGHT THE WAY FORWARD

For this week’s World Health Assembly we are celebrating five decades of the Essential Programme on Immunisation, which has helped an impressive 154 million lives since its inception in 1974. Mark your calendar and join Gavi at the 77th World Health Assembly.

2.??? CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH – THE HEALTH WORKERS’ EYEWITNESS PERSPECTIVE

Health workers share firsthand experiences of climate change effects on communities, including malnutrition and increased diseases. Community-led solutions, like tree planting and sanitation improvement, emerge as crucial responses.

3.??? ?SPREAD OF DEADLIER MPOX STRAIN IN DRC COULD POSE GLOBAL THREAT

?A deadlier version of the mpox virus that spread around the world in 2022 could pose a global threat if it is not urgently contained. The new ‘clade I’ mpox strain has already caused nearly a thousand deaths in DRC over the past 18 months.

IN BRIEF

·????? CEPI is calling for urgent action to ensure global access to pandemic flu vaccines amid concerns over manufacturing capacity and equity.

·????? Health workers, including immunisation staff, are raising awareness and providing treatment for female genital schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease.

·????? Portable AI-enabled X ray machines are helping the fight against tuberculosis in Uganda.

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

IMMUNISATION IN ACTION: LESOTHO

Find out why, despite its small size, Lesotho the “Mountain Kingdom” is one of the most challenging places to deliver medical care in the world.

FROM THE ARCHIVE

VACCINE PROFILES: MPOX

This VaccinesWork article provides a detailed profiles of mpox and explores the? efforts to develop effective vaccines.

NOUVELLES DE LA SEMAINE

AU BENIN, LA DISPARITION DES MANGROVES MENACE LA SANTE HUMAINE

Le Bénin jouit de vastes étendues de végétation luxuriante, véritables trésors verts qui s'érigent en remparts contre le réchauffement climatique. Parmi ces joyaux naturels, les mangroves tiennent une place prépondérante dans le quotidien des communautés riveraines béninoises. Elles atténuent les inondations et les raz-de-marée, tout en contribuant à endiguer la propagation de maladies endémiques telles que le paludisme. Cependant, leur disparition progressive au fil des années sonne l'alarme.