Dr. Jajini Varghese honoured with Outstanding Young Person of the World 2020.

Dr. Jajini Varghese honoured with Outstanding Young Person of the World 2020. Indian origin UK based plastic surgeon, Dr. Jajini Varghese has been named an ‘Outstanding Young Person of the World 2020’ by a non-profit NGO for her “incredible” scientific contributions to diagn…

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World Bank approves $12 billion to finance virus vaccines.

World Bank approves $12 billion to finance virus vaccines. The World Bank has approved $12 billion in financing to help developing countries buy and distribute vaccines, tests, and treatments for global pandemic aiming to support the vaccination of up to 1 billion people. The…

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The first person cured of HIV - Timothy Ray Brown - has died from cancer.

# The first person cured of HIV - Timothy Ray Brown - has died from cancer. Mr. Brown, who was also known as "the Berlin patient", was given a bone marrow transplant from a donor who was naturally resistant to HIV in 2007. It meant he no longer needed anti-viral dru…

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Brain-eating microbe found in US city, Lake Jackson.

# Brain-eating microbe found in US city, Lake Jackson. Residents of Lake Jackson, Texas, have been warned about using tap water after a deadly brain-eating microbe was found in the city's public water supply. Tests confirmed the presence of Naegleria fowleri in the system…

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India’s first female cardiologist Dr S Padmavati dies at age 103.

# India’s first female cardiologist Dr S Padmavati dies at age 103. Noted cardiologist Dr S Padmavati has died at age 103 due to Pandemic. Founder of National Heart Institute, she was born in Burma (now Myanmar) in 1917, a year before the world was hit by the Spanish Flu pan…

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Togo is first African country to end sleeping sickness as a public health problem.

# Togo is first African country to end sleeping sickness as a public health problem . The World Health Organization (WHO) announced last week that the West African nation of Togo has eliminated human African trypanosomiasis or “sleeping sickness” as a public health problem, b…

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Congo says world's largest measles epidemic is over.

# Congo says world's largest measles epidemic is over. The Democratic Republic of Congo said on Tuesday 25 August 2020 it has ended the world’s largest measles outbreak that has killed more than 7,000 children since it was declared 14 months ago. Health experts say the ac…

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WHO declares Africa as a polio free region.

# WHO declares Africa as a polio free region. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday 25 August 2020 declared that Africa was free of the virus that causes polio, a landmark in a decades-long campaign to eradicate the notorious disease around the world. This matter an…

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Sri Lanka among first two countries in the region to eliminate measles and Rubella.

# Sri Lanka among first two countries in the region to eliminate measles and Rubella. The Maldives and Sri Lanka were verified for having eliminated rubella, making them the first two countries in WHO South-East Asia Region to achieve measles and rubella elimination ahead of…

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South African AIDS Researcher Quarraisha Abdool Karim wins Merieux Prize.

# South African AIDS Researcher Quarraisha Abdool Karim wins Merieux Prize. A South African HIV researcher who found that a topical gel could stop many women catching the virus has been awarded one of France's top science prizes. Quarraisha Abdool Karim won the half a mil…

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State of the World’s Nursing Report - 2020.

# State of the World’s Nursing Report - 2020. The WHO has issued the first ever Sate of the World's Nursing Report 2020. The State of the world’s nursing 2020 report provides the latest, most up-to-date evidence on and policy options for the global nursing workforce. It …

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WHO commemorates the 40th anniversary of smallpox eradication.

# WHO commemorates the 40th anniversary of smallpox eradication. The World Health Organization commemorated the 40th anniversary of smallpox eradication today 13th may 2020, recognizing the historic moment on 9 December 1979 when the end of smallpox was confirmed to have bee…

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Major General Sanjeewa Munasinghe Appointed New Secretary to Ministry of Health.

# Major General Sanjeewa Munasinghe Appointed New Secretary to Ministry of Health. Major General Sanjeewa Munasinghe, Director General Army Medical Services, Colonel Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps and President of Sri Lanka College of Military Medicine assume…

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Lebanon becomes first Arab country to legalise cannabis farming for medical use.

# Lebanon becomes first Arab country to legalise cannabis farming for medical use. Lebanon has become the first Arab country to legalise cannabis farming for medical and industrial purposes.  Although growing the plant was previously illegal, cannabis has long been farmed ope…

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UN chief says the naval pandemic 'worst crisis' since World War II.

# UN chief says the naval pandemic 'worst crisis' since World War II. The United Nations chief has warned the naval pandemic presents the world with its "worst crisis" since World War II, with the number of dead in the United States now higher than in China…

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