Ghana has made history by becoming the first country to approve a highly effective malaria vaccine developed by scientists at the University of Oxford in the UK. The vaccine, called R21/Matrix-M, has exceeded the World Health Organization’s target of 75% efficacy, making it…
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Tanzania announces outbreak of deadly Marburg virus disease.
Current Affairs (CA) Daily Updates4/01/2023 08:00:00 AMHEALTH & NUTRITION, SOCIAL & CULTURAL
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Tanzania has announced its first outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus disease (MVD), after five fatalities and three further cases were reported at a hospital in the country’s north-west Kagera region. Through contact tracing, approximately 161 people have been identified as…
Tanzania detects its first-ever cases of the highly fatal Marburg viral disease.
Current Affairs (CA) Daily Updates3/23/2023 11:54:00 AMHEALTH & NUTRITION, SOCIAL & CULTURAL
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Tanzania has confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg, a high-fatality viral hemorrhagic fever with symptoms broadly similar to those of Ebola, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. The WHO said in a late Tuesday statement that the confirmation of the disease by Tanzani…
Honduras's first woman president legalises morning-after-pill.
Current Affairs (CA) Daily Updates3/12/2023 11:30:00 PMHEALTH & NUTRITION, SOCIAL & CULTURAL
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Honduran President Xiomara Castro has overturned a 13-year ban on the emergency contraceptive pill. The country's first-ever woman leader said she had made the change by executive order for International Women's Day, on 8 March. The morning-after pill was "part o…
FBI chief Christopher Wray says China lab leak most likely.
Current Affairs (CA) Daily Updates3/01/2023 09:09:00 AMHEALTH & NUTRITION, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, SOCIAL & CULTURAL
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FBI Director Christopher Wray has said that the bureau believes Covid-19 most likely originated in a Chinese government-controlled lab. It is the first public confirmation of the FBI's classified judgement of how the pandemic virus emerged. Many scientists point out there…
China should be honest on Covid origin, says US envoy.
Current Affairs (CA) Daily Updates2/28/2023 09:05:00 AMHEALTH & NUTRITION, SOCIAL & CULTURAL
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The US envoy to China has called on the country to be "more honest" about the origins of the Covid-19 virus. His comments come a day after US media reported that a federal agency had found the pandemic probably started from a laboratory leak in Wuhan. The Department…
Sri Lanka reports highest rate of diabetes in Asia.
A national study conducted by local researchers has revealed that Sri Lanka has the highest rate of diabetes in Asia, with almost one in four adults having being diagnosed. The survey, done in 2019 by researchers from several local universities, the Medical Research Institut…
Argentina reports new cases of bird flu in its territory.
Current Affairs (CA) Daily Updates2/20/2023 12:04:00 AMHEALTH & NUTRITION, SOCIAL & CULTURAL
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Argentina confirmed on Saturday two new cases of bird flu detected in wild birds, three days after reporting the first findings of the disease in the South American region. Argentina, along with Uruguay - two important international agricultural producers - this week declare…
Infectious Covid virus can stay on some groceries for days.
Current Affairs (CA) Daily Updates1/29/2023 02:42:00 PMHEALTH & NUTRITION, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, SOCIAL & CULTURAL
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The Covid virus can reside on some ready-to-eat groceries for days, UK experts have confirmed. Scientists carried out tests for the Food Standards Agency (FSA), purposely smearing the virus on to packaging and food products, including fruit, pastries and bottled drinks. They …
MSN launched the of world’s first branded generic Palbociclib Tablets.
Current Affairs (CA) Daily Updates1/19/2023 09:33:00 PMHEALTH & NUTRITION, SOCIAL & CULTURAL
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MSN Group, one of the fastest-growing, research-based fully integrated pharmaceutical companies based out of Hyderabad, India, has announced the launch of the world’s first generic Palbociclib Tablets, 75mg, 100mg and 125mg for Advanced Breast Cancer Therapy under the brand…
Interim order issued on compulsory retirement of doctors and specialists.
The Court of Appeal has issued an interim order suspending the inclusion of doctors and specialist doctors in the gazette notification on the compulsory retirement of government sector employees. Accordingly, the compulsory retirement age of 60 will not be enforced on doctor…
World Health Organization names Dr Amelia Latu Afuhaamango Tuipulotu as Chief Nursing Officer.
Current Affairs (CA) Daily Updates12/15/2022 10:17:00 AMHEALTH & NUTRITION, SOCIAL & CULTURAL
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Dr Amelia Latu Afuhaamango Tuipulotu will become WHO's Chief Nursing Officer. Previously Minister for Health of the Kingdom of Tonga, and before that Tonga’s Chief Nursing Officer, Dr Tuipulotu will join WHO in the first quarter of 2023. As WHO’s Chief Nursing Officer, D…
World Health Organization names Sir Jeremy Farrar as Chief Scientist.
Current Affairs (CA) Daily Updates12/15/2022 10:10:00 AMHEALTH & NUTRITION, SOCIAL & CULTURAL
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WHO announced that Dr Jeremy Farrar will become its new Chief Scientist. Currently, Director of the Wellcome Trust, Dr Farrar will join WHO in the second quarter of 2023. As WHO’s Chief Scientist, Dr Farrar will oversee the Science Division, bringing together the best brains…
Vaccinated Americans a majority of COVID deaths for first time in August.
For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, a majority of Americans dying from the coronavirus were at least partially vaccinated, according to a new analysis of federal and state data. The waning efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines and increasingly contagious strains…
Pfizer buys COVID diagnostic app developed by Aussie-based Sri Lankan professor.
Current Affairs (CA) Daily Updates10/12/2022 01:33:00 PMHEALTH & NUTRITION, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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A Brisbane-based company that invented a smartphone app it says can diagnose COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses by listening to someone cough has been purchased by Pfizer for nearly $180 million. ResApp Health Limited uses diagnostic technology developed by Associate P…
Breast Cancer Awareness Month - October
Current Affairs (CA) Daily Updates10/07/2022 01:09:00 AMHEALTH & NUTRITION, IMPORTANT DAYS
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Every year Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) is observed in the month of October, from 01 to 31. The annual international health campaign aims to increase awareness of the disease and to raise funds for research into its cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure. …
Ebola outbreak declared in Uganda after 'rare' strain is found.
Current Affairs (CA) Daily Updates9/22/2022 12:24:00 AMHEALTH & NUTRITION, SOCIAL & CULTURAL
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Uganda has declared an Ebola outbreak after the "rare" Sudan strain was confirmed in a 24-year-old man, health authorities say. The case was detected in the Mubende district and comes after six suspicious deaths in the same area. The World Health Organisation (WHO)…
Covid-19 pandemic is over in US – President Biden.
President Joe Biden has declared the pandemic over in the US, even as the number of Americans who have died from Covid continues to rise. Mr Biden said that while "we still have a problem", the situation is rapidly improving. Statistics show that over 400 Americans …
International PCOS Awareness Month: 01 - 30 September.
Current Affairs (CA) Daily Updates9/19/2022 11:59:00 PMHEALTH & NUTRITION, IMPORTANT DAYS
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a serious genetic, hormone, metabolic and reproductive disorder that affects women and girls. It is the leading cause of female infertility and a precursor for other serious conditions including obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular di…
China approves inhaled Covid vaccin.
Current Affairs (CA) Daily Updates9/19/2022 04:31:00 PMHEALTH & NUTRITION, SOCIAL & CULTURAL
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China has become the first country to approve an inhaled Covid vaccine. Made by CanSino, it has similar ingredients to its injected vaccine, using a harmless adenovirus as a carrier for the genetic code that teaches the body how to fight Covid. Inhaled as a fine mist, Convide…
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