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Mpox, also known as monkeypox, is a rare disease caused by a virus. It leads to rashes and flu-like symptoms. Mpox spreads through close contact with someone who’s infected. You can also get it from an infected animal. As it continues to pose health risks, it’s crucial to take proactive measures to protect yourself and…
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has recorded 39 confirmed cases of mpox but with zero death in the country. Director General of the NCDC, Jide Idris, disclosed this on Thursday at a press briefing to declare mpox as a public health emergency of international concern. According to Idris, the 39 confirmed…
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Civil Society Organisations in West Africa have called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to deploy an all-female delegation to persuade the military leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger to return to the regional bloc. While also stressing the need for the body to engage the African Union in the mediation…
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The United Nations asked for breaks in the fighting in Gaza for seven days to vaccinate more than 640,000 children against polio, which has been discovered in the territory’s wastewater. UN agencies want to provide novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) to children under 10 starting later this month, the World Health Organization (WHO)…
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Chinese company Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited is reportedly planning to seize assets belonging to Nigeria in eight countries. Zhongshan received an order from a court in Paris, France, to ground three presidential aircraft owned by the Federal Government in Europe and is planning to seize a few others. To achieve its aim, Zhongshan…