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A turning point for reclaiming the right to health sovereignty in the Global South: In the new world order, countries choose progressive affiliations underscoring people centric regulations.

WHO is preparing for the very high probability that 2023 and 2024 will be marked by an El Nino event, which could increase transmission of dengue, Zika and chikungunya, says WHO’s Director-General. 

Lifting it is a sign of the progress the world has made in these areas, but Covid-19 is here to stay, the WHO warned.

"Learning to live with COVID19 does not mean we pretend it’s not there. It means we use the tools we have to protect ourselves, and protect others," Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCFH) is a viral haemorrhagic fever usually transmitted by ticks. It can also be contracted through contact with viraemic animal tissues during and immediately post-slaughter of animals. 

Marburg Virus Outbreak The first case was a 26-year-old male who checked into a hospital on June 26 and died on June 27. The second was a 51-year-old male who went to the hospital on June 28 and died the same day, WHO said.

Marburg is potentially very harmful and deadly: Case fatality rates in past outbreaks have ranged from 24% to 88%.

Monkeypox has sickened people for decades in central and west Africa. Until last month, monkeypox had not caused sizeable outbreaks beyond Africa. The version of the disease seen in Europe and elsewhere usually has a fatality rate of less than 1 per cent.

"For India, we estimate that 42,10,000 deaths were prevented by vaccination in this period. This is our central estimate, with the uncertainty in this estimate ranging between 36,65,000-43,70,000," lead author of the study, Oliver Watson from the Imperial College London said. 

About one in eight people in the world live with a mental disorder, said the World Health Organisation. The WHO report revealed that on average, countries dedicate less than 2 per cent of their healthcare budgets to mental health. Mental disorders are also the leading cause of years lived with disability (YLDs), accounting for one in every six YLDs globally.

After a total of 780 laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported or identified in 27 countries, WHO shared five key measures to stop the human-to-human transmission of monkeypox disease.

WHO called an emergency meeting on May 20 to discuss the monkeypox outbreak in Europe There are more than 100 confirmed monkeypox cases in Europe

A child has died from a mystery strain of severe hepatitis. WHO has confirmed that this strain has been reported in 12 countries. It said that it is aware of 169 rare cases of acute hepatitis.

Yogi Adityanath said that his government has been successful in ‘eradicating’ encephalitis in UP. He alleged that previous dispensations did not do anything for the prevention of the disease. Encephalitis is a serious neurological illness that causes inflammation of the brain.

The biggest rise in new Covid-19 cases was seen in the Western Pacific and Africa. 43,000 new deaths were reported globally, as per WHO's weekly report.

Study found that fully vaccinated people are more likely to catch BA.2 than the previous strain. Transmission rates among unvaccinated people were higher with BA.2 compared to BA.1, indicating unvaccinated people were carrying a higher viral load with BA.2.

Santanu Sen also stated that the portion of Arunachal Pradesh was also demarcated differently.

WHO has said the worst of coronavirus pandemic could be over this year. Global health body said it can happen if huge inequities in vaccinations and medicines are addressed quickly. It also slammed the imbalance in vaccinations between rich and poor countries.

Omicron variant is a 'cause of concern' The variant first found in South Africa

The World Health Organisation has warned that there could be shortfall of up to two billion syringes in 2022.