Mexico city, Mexico | Xinhua | The tobacco industry and tobacco consumption are exacerbating soil, air and water pollution, along with deforestation, according to one expert. “The tobacco industry is one of the main causes of global deforestation, since it cuts down trees to create an area for tobacco plants, which …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will not be affected by monkeypox according to officials from the Ministry of Health. Monkeypox is a viral disease caused by the orthopoxvirus. It is a zoonotic disease spread from animals to human beings. The disease belongs to the same family as the eradicated smallpox …
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Brazzaville, Congo | Xinhua | Seven African countries have cumulatively reported nearly 1400 monkeypox cases so far this year, with 1,392 suspected and 44 confirmed cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday in a statement. The cases have been reported from Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the …
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Geneva, Switzerland | THE INDEPENDENT | Member States of the World Health Organisation have set country targets to tackle the occurrence of diabetes. The targets were set during the ongoing 75 World Health Assembly that is taking place in Geneva Switzerland. The targets are supposed to be achieved by 2030. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Sabrina Kitaka, a senior pediatrician says that milk as a beverage taken correctly is considered as a beneficial product for growing children and teenagers. She says milk contains the daily required sources of water, proteins, calcium, vitamin A, vitamin B, and vitamin D which …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has reported an increase in malaria cases in the country. According to the health ministry, there is a 50 percent increase in the number of persons seeking treatment for the disease. The increased cases are being experienced in the regions …
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Monkeypox symptoms include 🟠rash with blisters 🟠fever 🟠swollen lymph nodes 🟠headaches 🟠muscles and back aches 🟠low energy You can catch monkeypox through: 🟠skin-to-skin contact 🟠face-to-face contact 🟠mouth-to-skin contact 🟠touching infected bedding, towels, clothing or objects Buenos Aires, Argentina | Xinhua | Argentina has confirmed its first case of monkeypox in …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Thursday warned African countries to increase surveillance against monkeypox and build strong infection control measures against the virus. Ahmed Ogwell, Acting Director of Africa CDC, while addressing journalists in his period briefing said the …
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The Centenary Monument and Freedom Sculpture, epitomize technical dexterity and studio prowess Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | For one who has been to the Centenary Park in Kampala, located next to Hotel Africana, they should have caught sight of the strikingly in design artwork in the gardens of the …
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Scientists discover they feed in shifts some during day, and some at night FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | Malaria cases and deaths have been slowing down in sub-Saharan Africa in the last few years. This is because of a steady drop in incidence rate of the disease for decades prior …
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