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Sudan declares cholera epidemic

Published on: August 19, 2024
16:50

Khartoum, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Adding to a trail of devastation left by 16 months of civil war, a full-blown cholera outbreak is gripping Sudan right now, forcing de African country to declare an epidemic stage.

Chile discloses preventive measures to ward off MPOX strain

Published on: August 19, 2024
15:25

Santiago, Chile, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Chilean healthcare authorities disclosed Monday the main preventive measures taken in the country, after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an emergency due to the eventual spread of MPOX.

India reports no monkeypox cases

Published on: August 19, 2024
13:31

New Delhi, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) India has not reported monkeypox (Mpox) cases, a disease declared as an emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO), authorities confirmed on Monday.

Scientific expedition reaches North Pole on a Russian icebreaker

Published on: August 19, 2024
11:59

Moscow, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) The fifth scientific and educational Icebreaker of Knowledge expedition, which this year is being carried out in an international format for the first time, arrived at the North Pole on the nuclear ship 50 Let Pobedy on Monday.

Mpox under control in South Africa

Published on: August 19, 2024
11:47

Pretoria, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) The South African Health Ministry assured that the current outbreak of Mpox (monkeypox) remains under control in the country, despite the epidemiological situation in other nations of the continent.

UN demands protection to humanitarian workers on World Day

Published on: August 19, 2024
11:20

United Nations, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) UN Secretary General António Guterres today demanded protection and safeguarding of humanitarian workers after the organization confirmed 2023 as the deadliest year on record for that work.

Cuba hosts international course on dengue and other arboviruses

Published on: August 19, 2024
09:24

Havana, Aug 19 (Prensa Latina) Scientists worldwide are participating on Monday in the 18th International Course on dengue and other emerging arboviruses, organized in Havana by the Pedro Kouri Tropical Medicine Institute (IPK), which is leading institution on communicable diseases.

Rains cause deaths and floods in El Salvador

Published on: August 18, 2024
11:56

San Salvador, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) The weekend rains in El Salvador caused at least four deaths, among them three children, and floods, authorities reported today.

Gaza readies antipolio vaccination plan, after case detected

Published on: August 18, 2024
11:00

Ramallah, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian health authorities are today preparing a vaccination campaign against polio in Gaza, after detecting the first case in 25 years as a consequence of the devastation caused by the Israeli aggression against this territory.

Russia continues delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria (+Photo)

Published on: August 18, 2024
10:06

Damascus, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) New batches of humanitarian assistance of food and health supplies were provided today by the Russian forces operating in Syria, in the provinces of Quneitra in the southwest and Latakia in the northwest.

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