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Kenya: Severe drought fuels malnutrition, reduces hospital-delivery births in Turkana County

Dec

Kenya: Severe drought fuels malnutrition, reduces hospital-delivery births in Turkana County Following four successive failed rainy seasons, Kenya is amid the worst drought in 40 years, the UN’s women’s health agency, UNFPA, said on Tuesday, shining a light on 134,000 pregnant or breastfeeding women who are reported to be acutely malnourished and in need of treatment. UN News

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The drought crisis is not only affecting women’s access to essential maternal health care; it is causing serious undernutrition among pregnant women, escalating risks to them and their future babies.

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‘A very hard road ahead’ for China as COVID-19 cases spiral

Dec

'A very hard road ahead' for China as COVID-19 cases spiral BAZHOU, China (AP) — Nearly three years after it was first identified in China, the coronavirus is now spreading through the vast country. Experts predict difficult months ahead for its 1.4 billion people. AP NEWS

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Gottlieb: Drug shortage ‘isn’t like what we had with baby formula’

Dec

Gottlieb: Drug shortage ‘isn’t like what we had with baby formula’ Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said a shortage of antibiotic drugs in the U.S. is the result of pharmaceutical companies not expecting a surge in demand rathe… bdress The Hill

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COVID-19 Relief Funds: GAO Recomends improvments in Future Distribution of Federal Emergency Relief to Tribal Recipients

Dec

COVID-19 Relief Funds: Lessons Learned Could Improve Future Distribution of Federal Emergency Relief to Tribal Recipients The public health and economic effects of COVID-19 on tribal nations have been especially severe. To help tribes recover, Congress's pandemic relief... U.S. Government Accountability Office USGAO

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The public health and economic effects of COVID-19 on tribal nations have been especially severe. To help tribes recover, Congress's pandemic relief funding has included at least $43.6 billion to support new and existing programs that tribes could use to address their unique needs.

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Cholera vaccine supplies depleted as the disease surges--WHO

Dec

We've run out of cholera vaccines, WHO official says as disease surges The global stockpile is "currently empty or extremely low", a WHO official said, with 30 countries reporting outbreaks this year. Emma Farge Reuters

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China's COVID scare sparks run on flu medicines, test kits as far away as Australia

Dec

China's COVID scare sparks run on flu medicines, test kits as far away as Australia The rising alarm over COVID-19 spreading in China was felt in pharmacies in Hong Kong, Macau, and in some neighbourhoods in Australia, as people hunted for fever medicines and virus test kits to send to family and friends on the mainland. Stella Qiu,Sophie Yu Reuters

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Africa’s food crisis is the biggest yet – five reasons why

Dec

Five reasons why Africa is hungrier than ever How climate change, conflict and Ukraine are among drivers of the gravest food crisis in Africa's history Reuters

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The number of East Africans experiencing acute food insecurity – when a lack of food puts lives or livelihoods in immediate danger – has spiked by 60% in just the last year, and by nearly 40% in West Africa, according to the World Food Programme (WFP).

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AT WHO talks on pandemic pact, developing countries seek fairness

Dec

At start of WHO talks on pandemic pact, developing countries seek fairness Developing nations are lobbying for fairer access to treatments than they got during COVID-19 as global talks begin on drafting new health rules for combating pandemics. Emma Farge,Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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U.S. hospitals are the fullest they’ve been throughout the pandemic – but it’s not just Covid

Dec

Hospitals in the US are the fullest they've been throughout the pandemic -- but it's not just Covid | CNN Hospitals are more full than they've been throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a CNN analysis of data from the US Department of Health and Human Services. But as respiratory virus season surges across the US, it's much more than Covid that's filling beds this year. Deidre McPhillips CNN

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Senate report spotlights systemic problems behind U.S. early COVID response missteps

Dec

Senate report spotlights systemic problems behind early COVID response missteps The 242-page document is the latest to retrace early U.S. shortcomings to address the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak. CBS News

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While some of the details are new, the report's authors acknowledge several of their ultimate findings stem from systemic problems known long before President Donald Trump took office.

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