World Health Organisation WHO has begun vaccinating frontline health workers and contacts in response to a new Ebola outbreak in Kasai Province, DRC. An initial 400 doses of the Ervebo vaccine have been administered in Bulape, with plans to deliver an additional 45,000 doses. The outbreak, declared in September, has caused 32 suspected cases, 20…
World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a strong call for nations and health partners to intensify efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis, especially following the reclassification of hepatitis D as carcinogenic to humans. This reclassification underscores hepatitis D’s significantly higher risk of causing liver cancer compared to hepatitis B alone, emphasizing the urgency for increased awareness,…