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World Tuberculosis Day highlights global epidemic

TB is reportedly the second leading cause of death worldwide by an infectious disease, after Covid-19

AXA publishes third edition of its Mind Health Report

Study identifies mental health and wellness issues

Telemedicine market to be worth more than $590.9 billion by 2032

Covid-19 pandemic started the growth, with higher standards of telemedicine and versatility key factors in its success

AXA Global Healthcare launches AI-based virtual assistant

IPMI customers now have another way to get support and assistance

Portable connectivity centre deployed to Ukraine to help refugees

The first container of its kind to provide tech and medical training, with specially trained students drafted in

New report published highlights the ongoing challenges in the fight against malaria

The goal is to eliminate malaria in Africa by 2030

Singapore lifts final Covid-19 restrictions

The health situation has ‘stabilised’ in the country

US House of Representatives votes to end Covid-19 vaccine requirement for foreign air travellers

The White House is opposed to this bill

Medical tourism market estimated to be worth US$97.9 billion by 2030

Popular treatments include veneers, knee and hip reconstruction, and implants

Covid-19 public health emergency in US to end in May

Vaccines and at-home testing to stop, as will extra payments to hospitals

More than one in four Brits find work the best place to talk about mental health

Employers encouraged to get behind latest campaign, with Mind’s Time to Talk Day 2023 on 2 February

Norovirus cases in UK 37 per cent higher than pre-pandemic average

This has been described as ‘unusual norovirus activity’, with the elderly increasingly affected

Health screening uptake for British women, but inequalities remain

Women are still facing barriers to accessing lifesaving care

Medibank top Australian health insurer in 2022

It has overtaken Bupa after six years at the top

WHO to decide whether Covid-19 still a global emergency

High levels of infections in China causing doubts

Colombian government declares mandatory insurance coverage for medical cannabis products

Cannabis can be used as treatment for chronic and neuropathic pain, epilepsy and other conditions

WHO reviews Covid variant data from China

The Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) meets regularly to review the latest scientific evidence on circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants and advises the World Health Organization (WHO) on whether a…

One in three UK employees reports significant mental health conditions

Many employees also felt too embarrassed to seek help, or felt that their problems weren’t severe enough

Forum on immunisation and Polio eradication in Africa

In recognition that immunisation is a global health and development success story, saving millions of lives each year, a recent Forum in Senegal called for equal access to Polio vaccinations…