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WHO renames monkeypox disease

Decision made based on consultations with experts, countries and the general public

Malaria potentially spreading to countries where it is not typically endemic

Warning of an invasive species of mosquito across urban settings from east to west Africa

Redbrick AI secures seed funding

Healthtech platform Redbrick AI has announced a successful US$4.6 million seed funding round, as it plans to develop medical data annotation technology

HSBC Life paid out all prostate and testicular cancer claims so far this year

Both conditions are major targets of Men’s Health Awareness Month

APRIL Group sets up German subsidiary

The Cologne-based company will offer international health insurance solutions to German expatriates around the world

Covid cruise ship docked in Sydney

About 800 onboard passengers have Covid-19

AXA Health launches support and guidance services for women’s and men’s health

The new wellbeing services add to support for fertility, early parenthood, and menopause

Young professionals facing burnout by age of 24

Generation Z has been most badly hit over the last three years, according to global health service company Cigna

ITIC Global: Medical Directors forum

Moderators Dr Bettina Vadera and Dr Alex Veldman, alongside panelists, discussed the aeromedical transport of patients with psychiatric problems

World Mental Health Day highlights importance of mental health provision in insurance policies

Applying for insurance and making claims can be extremely difficult and time-consuming for millions of people with mental health concerns

Ugandan Ebola outbreak caused by Sudan Virus

On 20 September 2022, Uganda health authorities declared an outbreak of Ebola disease, caused by Sudan virus, following laboratory confirmation of a patient from a village in Madudu sub-county, Mubende…

ECDC mandate extended

Members of the European Parliament have endorsed the extended mandate of European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC)

Dengue alert reactivated for Asia and the Pacific Islands

Dengue is a risk in many parts of Asia and the Pacific Islands, but some countries are reporting increased numbers of cases of the disease

Legionella identified as cause of cluster of pneumonia cases in Tucuman, Argentina

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has been informed by the Argentina Ministry of Health that legionella has been confirmed as the cause of a cluster of pneumonia cases associated…

Togo becomes first country to eliminate four tropical diseases

Human African trypanosomiasis, dracunculiasis, lymphatic filariasis and trachoma have all been eradicated from the west African nation in the past few years

WHO ‘concerned’ about unequal access to monkeypox vaccines

The organisation’s Director General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu said that there was a risk that mistakes made during the pandemic could again leave the poorest people behind

Many expats turning to internet diagnoses for mental health

More than a quarter (28 per cent) of expats have self-reported that they suffer from least one mental health condition, according to AXA’s Global Healthcare Mind Health Index

Spain, Brazil report first deaths due to Monkeypox outside Africa

So far a total of Monkeypox-related 75 suspected deaths have been reported worldwide – however the overwhelming majority of cases have been parts of Africa where the virus is endemic

WHO declares monkeypox epidemic ‘international concern'

The World Health Organization (WHO) has labelled the ongoing monkeypox outbreak as a ‘public health emergency of international concern’ (PHEIC)

Marburg identified in Ghana

Two cases of Marburg virus have been identified in Ghana – the first time the Ebola-like disease has been found in the West African country