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    Sharp rise in measles cases in Afghanistan, says WHO

    The number of cases of measles and deaths caused by measles among increased by 18 per cent in the week of January 24, and...
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    WHO’s aid plea warns of risks from new variants

    Warning of the emergence of more dangerous variants of COVID-19 on the anvil, a press release pointed out the inequities in the access to...
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    Health

    Nepal investing in health care but equality of access lags

    High quality health care is not universally accessible in Nepal, and is generally enjoyed by only a relatively small and elite portion of the...
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    Health

    Making RNA vaccines easier to swallow

    A pill that releases RNA in the stomach could offer a new way to administer vaccines, or to deliver therapies for gastrointestinal disease. Anne Trafton...
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    Health

    Endgame for Polio in Pakistan

    Pakistan recently reported that its campaign to eradicate polio reached a critical milestone with no cases reported for a year. By Zofeen Ebrahim / Inter...
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    Children

    Leprosy in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal

    Cases of leprosy detected among migrant labourers returning from their employment abroad has reignited the conversation on the much-stigmatised disease. Doctors in Jhapa, Nepal have...
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    Health

    Dementia cases ‘set to almost triple by 2050’: study

    A study published 6 January in The Lancet Public Health says the increase in dementia is largely due to population growth and ageing. Predicting...
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    Children

    Child asthma cases linked to cities’ dirty air

    A study published in this month's issue of The Lancet Planertary Health says that nitrogen dioxide pollution is the cause of 1.85 million child asthma...
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