health

Malaria cases and deaths remained stable in 2021 – WHO

Published on: December 8, 2022
16:22

United Nations, Dec 8 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said there are many reasons to dream of a future without malaria, a disease that remained stable in 2021 despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

France reports over 75,000 Covid-19 cases

Published on: December 7, 2022
18:20

Paris, Dec 7 (Prensa Latina) The French Public Health agency on Wednesday reported as many as 75,752 new cases of Covid-19 following Tuesday´s report of more than 100,000 cases for the first time in months.

Uruguayan FM misses MERCOSUR summit due to ailment

Published on: December 6, 2022
11:14

Montevideo, Dec 6 (Prensa Latina) Uruguayan Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo was hospitalized due to health problems during the day of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) Summit, ongoing in this capital.

Syria sets to oral vaccination against cholera

Published on: December 4, 2022
07:53

Damascus, Dec 4 (Prensa Latina) Syrian health authorities started (from Sunday to 15) an oral vaccination campaign against cholera, especially in regions reporting highest number of contagions.

China reports 31,879 new Covid-19 cases, two deaths

Published on: December 4, 2022
07:23

Beijing, Dec 4 (Prensa Latina) China on Sunday reported two more deaths and 31,879 cases of Covid-19 due to the new fresh wave registered in different parts of the country.

India reports 226 new Covid-19 cases

Published on: December 4, 2022
07:12

New Delhi, Dec 4 (Prensa Latina) India on Sunday reported 226 new cases of Covid-19 to bring total to 44,673,392 people infected since 2020, according to India´s Health and Family Welfare Ministry.

UNICEF warns of rising HIV/AIDS death toll in children aged under 19

Published on: November 28, 2022
16:27

United Nations, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) Some 110,000 children aged under 19 have passed away of AIDS in 2021, and the recent infection toll has reached 2.7 million children.

Panama to donate 30,000 Covid-19 vaccines to Bahamas

Published on: November 24, 2022
17:10

Panama City, Nov 24 (Prensa Latina) Panamanian government has recently authorized to donate about 30,000 Pfizer vaccines to the Bahamas in order to fight off the Covid-19 pandemic, Panama´s Health Minister Luis Francisco Sucre said on Thursday.

Covid-19 infection toll continues to rise in Puerto Rico, 13 deaths

Published on: November 24, 2022
16:46

San Juan, Nov 24 (Prensa Latina) The increased Covid-19 infection toll continues to rise on Thursday in Puerto Rico by reporting 201 hospitalizations and 13 new deaths, according to the country´s Health Ministry.

Nearly 40 million children dangerously susceptible to measles threats

Published on: November 23, 2022
17:49

United Nations, Nov 23 (Prensa Latina) Measles vaccination coverage has steadily declined since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2021, a record high of nearly 40 million children missed a measles vaccine dose: 25 million children missed their first dose and an additional 14.7 million children missed their second dose, a joint publication by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports.

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