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Mashup Score: 7Mpox outbreaks in Africa constitute a public health emergency of continental security - 6 month(s) ago
On Aug 13, 2024, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) declared mpox a public health emergency of continental security (PHECS) in Africa, acting under its mandate to address significant public health threats. This mandate was established in July, 2022, by the Executive Council of the Africa Union (AU) Assembly through its decision EX.CL/Dec.1169(XLI), empowering Africa CDC to coordinate responses to epidemics by mobilising African leaders, governments, and relevant agencies.
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Mashup Score: 9
Pleased to have attended the South-East Asia Regional Immunisation Technical Advisory Group Meeting (#sear-itag) representing the Australian Regional…
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Mashup Score: 7India's schoolgirls are leading a silent cycling revolution - 6 month(s) ago
The most notable rise in cycling in India has occurred among rural schoolgirls, a study finds.
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Mashup Score: 11Measuring what matters: Context-specific indicators for assessing immunisation performance in Pacific Island Countries and Areas - 7 month(s) ago
Increasing countries’ access to data can improve immunisation coverage through evidence-based decision-making. However, data collection and reporting is resource-intensive, so needs to be pragmatic, especially in low-and-middle-income countries. We aimed to identify which indicators are most important for measuring, and improving, national immunisation performance in Pacific Island Countries (PICs). We conducted an expert elicitation study, asking 13 experts involved in delivering immunisation programs, decision-makers, health information specialists, and global development partners across PICs to rate 41 indicators based on their knowledge of the feasibility and relevance of each indicator. We also asked experts their preferences for indicators to be retained or removed from a list of indicators for PICs. Experts participated in two rating rounds, with a discussion on the reasons for ratings before the second round. We calculated mean scores for feasibility and relevance, and ranked i
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Mashup Score: 1
The Western Australia Department of Health issued a health alert for northern Western Australia on June 26 due to an elevated risk of mosquito-borne diseases, especially in the Pilbara, Kimberley, Gascoyne, and Midwest regions. In 2024, four cases of Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) have been reported, including two fatal cases from the Pilbara region, with officials emphasizing the importance of protecting against mosquito bites.
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Mashup Score: 13
This scoping review identified all published outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases in healthcare workers between 2000 and 2022. Vaccine-preventable dis
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Mashup Score: 3ICYMI: busting out of ‘peak denial’, Conference Watch, a message to museums, rural health news – and upcoming events - 8 month(s) ago
This column brings news on the next National Rural Health Commissioner, the NSW Budget, and a consultation for First Nations
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Mashup Score: 21From injuries to infectious diseases, what are the health risks in the aftermath of PNG’s landslide? - 9 month(s) ago
Many people who survived the catastrophic landslide in PNG are likely to be facing serious injuries and illness, with warnings of a significant risk of disease outbreaks in the country.
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Mashup Score: 5Giving young children peanut products cuts allergy risk, study finds - 9 month(s) ago
Children who eat peanut snacks regularly from four to six months onwards 71% less likely to have peanut allergy at 13, research finds
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Mashup Score: 0Human case of avian influenza (bird flu) detected in returned traveller to Victoria - 9 month(s) ago
A human case of avian influenza A(H5N1) infection, also known as “bird flu”, has been reported in Victoria.
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Mpox outbreaks in Africa constitute a public health emergency of continental security - summary of the Africa CdC ECG deliberations. https://t.co/IziwS194vN