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Mississippi capital's water system collapses from floods and poor maintenance

Wed, 2022-08-31 06:51 — mike kraft
Mississippi capital: Water everywhere, not a drop to drink JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's capital city is grappling with multiple water problems — there's been too much on the ground after heavy rainfall in the past week, and not enough safe water coming through the pipes for people to use. AP NEWS

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Millions more children to benefit from world’s first malaria vaccine: UNICEF

Tue, 2022-08-16 14:27 — FNUOvviyaa
Millions more children to benefit from world’s first malaria vaccine: The pharmaceutical company GSK has been awarded a contract to produce the world’s first malaria vaccine so that millions more children will be protected against the killer disease, the UN Children’s UN News

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More than 30 countries have areas with moderate to high malaria transmission, according to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), and the vaccine could provide added protection to more than 25 million children each year once supply ramps up...

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Federal agencies must recalibrate to fight today’s health challenges

Tue, 2022-08-09 11:37 — FNUOvviyaa
Federal agencies must recalibrate to fight today’s health challenges It is vital for any reforms to prioritize enhancing leadership and coordination across the federal bureaucracy while not eliminating critical missions and roles. dtodd The Hill

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Nonprofits launch $100M plan to support local health workers

Mon, 2022-08-08 13:35 — FNUOvviyaa
Nonprofits launch $100M plan to support local health workers A new philanthropic project hopes to invest $100 million in 10 countries, mostly in Africa, by 2030 to support 200,000 community health workers, who serve as a critical bridge to treatment for people with limited access to medical care. AP NEWS

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The investment seeks to empower the frontline workers that experts say are essential to battling outbreaks of COVID-19, Ebola and HIV...

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Why 100 million vaccines the US already has aren’t being used for monkeypox

Tue, 2022-08-02 18:44 — FNUOvviyaa
Why 100 million vaccines the US already has aren’t being used for monkeypox The U.S. already has 100 million doses in its stockpile. So why aren’t they being used to vaccinate the at-risk population? tlejeune The Hill

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United States
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‘Pharmacy deserts’: Time to review the definition

Fri, 2022-07-29 15:28 — FNUOvviyaa
‘Pharmacy deserts’: Time to review the definition We continue to see significant disparities in access to pharmacies in this country. dgilliland The Hill

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One key step toward solving the nation’s deadly nursing shortage

Fri, 2022-07-29 15:25 — FNUOvviyaa
One key step toward solving the nation’s deadly nursing shortage The solution is managing the peaks and valleys of patient flow created by elective surgery schedules. dtodd The Hill

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A rare look inside the Strategic National Stockpile — and how it went wrong at the start of the pandemic

Fri, 2022-07-29 15:21 — FNUOvviyaa
A rare look inside the Strategic National Stockpile — and how it went wrong at the start of the pandemic As the first wave of the Covid pandemic devastated the U.S., hospitals looked to the nation's stockpile for desperately needed supplies. They weren't there. NBC News

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U.S. can conduct 60,000-80,000 monkeypox tests per week, HHS secretary says

Thu, 2022-07-28 14:48 — FNUOvviyaa
U.S. can conduct 60,000-80,000 monkeypox tests per week, HHS secretary says The United States has the capacity to conduct 60,000-80,000 tests for monkeypox virus per week, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said on Thursday. Reuters Reuters

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Testing is crucial to getting monkeypox under control, but there's a 'shocking' lack of demand

Thu, 2022-07-28 14:15 — FNUOvviyaa
Testing is crucial to getting monkeypox under control, but there's a 'shocking' lack of demand Testing for monkeypox, a crucial part of containing the growing outbreak, has gotten off to a sluggish start at the five commercial laboratories that are doing nearly all of the nation's testing, CNN has learned. Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent CNN

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