The U.N. agency will reconvene a meeting of the committee that will advise on declaring the outbreak a global health emergency, the WHO’s highest level of alert, in the week beginning July 18 or sooner, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual news conference from Geneva. At its previous meeting on June 27, the committee…

Effective Sunday 17 July, the wearing of mask will no longer be a mandatory requirement except for visits to any health facility in Trinidad and Tobago. So said Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh during Wednesday’s virtual Covid-19 press conference. He said in keeping with a statement made by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley during a press…

With an increasing trend in cases of syphilis and congenital syphilis in the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is calling on countries and health professionals to step up the fight against this preventable and curable disease that affects thousands of people each year. An estimated 4.6 million people have syphilis in the region,…

Venezuela‘s national flag carrier, Conviasa, announced on July 2nd that it will launch the new international route from Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, to China’s southern metropolitan city, Guangzhou. The flights will be operated by Conviasa’s Airbus A340 aircraft. https://twitter.com/LAConviasa/status/1542973819521929216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1542973819521929216%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsimpleflying.com%2Fvenezuela-to-china-conviasa-set-for-guangzhou-flights%2F The weekly flight will take off from Caracas Simon Bolívar International Airport (CCS) and arrives at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) with…

The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred financial inclusion – driving a large increase in digital payments amid the global expansion of formal financial services. This expansion created new economic opportunities, narrowing the gender gap in account ownership, and building resilience at the household level to better manage financial shocks, according to the Global Findex 2021 database.…

The World Health Organization said “sustained transmission” of monkeypox worldwide could see the virus begin to move into high-risk groups, such as pregnant people, immunocompromised people and children. WHO said on Wednesday it is investigating reports of infected children, including two cases in the United Kingdom, as well as following up reports in Spain and France.…

Monkeypox not considered a global emergency at this point The World Health Organization said the escalating monkeypox outbreak in more than 50 countries should be closely monitored but does not warrant being declared a global health emergency. In a statement Saturday, a WHO emergency committee said many aspects of the outbreak were “unusual” and acknowledged…

Singapore has recorded its first recent case of monkeypox in a British flight attendant who entered the country last week. Authorities on Tuesday disclosed the case, saying the 42-year-old man had flown in and out of the city state in mid-June. It marks the first recorded case of monkeypox in South-East Asia linked to a…

Gay and bisexual men who are at a ‘high risk’ of catching monkeypox are set to be offered a vaccine to protect against the infection, health chiefs announced today. Nearly 800 cases of the virus, which is usually only spotted in Africa, have been reported in the UK. Almost all infections so far have been spotted…

The World Health Organisation is looking into reports that the monkeypox virus is present in the semen of patients, exploring the possibility that the disease could be sexually transmitted, a WHO official said on Wednesday. Many cases in the current monkeypox outbreak, largely centred on Europe, are among sexual partners who have had close contact,…