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Health workers paint dire picture of Australia’s hospital systems as more than 8,500 staff isolate

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Health workers paint dire picture of Australia’s hospital systems as more than 8,500 staff isolate Effects of Covid surge and staff shortages reach regional centres, putting pressure on local clinics the Guardian
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Analysis: Years of neglect leaves sexual health clinics ill-prepared for monkeypox

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Analysis: Years of neglect leaves sexual health clinics ill-prepared for monkeypox Sexual health clinics on the frontline of the monkeypox response are already financially stretched, leaving the United States and UK ill-equipped to tackle the first major global health test since the COVID-19 pandemic. Julie Steenhuysen,Jennifer Rigby Reuters
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Spanish response to Covid poverty was too little, too late, report says

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Spanish response to Covid poverty was too little, too late, report says Human Rights Watch says pandemic exacerbated weaknesses in country’s social security system the Guardian

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U.N. agencies warn of "looming catastrophe" in world food situation

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World hunger rising as U.N. agencies warn of "looming catastrophe" World hunger levels rose again last year after soaring in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Ukraine war and climate change threatening starvation and mass migration on an "unprecedented scale" this year, according to U.N. agencies. Maytaal Angel Reuters

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U.S. seeks 250,000 mentors, tutors to help students overcome pandemic learning loss

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U.S. seeks 250,000 mentors, tutors to address pandemic learning loss The Biden administration on Tuesday will launch a new effort to recruit 250,000 mentors and tutors to help students who have fallen back in their learning during the coronavirus pandemic, the White House said. Jeff Mason Reuters

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Monkeypox cases triple in Europe, Africa concerned about vaccine supplies

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Monkeypox cases triple in Europe, WHO says, Africa concerned LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization's Europe chief warned Friday that monkeypox cases in the region have tripled in the last two weeks and urged countries to do more to ensure the previously rare disease does not become entrenched on the continent. AP NEWS

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And African health authorities said they are treating the expanding monkeypox outbreak as an emergency, calling on rich countries to share limited supplies of vaccines to avoid equity problems seen during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

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£4bn of NHS Covid PPE to be burned as it is unusable, says committee report

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£4bn of NHS Covid PPE to be burned as it is unusable, says committee report Opposition parties say the findings show the Conservatives are ‘burning taxpayers money by the billion’ the Guardian
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Homeless and incarcerated people in Minnesota struggled to access Covid vaccines

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Homeless and incarcerated people in Minnesota struggled to access Covid vaccines Homeless and incarcerated people had significantly lower Covid vaccination rates than others in Minnesota, according to a new study. Kate Sheridan STAT

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Fighting For Survival in the Shadow of Covid-19

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Fighting For Survival in the Shadow of Covid-19 For low-income countries, 'pandemic preparedness' means more than fighting the next virus. It’s about building the capacity necessary to keep entire health systems from crumbling. YahooNews
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Monkeypox: Africa CDC warns on vaccine hoarding amid monkeypox outbreak

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Africa CDC warns on vaccine hoarding amid monkeypox outbreak The acting director of Africa's top public health agency said on Thursday that he hoped vaccine hoarding, as seen by wealthier nations during the COVID-19 pandemic, would not be repeated with the current monkeypox outbreak. Bhargav Acharya,Alexander Winning Reuters
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