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Heart disease is not just a concern among the elderly

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Global Health Newsletter XXIII

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Medical waste output at 56,000 tonnes

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Zoonotic diseases must be a priority in India

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Intellectual property in the era of COVID-19

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Global Health Newsletter XIX

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Global Health Newsletter XXIII

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Virtually two years since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared it a pandemic, COVID-19 has already accounted for close on 350 million cases and more than 5.5 million fatalities. The “good” news is that the faster it spreads these days, the lower its deaths. The Omicron variant appears to be a more benevolent avatar though even more infectious than ever before. And some countries are going to extraordinary lengths, Canute-like, to keep the virus wave at bay. Not the least of them is China with its “zero-COVID” policy. Anyang, with a population of 5.5 million — was locked down because of a coronavirus outbreak. Residents are already in lockdown in the cities of Xi’an and Yuzhou, bringing the number of people confined to their homes to about 20 million.  As the 13 million residents of the city of Xi’an endure a third week of lockdown after a December 2021 outbreak, many Chinese are losing patience with the country’s “zero COVID” strategy. People expressed outrage on … Read Full Article about Global Health Newsletter XXIII

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