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Rabies Battle – Dogs Rounded Up In Africa For Vaccination

Rabies Battle – Dogs Rounded Up In Africa For Vaccination

An estimated 59,000 people die every year from the deadly rabies virus. Almost all of these deaths are the result of being bitten by an infected domestic dog. Avoiding these bites is an obvious solution. But how easy is it to spot a rabid dog? Think of rabies and an image of a snarling dog, […]

Mask selfies – Coping with Mers in South Korea

Mask selfies – Coping with Mers in South Korea

From an economic slowdown to a curtailment in public social life, the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) outbreak in South Korea has taken a toll beyond those killed or infected with the virus. With 10 dead in South Korea, public confidence has faltered as authorities have failed to swiftly halt the spread of the disease. […]

Benin: Midwives Could Help Avert Millions of Maternal and Newborn Deaths

Benin: Midwives Could Help Avert Millions of Maternal and Newborn Deaths

“I have seen more and more women with child-delivery problems suffer needlessly,” said midwife Florence Djihoun, 48, at her UNFPA-supported clinic in Cotonou, Benin. Globally, complications of pregnancy or childbirth kill a woman about every two minutes. The majority of these deaths are completely preventable – and the remedies are well known. It is estimated, […]

South Africa successfully perfomes the world’s first penis transplant

South Africa successfully perfomes the world’s first penis transplant

The world’s first successful penis transplant was recently performed at Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town.This pioneering operation restored the dignity of a 21-year-old man who lost his penis when it developed gangrene after a ritual circumcision, and it has probably also given him back the ability to father his own children naturally something doctors hint […]

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