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Viewpoint: ‘My Body Feels Like Lead’: Heat is Making Pregnancy a Nightmare in Karachi
Rising temperatures are bringing worry and real risks to pregnant women, as nonprofits try their best to help.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- Asia Pacific
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Dangerous Deliveries: Alarming Rise in Mothers Giving Birth Without Clean Water, WaterAid Research Finds
Investing in clean water, toilets, and handwashing in healthcare facilities could cut maternal and newborn deaths in half, for only $1 per person.
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- WASH
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- Global
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In Malawi’s Townships, ‘Relatable’ Youths Step Up as Mpox Peer Educators
25-year-old peer educator Angeline Shwele calls herself and her fellow activists “the face of mpox awareness” in her community. Being both visible and relatable is crucial, she says.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Exposure to Hot, Humid Conditions In-Utero Is Dangerous for Child Health: Study
Researchers from the University of California Santa Barbara looked at the effect of prenatal exposure to extremely hot, humid conditions on the health of children in South Asia.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- Asia Pacific
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Lenacapavir Approved in Zambia and Zimbabwe in Record Time Through WHO Collaborative Registration Procedure
These rapid authorizations underscore the potential of regulatory reliance as a powerful model for accelerating access to innovative health products.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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AI-Powered Telemedicine Bridges Prenatal Care Gap in Low and Middle-Income Countries
The AI component integrates deep learning models capable of identifying standard fetal planes critical for prenatal assessments.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Pakistan Introduces HPV Vaccine to Protect Girls From Cervical Cancer, Joining 150 Countries
The goal is to vaccinate at least 90% of 13 million eligible girls during this campaign and integrate the vaccine into routine immunization for 9-year-old girls in subsequent years.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Melinda Gates Announces $100 Million Investment in Women’s Health Research
The partnership is between Pivotal, a group of organizations founded by French Gates, and Wellcome Leap, a nonprofit organization.
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- Health Care
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- Global
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