In addition, primary health care centers will be equipped to serve as the first point of detection for selected infectious diseases. In Yemen, IDA has helped save lives through the Emergency Health ...

Hence, education on basic disaster preparedness is crucial, he said. “If you're on the coast and you feel a notable shaking – an earthquake - as soon as you are safe, you should move to ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Health officials on Wednesday confirmed the first known severe illness in the U.S. caused by bird flu, and ...

Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Wednesday as the H5N1 bird ... nation — we are committed to further protecting public health, supporting our agriculture industry, and ensuring that ...

The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB ... Mpox (monkeypox) also re-emerged as a global concern, particularly impacting children. In August 2024, the World Health Organization declared a ...

Agency officials didn't immediately detail the person's symptoms, but the Louisiana Department of Health said the patient ... declared an emergency later Wednesday as the H5N1 virus spreads ...

The declaration of an emergency gives state and local health authorities additional means to contain the outbreak, including hiring staff and issuing new contracts. “This proclamation is a ...

On August 14, the WHO declared that the outbreaks of mpox (specifically clade Ib) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and several other countries in Africa constituted a public health emergency.

The fire is now at Emergency level and people in the rural areas of Mirranatwa and Victoria Valley, near the Grampians, are being urged to leave immediately. One home is under threat from a ...