Headlines- According to US President Donald Trump, talks with Iran may occur this next weekend.
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards claim that in response to US strikes on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, they opened fire on US military installations.
- In order "to safeguard national security," Bahrain's Ministry of Interior declared that it has arrested fifteen people who were allegedly linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- Kuwait said on Wednesday that one person was killed and numerous others were injured in an Iranian missile and drone strike on its international airport.
- During a press conference in Geneva on Wednesday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, stated that the Ebola virus in central Africa has had a "big head-start" and warned that health officials were still lagging behind.
Tag: Tuberculosis
Though Still One of World’s Deadliest...
According to the World Health Organization’s latest annual report, the number of tuberculosis cases worldwide increased last year as the COVID-19 pandemic’s disruption of health services hampered efforts to fight the disease. Henry Ridgwell has this report.
World TB Day Sees Global Efforts...
One of the deadliest diseases in the world is tuberculosis, or TB, an infection of the lungs caused by bacteria. Cases are rising again after decades of progress. World TB Day is observed on March 24.
Nigeria Tuberculosis Day
Health experts say Nigeria isn’t likely to meet the United Nations’ 2030 tuberculosis eradication target, as the nation still accounts for the highest fatality rate from the disease in Africa. Officials say they’re trying to address major factors like inadequate awareness and funding by offering free screening and treatment
A Graduate’s Dream Job: Helping Rats...
Global nonprofit organization in Tanzania has developed innovative method using African giant pouched rats to detect landmines and tuberculosis using their extraordinary sense of smell