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Four countries report more vaccine-derived polio cases

Four African countries—Benin, Burkina Faso, Liberia, and Yemen—reported new polio cases this week, all involving vaccine-derived strains, according to the latest weekly update from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI).

Three of the four countries reported circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2). Benin reported one case from Northern province, marking its first of 2021. So far, all of its cases are linked to Nigeria's Jigawa outbreak. Burkina Faso also reported one more case, which involves a patient from Bobo and is counted in the country's 2020 total, now at 62. The country is experiencing different outbreaks, including ones linked to events in Nigeria and Toto.

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Donors making a difference: Setting goals, producing results

Countries are making gains against liver disease through hepatitis B vaccination. Above, newly vaccinated triplets in Kyrgyzstan © WHO/Almaz Zhumaliev

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Monkeypox: Sri Lanka detects first case

COLOMBO (News 1st) – Sri Lanka's health ministry reported the first case of monkey pox in the country.Sources said the patient had returned from abroad, and was directed to medical treatment.What is Monkeypox?Monkeypox is a viral zoonosis (a virus transmitted to humans from animals) with symptoms similar to those seen in the past in smallpox patients, although it is clinically less severe. With the eradication of smallpox in 1980 and subsequent cessation of smallpox vaccination, monkeypox has emerged as the most important orthopoxvirus for public health.

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UNHRC: Resolution on Sri Lanka adopted – Voting Results

COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Core Group resolution on Sri Lanka at the United Nations Human Rights Council was adopted on Thursday (6).Votes In Favor: 20 Votes Against: 07 Abstentions: 20 Sri Lanka has categorically rejected the resolution. #lka #SriLanka #SLnews #News1st #UNHRC #HumanRights Voted in Favor:1. Argentina 2.

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Donors making a difference: Eliminating neglected tropical diseases and other outbreaks

Benin is one of several African countries to make significant progress against sleeping sickness. Above, a health professional holds an insect net in front of Bopa Medical Centre. ©Eric Lafforgue

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Artists sing social anthems for United Nations anniversary

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – For Grammy-winning international star Angelique Kidjo, her artistry and her activism inform each other because music has the power to connect beyond skin color, language or countries. “Music has that absolutely powerful side to it that sometimes when I finish a concert, I’m like, ’Why can’t we just live like this?'” said the singer-songwriter from the West African country of Benin.

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Nigeria's anti-police protesters storm prison, free inmates

LAGOS – Nigeria's protests against police brutality turned violent Monday when a crowd stormed a prison and freed some 200 inmates in Benin in southern Nigeria. Some prisoners jumped from a high fence of the institution while others were seen running away on the street, according to videos from the scene.

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No Rest For Angélique Kidjo: How The African Icon Is Keeping Busy (& Helping Others) In Lockdown

It was going to be an important year for Angélique Kidjo. In March, a few months after earning her fourth Grammy Award (for her Celia Cruz tribute album, Celia), the singer had planned to celebrate her own 60th birthday — along with the 60th anniversary of independence of her native Benin — with a special performance at New York City’s Carnegie Hall featuring everyone from Nigerian Afropop star Yemi Alade to Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes.Of course, due to the coronavirus pandemic, those plans changed, and the March 14 concert was cancelled just days ahead of time.

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Covid-19: After lockdown, a world of masks

Dismissed as useless, now apparently indispensable -- wearing a face mask as protection from the new coronavirus is becoming commonplace around the world as countries begin to emerge from lockdowns.

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Maha Police files FIR against 156 foreigners who attended Tablighi Jamaat event

Mumbai: Maharashtra Police has registered 15 cases against at least 156 foreign nationals who had attended the Tablighi Jamaat gathering in Delhi for violation of Foreigners Act during lockdown, an official said on Saturday.

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African elite who once sought treatment abroad are grounded

JOHANNESBURG – The coronavirus pandemic could narrow one gaping inequality in Africa, where some heads of state and other elite jet off to Europe or Asia for health care unavailable in their nations. As countries including their own impose dramatic travel restrictions, they might have to take their chances at home.

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Coronavirus: Ex-Arsenal star Emmanuel Adebayor held in isolation on way to Togo

Emmanuel Adebayor's attempt to return to his family in Togo during the coronavirus crisis has been thwarted after the striker was held in quarantine during a stop-over in Benin.

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Emmanuel Adebayor 'stuck in Benin for 15 days' and risks being sacked by Paraguayan club Olimpia

Emmanuel Adebayor has put his future at new club Olimpia in doubt after being held in quarantine after attempting to fly home to his family in Togo.

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