Food poisoning diseases affect 10% of world population annually, says WHO

ten people annually, and the magnitude of the public health burden due to foodborne diseases was comparable to that of malaria or HIV and AIDS, the WHO said Globally, foodborne diseases affect one in ten people annually, and the magnitude of the public health burden due to foodborne diseases was comparable to that of malaria or HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. On World Food Safety Day on June 7, food safety experts called on attention and action to help prevent, detect and manage…

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Zim preps intensified measles, polio vaccination

PREPARATIONS for an intensified measles and polio vaccination campaign are well on course as the Ministry of Health and Child Care commenced the training of trainers in Masvingo on Monday. This comes on the heels of the declaration of a measles outbreak in Mutasa district. The Health Ministry is conducting a Intergrated meeting on Polio Campaign & EPI Training of Trainers workshop on Supplementary Immunization Activities with support from UNICEF ZIMBABWE and WHO Zimbabwe. The participants were drawn from the country’s 10 provinces. “There are planned measles and polio campaigns…

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