Vapes were banned in 34 countries as of July of this year, according to the WHO, including Brazil, India, Iran and Thailand. In other nations, including key markets like the U.S. and China, governments allow vapes but regulate their use. Australians need a prescription to use nicotine-containing e-cigarettes, but the country has struggled with a flood of illegal disposable vapes.
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday classified the JN.1 variant of the coronavirus as a “variant of interest” but said there wasn’t much of a threat to public health. “Based on the available evidence, the additional global public health risk posed by JN.1 is currently evaluated as low,” WHO said. Still, the agency cautioned…
The 90,000 families forced from their homes by flooding are now struggling with an outbreak of water and vector (mosquito) borne disease. Over half a million Kenyans are affected by flooding on the heels of "the worst drought in 40 years," according to a government spokesperson.
The World Health Organization said it has confirmed sexual transmission of mpox in Congo for the first time as the country experiences its biggest-ever outbreak, a worrying development that African scientists warn could make it more difficult to stop the disease. In a statement issued late Thursday, the U.N. health agency said a resident of Belgium traveled to Congo in March and tested positive for mpox, or monkeypox, shortly afterward. WHO said the individual “identified himself as a man who has sexual relations with other men” and that he had gone to several underground clubs for gay and bisexual men.