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Health

TB Now Leading Global Infectious Deaths, Surpassing COVID-19

Tuberculosis (TB) has now overtaken COVID-19 as the world’s leading infectious killer, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In 2023 alone, TB caused 1.25 million deaths, marking a return to its status as the primary infectious...

Foreign

Marburg Virus: Rwanda Battles First-Ever Outbreak

Rwanda is currently grappling with its first-ever outbreak of the Marburg virus disease (MVD), a highly contagious and deadly virus similar to Ebola. The World Health Organization (WHO) and Rwandan health authorities confirmed the outbreak...