By World Health Organization
Make sure your food is safe!
Did you know that over 200 diseases are caused by eating food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites, or chemical substances such as heavy metals?
This World Food Safety Day learn 5 ways to ensure your food is safe:
Keep clean
Separate raw and cooked
Cook thoroughly
Keep food at safe temperatures
Use safe water and raw materials
Guidelines on mpox
Newly released guideline on the clinical management and infection prevention and control of mpox can support patients with mpox as well as their health workers and caregivers.
Guidelines highlight how:
Mothers with mpox can continue breastfeeding, given the many health benefits for their baby. Breastfeeding mothers can limit direct skin contact — especially if there are open lesions and cover any lesions during breastfeeding
People living with HIV are at higher risk of severe mpox. Knowing your HIV status and starting antiretroviral therapy is very important.
Is there a new COVID-19 variant circulating?
Yes, the virus continues to circulate and evolve. The global health risk posed by the new COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1 (under monitoring) is assessed to be low, and current evidence suggests that it does not cause more severe illness than others in circulation.
