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Health Officials Issue Nationwide Malaria Alert as Risk Rises

[Domestic] : The nation’s health officials have issued a nationwide malaria alert due to an increased risk of infection. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said in a statement on Thursday that Plasmodium vivax, the parasitic protozoa associated with malaria, were detected in mosquitoes collected between ... [more...]

Health Officials Issue Nationwide Malaria Alert as Risk Rises

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Africa: Leaders' Medical Secrecy Harms Public Trust

[CFR] Long, mysterious absences promote the idea that unaccountable forces are at the levers of power.

  • African leaders often absent, hidden behind medical secrecy.
  • Cameroon's Biya absent for over two months, vice-president vacant.
  • Prolonged absences fuel conspiracy, erode public trust.

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