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Dec 14 2024HEALTH

Surgical Costs' Burden: A Closer Look at Burundi's Kibuye Hope Hospital

Imagine being in Burundi, a country where healthcare costs can turn into a real financial burden. That's what researchers wanted to understand at Kibuye Hope Hospital (KHH). They focused on the financial hit that surgical patients take there. You might think that only rich countries deal with expensive healthcare, but nope, low- and middle-income countries face this ...

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Sep 08 2024HEALTH

Mpox Outbreak: WHO & Africa CDC Mobilize, But Vaccines Fall Short

The World Health Organization and the Africa Centers for Disease Control have launched a continent-wide plan to tackle the escalating mpox outbreak. However, with only 200,000 vaccines donated so far out of an estimated need of 3 million, serious questions remain about whether this response is sufficient. The $600 million plan focuses on surveillance, testing, and...

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