Browsing: Health

– A report published by Belgian public health institute Sciensano reveals that in 2022, obesity was associated with 9,509 fatalities in Belgium, accounting for 8.2 percent of all deaths that year. This marks the first systematic effort by public health

– The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo has grown into the country’s largest recorded epidemic. Authorities had confirmed 3,605 cases by July 30, including 1,587 deaths. The case fatality rate stood at 44%. During the latest full reporting week, teams

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo report that Ebola-related deaths have increased to 930 amid assaults on healthcare personnel across the country’s eastern regions. The Ministry of Health verified 37 new fatalities within a single twenty-four-hour span,