Malawi hopes for victory against cholera

STORY: Malawi hopes for victory against cholera DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: Lilongwe CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of a healthcare worker at an isolation site 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chichewa): LAZARUS CHAKWERA, Malawian President 3. various of President Chakwera at an engagement in north Malawi 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chichewa): LAZARUS CHAKWERA, Malawian President 5. various of medical care workers preparing oral rehydration solution 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MAZIKO MATEMBA, Health rights activist 7. various of a cholera mortuary at an isolation STORYLINE: Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera said in north Malawi on Saturday that the rates of new cholera infections and deaths are decreasing but the fight against the epidemic is being undermined by myths and religious beliefs. Chakwera called for concerted efforts in the fight against what has become the southern Africa country's deadliest cholera outbreak that has thus far killed 1,547 people. Cases of the outbreak, officials say, have

Hospital head meets press after tuberculosis reports

Hospital head meets press after tuberculosis reports

The photo shows Kenji Mano (2nd from L), head of Teikyo University Hospital, meeting the press on June 27 after news reports that 37 medical workers at the Tokyo hospital may have contracted tuberculosis from a surgeon in his 30s.

At least 14 killed in mine blast in northern Türkiye: minister

STORY: At least 14 killed in mine blast in northern Türkiye: minister DATELINE: Oct. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:37 LOCATION: AMASRA, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of rescuers working STORYLINE: At least 14 workers were killed on Friday in an underground coal mine explosion in the northern Bartin province of Türkiye, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said. "An explosion occurred at the minus 300-meter elevation at 6:15 p.m. local time (1515 GMT) at the Amasra Hard Coal Enterprise," Bartin province said in a statement. The rescue teams managed to pull out 14 miners, while at least 49 were still trapped. The mine has intense methane gas, and they have a suspicion of a firedamp explosion, said Mayor of Bartin's Amasra District Recai Cakir. A total of 149 searches and rescue personnel, with five National Medical Rescue Team vehicles, 31 ambulances, and one emergency response vehicle were dispatched to the scene, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca tweeted. Xinhua News Agency corre

Hospital head meets press after tuberculosis reports

Hospital head meets press after tuberculosis reports

The photo shows Kenji Mano (2nd from L), head of Teikyo University Hospital, meeting the press on June 27 after news reports that 37 medical workers at the Tokyo hospital may have contracted tuberculosis from a surgeon in his 30s.