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We aren’t doing enough about the risk of bird flu – but we can

Editor’s note: Tom Frieden, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2009 to 2017, is president and chief executive of Resolve to Save Lives and senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations. CNN — The United States’ response to H5N1 – “bird flu” – has taken too long, showing how …

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Egypt Independent June 23, 2024

‘Not enough medics’ to help pilgrims with heat, Hajj witnesses tell CNN as toll mounts

CNN — There were not enough medics or basic facilities to protect Hajj pilgrims from the effects of the sweltering heat in Saudi Arabia last week, two pilgrims recently returned from Hajj told CNN, as the official death toll from this year’s Hajj pilgrimage soared to almost 500. Witnesses said worshipers losing consciousness and walking …

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Egypt Independent June 23, 2024