l, a. fielding school of public health. she told us how this alleged by the w h o could help contain the outbreak. this is actually a very important moment and really demonstrates that we've learned a lot from previous outbreaks or previous uh, situations you know, in the past, maybe reaction a little more slowly when you see something happening, you remote rural areas in africa. but i think what we've learned here is that an infection anywhere is essentially an infection everywhere. and what's happening in rural areas of africa can very easily come to our doorsteps, anywhere in the world. and so being able to stop this at its source. as soon as possible, it's critically important and this public health emergency will do many things. you will unbox funding that is not has not been available to support surveillance, a better testing opportunities, more and more efforts towards public health. but it's also going to help coordinate getting vaccines and therapy units to these areas that have not had these tools to be able to co

focus on the public health aspects. this is where health care providers have an important role.hen you do so, you get response. the dark politics of it. you stay away from. >> audience, i want you to have a chance to ask questions. there are microphones and raise your hand and someone will find you with a microphone. this woman over here in the blue. she is right behind you. >> thanks to all the panelists so much. one question around regulatory that i am interested is the focus on violent video games. that has been a parallel trend to the numbing among young people, the gore, blood, the guns that are part of many games. do you see that as important factors or any effort that could be focused on those issues? >> honestly, we have allowed the gun industry to market in some of the most gruesome ways possible. i don't think entertainment, music, video games, television, movies, there does not seem to be a limit to how far they can go with how they are marketing firearms. my little cousin can tell you about an assault weapon from call of duty. the other side of it is we have to figur

l, a feeling school of public health. no negotiations have a plan to end the war in gaza or scheduled to start to encounter today. the region is on edge, as israel awaits retaliation from a ran after the killing of how much political leader is male. on the entire, on negotiators want to put a plan to use a plan put together by the abiding administration at the end of may and endorsed by the un security council. it calls for a 6 week cease fire in gaza. a mouse would release its remaining is really hostages and exchange for palestinian prisoners. israel would allow an unlimited aid, allow in unlimited a deliveries and its forces would withdraw from gaza. but how much says it's losing face in the us as a mediator and will not attend the talks. a top official encounter for the post, and he and middleton group, who september 7th, terror attack spark. the war said that from us was still willing to be brief afterwards on the discussed points no matter what we expect to be told by the mediators, the israel has accepted what is b

l, a fielding school of public health. thank you. thanks for having me. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news from around the world. french 55 is a helping the greek counterparts tackled wildfires with vehicles being shipped there from the easily the deadly places have displaced thousands of people in coast extensive damage. climate change may have played a part that could explain a lack of equipment and planning for the crisis. thailand, the constitutional court has ruled that prime minister for todd tablets in be removed from office. he was accused of violating ethics for soccer, pointing a cabinet minister would spend the time in jail stretch. i says he accepts the quotes decision and will continue on friday to choose his replacement, impulsive closed in parliamentary elections in the pacific nation of care of us. the campaign was dominated by concerns about rising senior levels, high inflation and the countries relationship with china. in 2019 the small but strategically important island nation broke diplomatic ties with typef

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san francisco's public health department is hosting to bring awareness to narcan training. the next event will take place at a giants game in the studio. gayle ong kron. 4 news. >> thanks, gayle. happening now, the oakland unified school district is giving the community a report on lead found in drinking water at multiple schools. about a week ago. the district announced it found high lead levels in drinking water and many schools across the district last spring and summer. it's not a new problem for the district. in fact, it does annual tests due to the age of the schools. we will have an update on tonight's meeting coming up later on during kron. 4 news at 10 11 santa clara county is receiving 2 rounds of federal funding totaling 2.7 million dollars to help. >> farm workers and veterans since 2009, thousands of that have received assistance at this transitional housing facility. but the building is showing its age and needs a new hvac system kitchen upgrades and repairs to the plumbing. 1 million dollars in the funds will be used to fix those problems. representative zoe

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she discusses the challenges of playful health governance vaccine in equity and the need for new public health in africa. dr. massachuset morris, the world health organization, regional director for africa talks throughout the dimension visa m o i c w. i chose director for africa. thank you for talking to al jazeera. let's lay out where we're at. first of all, what's your understanding of the current status of the inputs virus in africa as we speak? yes, so 1st, thanks very much for the, for the invitation. i think we can summarize like about several outbreaks going on. added to a endemic impulse in some countries, particularly in some child and some west african countries. overall, since the beginning of this year, there's been just over $15000.00 cases. suspect of cases reported almost 4000 confirmed number 2 confirmed again on the line the, the challenges with level 2 supplies. but i would say that the outbreak that is of most concern, that has triggered the decisions to declare a public health emergency by both advocacy, dc and visual is happening in the eastern part of the democratic repu

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over 70,000 doses of naloxone. >> and will surpass last year's according to the department of public health at san francisco's overdose deaths are down this year compared to the same time last year. the health department says nationwide people are dying of accidental overdoses at an alarming rate and approximately 70% of these deaths are driven by fentanyl. long run ads. opioid use disorder affects people across all ages, genders, races and socioeconomic classes. it's not only someone that could potentially be in their car. it could also be a family member or friend. and so it's just really expanding access to materials. >> we did not know that interest would be as fast wide as it is today, but we're slams our first 30 minutes that we are out here. so that's really encouraging. and for us, it's making us think will maybe we need to come back. >> and the city's department public health will be hosting similar events like this. the next one will happen. and the giants game reporting at sfo, gayle ong kron. 4 news. >> i will stay in the city and these people have just had enough. they're fed u

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. >> public health officials are taking steps to help lower the number of drug overdoses. thanks for joining us kron. 4 news at 6. i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. our top story tonight. health officials say that overdose deaths are down in santa clara county and now they are launching a new website to try and keep that trend going. kron four's rob nesbitt reports on a new resource being used. saturday is international overdose awareness day, which is why the santa clara county public health department. >> launching a new web site this week making lifesaving resources, a click away. the opioid epidemic has had a grip on santa clara county for the better part of a decade. last year was the first time the county started to see a decline in overdose deaths. according to the santa clara county public health department, the cdc recognize that santa clara county is employing so many of these innovative ways to try to. >> stop overdose from happening and keep our community safe. deputy health officer dr. sarah rodman says the federal government awarded santa clara county m

so last time we talked a little our public health so we said today we're going a little bit about now the build of ems. now today's lecture i will say a little bit a hodgepodge of different things coming at you. right. so we're going to talk not only about obviously the upbringing and start of, but we're going to really talk about also advances in medicine a little bit. and of talk about some of those other things to really kind of set the picture in regards to what that public health issue right because we said the public health issue essentially last class was what when it came to ems creation, remember what we said. yeah, i that's okay. so we get like accidents on the road and stuff like that. exactly right. so again, we're going to build on that, talk a little bit more about, you know, essentially how all that stuff started. and so a few things i want to talk about today, right? so obviously going to define ems. what is actual emergency medical? right. what do we do in basic terms? and then also summarize some of the history of ems. we're talk a brief history, just because obvious

africa's main public health agency says it has a plan to make 10 million mpox vaccines available ford health organization declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years over concerns about a new variant. the africa centre for disease control and prevention says 10 million vaccines will be made available from next week. there has been a rise in reported mpox cases in central and east africa, specifically burundi, the drc and the central african republic. our correspondent simi jolaoso has this update. there has been some good news with regards to the efforts to curb the outbreak of the disease on the continent. two african countries have said they've secured vaccines and they'll be made available as early as next week. this is despite the vaccines not being tested on this new strain. those countries are nigeria and the democratic republic of congo. nigeria says it's expecting 10,000 doses from the us, and they will target healthcare workers in regions that have been affected by the outbreak. the democratic republic of congo says it's expecting 50,000 f

infrastructure, there is 0 public health infrastructure now. yup. are the amounts of vaccine available enough to contain a major outbreak? if there's a 1000000 doses of vaccine it's, it's, it's enough to contain uh, content and upgrade. the issue is an amount of vaccine. there's plenty of vaccine in the world and they'll be plenty of people to give it. the issue is the safety and given is how you're going to get it. and then the repeat doses because it's not an issue of what it does. it's an issue for those kids to have that to vaccinate. ready it's an issue uh, 2 doses separated by 6 to 8 weeks. so and to what extent would a successful vaccination campaign be possible if fighting continued at its current intensity then as well, i can't estimate that, but certainly the issue is an issue of safety. if you've got a group of people that are afraid for their lives and you tell them there's the potential of a disease that may harm them. if they come to a certain area, they get the vaccine. most people are going to have to stay search. so it's kind o

and today. >> the public health department announced a new website to keep that trend going. kron rob nesbitt spoke with the county's deputy health officer about the new resource. saturday is international overdose awareness day, which is why the santa clara county public health department. >> launching a new web site this week making lifesaving resources, a click away. the opioid epidemic has had a grip on santa clara county for the better part of a decade. last year was the first time the county started to see a decline in overdose deaths. according to the santa clara county public health department, the cdc recognize that santa clara county is him playing so many of these innovative ways to try to. >> stop overdose from happening and keep our community safe. deputy health officer dr. sarah rodman says the federal government awarded santa clara county more than 11 million dollars over 5 years to enhance overdose prevention efforts. some of those funds were used to launch this new web site that at the top offers quick access to naloxone, also known as narcan to reverse an ove

to be able to serve the public health services, i want to improve the public health services, but i cannot sacrifice the happiness of my mental health and physical health. 20 months of hard work has taken its toll. this is one of the reasons why british doctors are chosen by foreign recruitment companies. in the last two years , we have seen an increase in clients, especially among young doctors. strikes that are not in england it creates confidence and frustration continues. but again, the natural progress is in this direction that with the opening of the borders after corona, senior doctors are also applying for employment. england's department of health and social care says the national health service is flawed. and the foreign secretary claims he wants to work with young doctors to rebuild the national health service and improve working conditions. tom hopes to return to the nhs one day, but only when he thinks he can do better for his patients. thank you for being with us. a large iranian house, a well-equipped house. and digital expertise opened in an area of ​​over 5,000 square mete

sweden's public health agency says it has recorded the first case of a contagious new variant of mpoxin the democratic republic of congo that has since spread to other countries. mpox, which was previously known as monkeypox, is transmitted through close contact, such as sex, skin—to—skin contact and talking or breathing close to another person. let's speak to the bbc�*s health correspondent dominic hughes. can he tell us about this mpox clade one they are describing it as? 50. one they are describing it as? so, eah, the one they are describing it as? srr, yeah, the description one they are describing it as? sc, yeah, the description of one they are describing it as? sti, yeah, the description of clades is a new word really for everyone to get there answer rep. it's what we would have understood during the covid—19 years as a variant. essentially a new variant. now that outbreak you were talking about in 2022 that saw more than 3000 cases identified in the uk in the end, that was known as clade two so a different type of variant. this one seems to be a bit more deadly. it seems to be

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we have public health messaging.get our hands around this and be able to prevent additional spread. around this and be able to prevent additionalspread. now, as we talk about that issue, i think we can put that aside and say, hey, these are very different things. i understand there is a gut reaction, gosh, and infectious disease, do we have to go back to the same measures? absolutely not relevant. your other question was, are we going to see further spread? an infection further spread ? an infection anywhere further spread? an infection anywhere is potentially an infection everywhere, as i said. sexual networks, they are very diverse and wide, alongside travel, it means we will probably see other cases. we have different types circulating, and they all have different implications here. the one we see in the drc, which has the highest case fatality rate, but still reasonably low, in kids, really is only spreading in central africa. 0ne b, very low case fatality rate, that is spreading sexually. we have only seen one c

this is something we in public health and infectious diseases, are keeping a careful eye on. we're trying to help the people in the democratic republic of congo do with this by getting them some vaccine, providing them resources so they can track these infections more carefully. i think there will be more important patients if you will, of this disease from travelers to the congo and from the congo and surrounding countries to other countries in europe, united states, canada, and perhaps other parts of the world. but at the moment, this is not a big issue. as you have said, there's been been only one importation so far, just we to do current vaccines against am fox work against this new variant. you said that there would should be, or is an effort that's ongoing to bring those to the d r. c. yes, current vaccines against impacts do work against this war. contagious and more severe strain difficulties. there's only one manufacturer and it's working overtime to produce vaccines. so it will take some time to vaccine to have an impact. now in 2022, many people remember the w h o

public health law. in ukraine, cases of smallpox were recorded for the last time in 2022. currently, doctors are assessing the risks of a new outbreak, and held an emergency meeting of the operational response center. they say that the risk is very low, this was stated by the deputy minister of health ihor kuzin, and today the representative of the public health center mykhailo rossady stated that no new cases were recorded in ukraine cases of smallpox map. at the same time, according to him , if the epidemic situation worsens, additional measures will be taken and vaccination will be carried out, but it is also important to say that this outbreak is dangerous because , according to scientists, a more aggressive variant of the virus is spreading, as well as symptoms. the brightest manifestations. smallpox is a rash on the body, fever, headaches and swelling appear, the virus itself is transmitted through close contact with an infected person, including during sexual intercourse, or through touching obje

double hbo has to have a global public health. the russian officials, at least 11 people have been injured in a ukrainian attack on most of the controls done yet. the local government says the shunning hit a shopping center on the outskirts of the cities, parking a fire, rushing telegram channels. at least a 100 people were inside the complex and the criminal has accused the us of direct involvement in planning ukraine's incursion into russia's task region. washington has denied the accusation, which comes as the cranium forces move further into western. russia. sees the boat, a town of sewage up. the cranes ministry says it's taking a to russian settlements. mean russia says it's forces destroyed or ukrainian recognizance group and cost. and if we taking control of these 2 assessments, so what else when you crane battle is continue in the east where russia has been making gains in the past months of defense editor alex, the top of that is in key from the center of this report keeps forces maybe advancing rushes, cruise reason for

public health emergency parent. nate landry says as if the problem itself wasn't stressful enough, they learned of the district knew about the positive test results and did nothing for at least 2 months. the district superintendent says an internal investigation is underway. >>the delayed communication of the lab test results was completely unacceptable. >>the board presented a new report by the superintendent. it identified 186 water fountains and faucets with high lead levels. they remain off limits as schools across the district. the report also indicates an average of 62 days lapsed between lead testing and notifying schools and parents of the results in taking corrective action. school officials say led, unfortunately is not a new problem for the district. it is not our water supply is contaminated. >>it is not in the pipes. this is a function of our fixtures and our aging facilities building like it should be. first says it's over 100 until the district are places its fixtures flow. water systems have been ins

because top public health party has declared the public health emergency of continental security g to an outbreak of influx viruses. now spreading for the 1st time from the democratic republic of congo to neighboring kenya. burgundy, uganda and rwanda and pokes is transmitted through close contact and causes a flu like symptoms and possibly a lesions based cases a mile, but it can kill, that'd be that these 15000 cases and 461. death reported say, foss this. yes. alright. yesterday, madeline's one who's coming up right after with the the arkansas items month that discount. so that has a, has some space. it's a, it's definitely a minus us cables. they come up with the for so the d v. d. and for some of the vehicle, based on this way, you have to take the photo and the physics in 7 that was known into that for, for us, you know, a big that now you said most it'd be nice if it's a flat screen. you said it was sort of at least i need your help with some documents about the registration of to see us on this us. i spoke with the told me that you were in charge for the 2 expressions. fall lo

measures including increasing public health awareness, through public health campaigns, and increasingin adequate availability within areas that have been affected so far.— availability within areas that have been affected so far. thank you for that undate- _ let's turn to the continuing tension in the middle east now and in the last hour, the military wing of hamas said it targeted the israeli city of tel aviv with two rockets overnight. explosions were heard but there were no casualties reported, according to israeli media. it was the first attempt to hit tel aviv since may. meanwhile, the uk prime minister, sir keir starmer, has urged iran to refrain from attacking israel. his comments — in a phone call with the new iranian president, masoud pezeshkian are part of a wider diplomatic push to prevent any escalation of violence. america's top diplomat antony blinken is also travelling to the region. the white house has warned that iran could launch what it describes as a �*significant attack�* on israel as soon as this week. it's rushing an aircraft carrier strike group and a guided mi

declared the mpox outbreak — that has been spreading rapidly across parts of central africa — a public healthrgency of international concern. health ministers from across southern african are due to meet on tuesday to come up with a coordinated response to the disease. here's our africa correspondent, simijolaoso. there has been a steady rise in cases in affected countries. 0n the african continent, 18,700 cases have been reported so far, with more than 540 deaths. that's across 12 african countries, including liberia and nigeria. here in west africa, south africa and southern africa, there's kenya, uganda, burundi. but a majority of the cases have been reported in the democratic republic of congo. and that accounts for 96% of cases and 97% of deaths reported so far. several african countries have said they remain on high alert and are putting precautions in place to kerb the outbreak. that would include increasing surveillance across borders, ensuring that there is enough public awareness through public health campaigns, conducting contact tracing as well, and establishing isolation centres.

. >> senior health officials in africa declared a public health emergency over mpox.the disease, known as monkeypox previously, spread quickly this year. data released by the africa cdc show at least 887 new confirmed and suspected cases have been reported in the past week, bringing the total for the year to 15,132. 16 african countries reported cases, including the democratic republic of congo which has more than 90% of the recorded infections. 400 61 people in africa have died from mpox this year. our west africa correspondent has more. >> the rapid spread and high fatality rate of the disease over the last few months are two reasons why the africa centers for disease control has declared this a public health emergency. it is to prompt african governments to mobilize resources and coordinate their response. this would include ensuring adequate medical aid and medical supplies are available in affected areas, increasing surveillance at airports, and increasing public awareness, perhaps through public health campaigns. the director general of the africa cdc says lesso

the democratic republic of the congo and a growing number of countries in africa constitutes a public health about the potential of this mpox virus to spread further across countries in africa, and possibly outside the continent. dr meera chand, from the uk health security agency, said... 0utbreaks can be controlled by preventing infections with vaccines. the uk government says it has stockpiles as part of its preparedness plans. the world health organization says a coordinated international response is now vital. simon jones, bbc news. joining me now are our health correspondent, dominic hughes, in nigera our africa correspondent, simijolaoso, and geneva correspondent imogen foulkes. welcome to the three of you. dominic, let's begin with you. first of all, what more do we know about this new strain of mpox? how infectious is it? how does it spread? infectious is it? how does it s - read? , infectious is it? how does it sread? , ~ ., infectious is it? how does it sread? , ~' ., . spread? there is knowledge and there is suwosition — spread? there is knowledge and there is suwosition at _ spre

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who's declaration of the mpox outbreak as a global emergency means that research, funding, and public healthhe bbc�*s global health correspondent dominic hughes has more. what it represents a call to arms, to marshal resources, both medical, political and financial, to try and get a grip on this outbreak. that is what underpins this startling announcement, a really big rise in the number of cases. more than 14,000 cases so far this year alone. that number outstrips all of the cases in the year before and sadly, more than 520 deaths as well. most of those cases have been restricted to the democratic republic of congo, the drc, but what is really causing concern is that cases have also been seen now in at least 15 other countries. now, there was a global outbreak of mpox in 2022—23. for more on this, i can speak now with dr anne rimoin the director of the center for global and immigrant health at ucla. we spoke a couple of days ago and at that point the who had not made a declaration. how serious is this getting and how quickly? serious is this getting and how cuickl ? . ., ., ., , ., quickly?