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Health Check
BBC World Service
Categories: Health
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Mpox vaccines are finally arriving on the African continent, but are they getting to the places that need them most? We look at what the situation is, and why it can take so long for vaccines to get where they are needed.
Also on the show, can you catch up on missed weekday sleep on the weekends, and the test that shows promise for new snakebite treatments.
Previous episodes
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473 - The race to distribute Mpox vaccines Wed, 04 Sep 2024
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472 - Living with a new brain Wed, 28 Aug 2024
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471 - The latest on the mpox public health emergency Wed, 21 Aug 2024
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470 - Catching up with Covid Wed, 14 Aug 2024
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469 - MPox outbreak worsens Wed, 07 Aug 2024
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468 - World’s first Oropouche deaths in Brazil Wed, 31 Jul 2024
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467 - Systemic racism in health care Wed, 24 Jul 2024
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466 - Toxic positivity Wed, 17 Jul 2024
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465 - Steps forward and back in the battle again HIV Wed, 10 Jul 2024
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464 - Can light emitting bandages treat cancer? Wed, 03 Jul 2024
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463 - New MPox strain in DRC Wed, 26 Jun 2024
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462 - Why is exercise good for your mental health? Wed, 19 Jun 2024
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461 - Is using the internet good for us? Wed, 12 Jun 2024
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460 - New human cases of bird flu Wed, 05 Jun 2024
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459 - How long will we live in future? Wed, 29 May 2024
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458 - Medical Innovations Wed, 22 May 2024
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457 - Whooping cough on the rise Wed, 15 May 2024
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456 - Conflict's impact on a neglected disease Wed, 08 May 2024
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455 - What’s happening with girls’ mental health? Wed, 01 May 2024
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454 - Is turbulence injuring more and more flyers? Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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453 - Nigeria rolls out world’s first 5-in-1 meningitis vaccine Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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452 - How we hope Wed, 10 Apr 2024
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451 - Puerto Rico declares dengue fever emergency Wed, 03 Apr 2024
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450 - Pig kidney transplanted into patient Wed, 27 Mar 2024
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449 - Should we stop talking about long Covid? Wed, 20 Mar 2024
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448 - A promising new cancer treatment Wed, 13 Mar 2024
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447 - One billion obese people Wed, 06 Mar 2024
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446 - Junior doctors strike in South Korea Wed, 28 Feb 2024
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445 - Global Trade v Health Equality Wed, 21 Feb 2024
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444 - Dengue outbreak in Latin America Wed, 14 Feb 2024
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443 - Getting vaccinations to remote South Sudan Wed, 07 Feb 2024
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442 - Surviving Noma disease Wed, 31 Jan 2024
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441 - Cape Verde eliminates malaria Wed, 24 Jan 2024
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440 - Endurance Wed, 17 Jan 2024
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439 - Are outcomes better with female surgeons? Wed, 10 Jan 2024
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438 - 2024 in global health Wed, 03 Jan 2024
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437 - A year in health in review Wed, 27 Dec 2023
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436 - When will we have an HIV vaccine? Wed, 20 Dec 2023
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435 - Closer to a cure for morning sickness Wed, 13 Dec 2023
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434 - How do we know when a mystery illness is serious? Wed, 06 Dec 2023
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433 - New Zealand backtracks on smoking ban Wed, 29 Nov 2023
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432 - Gene editing treatment approved for sickle cell Wed, 22 Nov 2023
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431 - Vaccinating children against chickenpox Wed, 15 Nov 2023
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430 - A drug to prevent breast cancer Wed, 08 Nov 2023
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429 - Warnings over antibiotic resistance in children Wed, 01 Nov 2023
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428 - A musician’s story of coping with schizophrenia Wed, 25 Oct 2023
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427 - Cholera cases surge in Zimbabwe Wed, 18 Oct 2023
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426 - US proposes world first policy to reduce STIs Wed, 11 Oct 2023
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425 - Malaria vaccine backed by WHO Wed, 04 Oct 2023
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424 - The deadly practice of gum lancing Wed, 27 Sep 2023
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