Health

WHO wants name change for ‘Monkeypox’ virus, calling it ‘discriminatory and stigmatizing’

     But a public narrative persists in suggesting the current outbreak is linked to Africa, West Africa or Nigeria, noted a group of 29 biologists and other researchers. That builds on an existing stigma, although the virus has been detected without a clear link to Africa.  The majority – 84 percent—of confirmed cases are from the European region, followed by the Americas, Africa, Eastern Mediterranean region and Western Pacific region. […]

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Fort Lauderdale Links Signature White Rose Program

The Fort Lauderdale Chapter of the Links Incorporated resumed its year-round Signature White Rose Program and Scholarship on Sunday, July 10, 2022 @ 4 p.m. via zoom. The White Rose Program is a community based initiative designed to give much needed information in the areas of History, HBCUs, Geography, Finances and Health as well as to allow discussion on the many issues facing our communities today […]