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Malaria cases increased again in 2023, African children worst hit -- WHO

Malaria cases up again in 2023, African children worst hit, WHO reports

LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - There were around 11 million more cases of malaria in 2023 than in 2022, up to an estimated 263 million, according to a new World Health Organization report, marking another year of negligible progress against the age-old killer.
There were 597,000 deaths, a similar total to 2022, the vast majority among African children aged under 5 years old, the WHO said.
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Nine states expected to end health coverage if Trump admiistration cuts Medicaid funding

More than 3 million adults in nine states would be at immediate risk of losing their should the GOP reduce the extra federal Medicaid funding that's enabled states to widen eligibility, according to KFF, a health information nonprofit that includes KFF Health News, and the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. That's because the states have trigger laws that would swiftly end their Medicaid expansions if federal funding falls.

The states are Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Utah, and Virginia.

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Analysis: A ‘doom loop’ of climate change and geopolitical instability is beginning

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Climate change is an international problem requiring international cooperation, the possibilities for which are determined by geopolitics. But this year, something more unsettling is emerging: climate change is itself beginning to impact geopolitics.

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