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 The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared mpox (previously known as monkey pox) a public health emergency of international concern. This is due to the  surge in the number of mpox infections in the last few months. Let's examine the implications of this declaration, what we need to know about mpox and how to protect ourselves and our loved ones.  A public health emergency of international concern is declared by the WHO when a disease has the potential to be spread across countries of the world through international travel and it needs concerted international effort to curb it.  Mpox is a viral zoonotic disease, that means it is spread from animals to humans. Animals that can serve as reservoirs for the mpox virus include dogs, cats, rodents, monkeys etc. Infected humans can also transmit it to other humans. It can be transmitted in a number of ways: Direct contact occurs by touching or shaking hands with an infected person who is showing symptoms such as...

  The first day of August  heralded the first day of the "End bad governance" protest. The protest was organised to protest against the economic hardship, hunger and financial difficulties currently being faced by Nigerians.  As with most protests, there has been attendant economic and financial implications of the protest.  The most obvious impact was felt by small and medium scale businesses who were forced to close business to avoid  looting and vandalisation. Considering the fact that SMES contribute 48% to the GDP of the nation and account for 84% of employments, the magnitude of this economic disruption is better imagined.  Closely related to this is the fact that Nigeria has a huge number of daily wage earners who dominate the informal sector of the economy. National Bureau of Statistics estimates that about 40 million Nigerians are daily wage earners with average daily wage ranging from #1000 to #5000. The economic disruption of a protest means loss...