As the war in Sudan leads to multiple health crises in the country, we look at what can be done to improve the situation. Also on the show, is climate change helping disease-carrying ticks to spread beyond their usual range by an unusual method – migrating birds? And hot chocolate: it’s delicious, but in certain circumstances, could it also help to improve your vascular health? Claudia Hammond is joined by health reporter Laura Foster to explore these topics and more. Image: WFP trucks carry aid to Darfur and other famine-stricken parts through the Adre Border crossing Image Credit: Abubakar Garelnabei/Reuters Presenter: Claudia Hammond Producer: Katie Tomsett and Margaret Sessa-Hawkins
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Hello, and welcome to Health Check from the BBC.
I'm Claudia Hammond, here with the latest health news from around the world.
Today we are tracking the songbirds flying from south to North America carrying stowaways who themselves can carry disease.
And there's some positive news when it comes to the global figures on hiv, even if we are still falling short on key global targets.
And it's welcome back to Laura Foster, a BBC reporter who specializes in health.
Now, Laura, often when I say, what have you got for me today?
The answer is a new piece of research, which is just the sort of thing I love.
But today I see you've brought an actual object rather than an idea.
Well, I've got.
I've brought research as well, but I've got two mugs and I've got a flask.