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Five patients leave hospital after recovering from Ebola in DR Congo
There is celebration by health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo after five patients, who had Ebola and now…
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WHO warns Ebola-hit DR Congo faces ‘catastrophic collision’ of disease, conflict
Head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has warned that ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of…
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Ebola may be spreading faster than first thought, WHO doctor warns
An Ebola outbreak which has killed at least 131 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo may be spreading faster…
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WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DR Congo an international emergency
The WHO says the virus has spread beyond DR Congo, with two confirmed cases reported in neighbouring Uganda The World…
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UN health agency says hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship not start of pandemic
An outbreak of hantavirus on board a cruise ship is not the start of a pandemic, the UN health agency…
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WHO says Sudan drone attack on hospital killed 64 people during Eid
Sudan’s army has rejected claims it carried out a deadly attack on a major hospital on Friday night in a…
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Ex-NCDC boss, Chikwe Ihekweazu, appointed WHO head of emergencies programme
Former Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has been appointed as the new Executive Director…
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Israel agrees to humanitarian pauses in Gaza for polio vaccination campaign
Israel has agreed to a series of “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza to facilitate the vaccination of children against polio, the…
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WHO declares Mpox public health emergency
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared mpox a “public health emergency of international concern”. The declaration comes a day…
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WHO says Nigeria accounted for 31% of worldwide malaria deaths in 2021
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said Nigeria accounted for 31 percent of global malaria deaths recorded in 2021.…
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