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Tanzania Government Declares End To Deadly Marburg Virus Outbreak, Confirms WHO
Tanzania on Friday declared an end to the deadly Marburg virus outbreak, more than two months after it was first…
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WHO Chief Warns World To Prepare For Disease More Deadlier Than Covid 19
The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Tuesday, issued a warning that another pandemic could be looming…
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South African Health Authorities Confirm 19 New Cholera Cases, 10 Deaths
South African health authorities on Sunday announced 19 new Cholera cases have been reported in Hammanskraal, including 10 deaths, reported…
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WHO Declares COVID-19 No Longer Remains A Public Health Emergency Of International Concern
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday declared COVID-19 is no longer a public health emergency of international concern, reported…
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WHO Chief: Covid-19 Deaths Down 95% This Year, But Virus Still On The Move
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday said the number of COVID-19 deaths had dropped by…
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Ghana Becomes First Country To Approve Oxford University’s Malaria Vaccine
Ghana has become the first country to approve a new malaria vaccine developed by a team from the University of…
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WHO Warns Number Of Cholera Cases Continues To Grow Across African Nations
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday confirmed in an update that the world’s cholera situation is deteriorating, with two…
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UNICEF Appeals For $150 Million For 11 African Countries Facing Cholera Outbreak
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday said eleven countries in eastern and southern parts of Africa are currently…
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WHO Health Expert Warns African Cholera Cases Falling But Floods Up Risk
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday warned that heavy flooding due to seasonal rains and tropical cyclones in southern…
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WHO: China Providing Vague Covid-19 Data Under-Representing True Impact Of Outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday slammed the Chinese government of providing unreal COVID-19 data, warning that official statistics…
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WHO Asks Chinese Health Officials To Share Regular, Transparent COVID-19 Data
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday met with high-level officials from China’s National Health Commission and the National Disease…
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Africa CDC: African Continent To Receive 1st Batch Of 50,000 Mpox Vaccine Doses
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Thursday said the African continent is set to receive…
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WHO: Measles Now An Imminent Global Threat Due To COVID-19 Pandemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) and US Health agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday warned…
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WHO Chief Tedros: First Doses Of Trial Ebola Vaccine To Reach Uganda Next Week
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday said the first doses of a new trial vaccine…
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WHO Working With Uganda To Stop Spread Of Ebola In Neighboring Nations
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief on Wednesday said the organization is working with Ugandan health authorities to prevent a…
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WHO Says Africa Has Highest Suicidal Death Rate, Launches Suicide Prevention Campaign
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Africa has the world’s highest suicide rate, reported The Africa News. In…
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EAC Urges Countries To Bolster Defense Amid Growing Risk From Uganda’s Ebola Outbreak
The East African Community (EAC) urged its member countries to step up their defenses amid growing risks posed by the…
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South Sudanese Government Increases Vigilance Along Borders With Ebola-Hit Uganda
South Sudanese government on Tuesday said it has increased vigilance along its borders following an outbreak of the Ebola-Sudan strain…
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Ugandan Health Authorities Declare Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak, Confirms One Case
The Ugandan health authorities on Tuesday declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of the relatively rare Sudan strain…
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Africa CDC Head: COVID-19 Pandemic Still A Threat In Africa Due To Low Vaccination Rates
The head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Thursday said the COVID-19 pandemic is…
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WHO Launches $1.5 Billion Campaign To Eliminate Meningitis Across Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced it is launching a $1.5 billion campaign to eliminate outbreaks of bacterial meningitis…
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WHO Chief Says Covid Pandemic Killed One Million People Globally Since January
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said the COVID-19 pandemic has killed one million people worldwide since January this…
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WHO Recommends Use Of Two Monoclonal Antibodies Against Ebola Disease
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday recommended the use of two monoclonal antibodies against Ebola disease, reported The Reuters.…
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Africa’s Health Body: Gay Sex Not A Factor In Monkeypox Cases In African Countries
Africa’s top health body on Thursday rejected reports that suggests that many of the monkeypox cases reported in African countries…
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Sudanese Health Ministry Confirms Country’s First Case Of Monkeypox Virus In West Darfur
Sudanese Federal Health Ministry On Sunday reported the country’s first monkeypox case, detected in West Darfur state, reported The Reuters.…
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