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WHO declares Ebola in DRC a global emergency
By VOA,
1027, July 18, 2019 (EAT)
The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's conflict-ridden North Kivu and Ituri...
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WHO panel decides not to declare international Ebola emergency
By Reuters,
1944, June 16, 2019 (EAT)
A World Health Organization panel decided on Friday not to declare an international emergency over Congo’s Ebola outbreak despite its spread to Ugan...
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WHO says Ebola outbreak not yet global emergency
By VOA,
1027, June 15, 2019 (EAT)
The World Health Organization decided on Friday not to declare an international public health emergency over the Ebola outbreak, despite its recent sp...
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Uganda to send Ebola patients back to Congo after boy dies
By VOA,
844, June 13, 2019 (EAT)
Uganda plans to repatriate the two patients with Ebola to Congo, saying they can get better treatment in specialized facilities there. Three more f...
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Almost 2,000 Ebola cases confirmed in DR Congo as crisis worsens
By CNN,
1158, June 4, 2019 (EAT)
Almost 2,000 cases of Ebola have been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as the central African nation struggles with the second largest ou...
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East Congo villagers kill Ebola health worker, loot clinic
By Reuters,
2105, May 28, 2019 (EAT)
A mob in eastern Congo killed an Ebola health worker and looted a clinic, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday, underscoring a breakdown in public trus...
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First Lady Kenyatta lands WHO award for Beyond Zero Marathon
By Gilbert Kiprotich,
1716, May 20, 2019 (EAT)
First lady Margaret Kenyatta was on Sunday awarded the 2019 Health Leaders award by the World Health Organization (WHO) at the second edition of ‘Wa...
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Don’t let your child watch TV, play video games for over an hour: WHO
By Citizen Reporter,
1429, April 25, 2019 (EAT)
How long do your children spend in front of the TV? A new report from the World Health Organisation says more than one hour of screen time is dangerou...
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World’s first malaria vaccine to go to 360,000 children in Kenya, Malawi, Ghana
By CNN,
1022, April 24, 2019 (EAT)
Malawi has started vaccinating children under two years of age and Kenya and Ghana will begin using the world's first malaria vaccine in the coming we...
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Attackers kill doctor at hospital in Congo’s Ebola epicenter
By VOA,
1227, April 20, 2019 (EAT)
Attackers stormed a hospital at the epicenter of Congo's Ebola outbreak and killed "a dear colleague," the head of the World Health Organization said ...
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Ebola treatment center attacked again as Congo battles deadly epidemic
By CNN,
1813, March 10, 2019 (EAT)
Militants attacked an Ebola treatment center in the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing a police officer as the nation battles a growing epidemic th...
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Attackers in Congo hit newly reopened Ebola treatment center
By VOA,
1423, March 10, 2019 (EAT)
Armed assailants on Saturday attacked an Ebola treatment center in the Democratic Republic of the Congo less than a week after it reopened following a...
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1 in 20 deaths globally is as a result of alcohol consumption
By CNN,
1553, November 23, 2018 (EAT)
According to a new report by the world health organization,over 3 million people died from alcohol consumption in 2016,equating to 1 in 20 deaths glob...
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Faltering malaria fight should refocus on high-risk countries, says WHO
By Reuters,
1103, November 20, 2018 (EAT)
Global health authorities need to counter a worrying lull in the fight against malaria by focusing their efforts on the near-dozen mostly African coun...
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Current Ebola outbreak is worst in Congo’s history – ministry
By Reuters,
1732, November 10, 2018 (EAT)
Reuters The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the most severe in the country’s history with 319 confirmed and probabl...
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Yellow fever kills 10 in Ethiopia, WHO ships 1.45 million vaccines
By Reuters,
1030, November 6, 2018 (EAT)
The World Health Organization is releasing more than a million doses of yellow fever vaccine from its emergency stockpile after the deadly mosquito-bo...
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More than 90% of world’s children breathe toxic air, report says
By CNN,
2114, November 1, 2018 (EAT)
Around 93% of the world's children under 15 years of age breathe air that is so polluted it puts their health and development at serious risk, account...
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More than 90% of world’s children breathe polluted air, report says, as India prepares for most polluted season
By CNN,
754, November 1, 2018 (EAT)
Around 93% of the world's children under 15 years of age breathe air that is so polluted it puts their health and development at serious risk, account...
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Congo declares new Ebola outbreak in eastern province
By Reuters,
1008, August 2, 2018 (EAT)
Four people have tested positive for Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo just days after another outbreak that killed 33 people in the north...
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19 dead, 39 infected in Congo Ebola outbreak: WHO
By Reuters,
1059, May 15, 2018 (EAT)
Democratic Republic of Congo has reported 39 people suspected to be infected with Ebola virus. Between April 4 and May 13, another 19 who were infe...
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