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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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Ugandan medics tackling Ebola say they lack supplies
By VOA,
1244, June 16, 2019 (EAT)
The isolation ward for Ebola patients is a tent erected in the garden of the local hospital. Gloves are given out sparingly to health workers. And whe...
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Kenyan FGM survivor’s film urges women not to ‘die in silence’
By VOA,
1409, June 15, 2019 (EAT)
As a 10-year-old in rural Kenya, Beryl Magoko was not surprised when her Kuria community arranged for her to undergo Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), ...
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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 Ebola outbreak: Health CS says border points secured
By Chemutai Goin,
1025, June 15, 2019 (EAT)
The Ministry of Health on Friday moved to assure Kenyans that it has secured all points of entry following the outbreak of Ebola in Uganda. Accordi...
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Hundreds of HIV-infected Pakistani children left untreated
By VOA,
936, June 15, 2019 (EAT)
The U.N. World Health Organization says hundreds of HIV positive children in Pakistan cannot get treatment because there are not enough antiretroviral...
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UN: 1 in 10 Children Globally Is Victim of Child Labor
By VOA,
2116, June 13, 2019 (EAT)
The International Labor Organization is calling for the elimination of child labour, which victimizes tens of millions of children in all regions of t...
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Second Ebola patient dies in Uganda, 2 others in ICU
By Reuters,
1427, June 13, 2019 (EAT)
A Congolese woman has become the second patient in Uganda to die of Ebola since the virus crossed the border from the Democratic Republic of Congo and...
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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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New Ebola cases in Uganda raise fears of further spread
By Reuters,
1911, June 12, 2019 (EAT)
Uganda announced two more cases of Ebola on Wednesday confirming the first spread of deadly outbreak beyond the borders of the Democratic Republic of ...
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Congo declares measles epidemic after it kills more than Ebola
By Reuters,
1136, June 12, 2019 (EAT)
Congo's government has declared an epidemic of measles, which the latest health ministry figures show has now killed at least 1,500 people, over a hun...
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WHO: One million STI cases diagnosed every day
By VOA,
924, June 12, 2019 (EAT)
More than 1 million people across the world are diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections (STI) every day, the World Health Organization said. ...
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High alert as Uganda confirms first case of Ebola – WHO
By VOA,
917, June 12, 2019 (EAT)
A child in Uganda has tested positive for Ebola in the first cross-border case of the deadly virus since an outbreak started in neighboring Congo last...
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WHO: 1 million STD cases diagnosed every day
By VOA,
944, June 8, 2019 (EAT)
More than 1 million people across the world are diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections (STI) every day, the World Health Organization said. ...
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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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149 African migrants evacuated from Libya to Italy
By VOA,
1955, June 3, 2019 (EAT)
The U.N. refugee agency says it has evacuated 149 refugees and asylum-seekers from the strife-torn Libyan capital of Tripoli and brought them to safet...
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Gay conversion: Colorado latest state to ban therapy for youth
By CNN,
1342, June 1, 2019 (EAT)
Colorado has joined a list of states that have banned so-called gay conversion therapy for minors after Gov. Jared Polis, the first US governor to ide...
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Congo forces kill 26 Islamist rebels in Ebola zone shootout
By Reuters,
2044, May 30, 2019 (EAT)
Congolese forces killed 26 rebels on Thursday from a group thought to be linked to Islamic State while repelling an attack in east Congo’s Ebola zon...
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DRC’s Ebola battle fraught with security risks
By VOA,
1139, May 30, 2019 (EAT)
The World Health Organization says success in ending the Ebola epidemic in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo hinges upon improving security in Nort...
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Burnout is an official medical diagnosis, WHO says
By CNN,
1521, May 29, 2019 (EAT)
Burnout is now a legitimate medical diagnosis, according to the International Classification of Diseases, or the ICD-11, the World Health Organization...
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