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Angola: Cholera kills Ten, Gov’t Unveils Emergency Plan

January 25, 2017 Geraldine Boechat 0

A cholera epidemic has killed about ten people since mid-December in three provinces in the far north of Angola, the country’s Health Minister Luis Sambo […]

Monkeypox Disease kills 10 in CAR

September 29, 2016 Steven Addamah 0

Monkeypox disease has killed about 10 people out of 19 patients who were undergoing treatment in the east of the Central African Republic, the country’s […]

The risk of Zika infection is ‘low and manageable – WHO Chief

July 29, 2016 Geraldine Boechat 0

World Health Organization Director General, Margaret Chan on Friday said, the risk of Zika infection has been found to be both low and manageable. Her […]

Ethiopia to Distribute 14 Million Praziquantel Tablets to School Children

July 26, 2016 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Ethiopia has received around 14 million praziquantel tablets, used to treat schistosomiasis, for mass distribution to school children. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), […]

Africa Needs More Blood Donors – WHO

June 15, 2016 Geraldine Boechat 0

Africa is able to cater for only fifty percent of its annual requirement of blood despite demand in the continent being high, the World Health […]

Malnutrition in Niger Reaches Emergency Threshold, UN

June 3, 2016 Steven Addamah 0

Malnutrition has reached a critical point in landlocked Niger, the United Nations said on Thursday. According to the UN, malnutrition among children in the west-African […]

EBOLA: Liberia Closes Border with Guinea

March 24, 2016 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Liberia has closed its border with neighboring Guinea amid concerns of a new outbreak of the Ebola virus. According to Liberia’s information minister Lenn Eugene […]

WHO Needs $56 Million to Combat Zika Virus

February 17, 2016 Steven Addamah 0

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said it needs $56 million to combat the Zika virus through June, including fast-tracking vaccines and diagnosis. In […]