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WHO to declare Ebola outbreak over
Health & Fitness
January 13, 2016
WHO to declare Ebola outbreak over
The two-year Ebola epidemic which laid waste to communities across west Africa and killed more than 11,000 people is due…
Mobile clinics, medical teams needed in Madaya: WHO official tell Reuters
Middle East
January 12, 2016
Mobile clinics, medical teams needed in Madaya: WHO official tell Reuters
The World Health Organization has asked the Syrian government for permission to send mobile clinics and medical teams to the…
Guinea Ebola outbreak is over: WHO
World
December 29, 2015
Guinea Ebola outbreak is over: WHO
Guinea, the west African country where the worst ever Ebola outbreak began two years ago, is free of the disease,…
New Ebola cases hit Liberia after country declared virus free
Health & Fitness
November 21, 2015
New Ebola cases hit Liberia after country declared virus free
Three new cases of Ebola emerged in Liberia on Friday, a setback for a country that had been declared free…
WHO launches campaign for better use of antibiotics
Health & Fitness
November 18, 2015
WHO launches campaign for better use of antibiotics
The first global campaign for the better use of antibiotics will be launched by the World Health Organisation in World…
New WHO study shows 3.7 billion people have herpes virus worldwide
Health & Fitness
October 29, 2015
New WHO study shows 3.7 billion people have herpes virus worldwide
A new study released in the World Health Organization's PLOS One journal shows that two-thirds of people — or 3.7…
World’s first malaria vaccine delayed as WHO experts urge caution
Health & Fitness
October 24, 2015
World’s first malaria vaccine delayed as WHO experts urge caution
The world's first malaria vaccine is promising but should be used on a pilot basis before any wide-scale use, given…
World health chief says US, Saudi discussing MERS vaccine
Health & Fitness
October 20, 2015
World health chief says US, Saudi discussing MERS vaccine
The United States and Saudi Arabia may prepare a vaccine for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) to try and head…
Vaccine success holds hope for end to deadly scourge of Ebola
Health & Fitness
August 1, 2015
Vaccine success holds hope for end to deadly scourge of Ebola
The world is on the verge of being able to protect humans against Ebola, the World Health Organization said on…
WHO launches safe injection campaign in Egypt
Egypt
July 28, 2015
WHO launches safe injection campaign in Egypt
The World Health Organization launched on Tuesday a national campaign to combat the spread of viral hepatitis through the promotion…