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First Ebola relapse recorded in Congo outbreak: WHO
Health officials in eastern Congo have documented the first relapse in the current Ebola epidemic, the World Health Organization said on Friday.The ... Healthy Living -
Japan launches human trial of new Ebola vaccine
Japanese scientists will begin the country’s first human trial for a new vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus this month, they said Friday.The ... Healthy Living -
Measles toll in Congo exceeds 5,000: WHO
A measles epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 5,000 people this year, many of them young children, the World Health Organization ... Healthy Living -
UN says armed attacks in eastern Congo kill Ebola responders
The head of the World Health Organization says attacks by armed groups in eastern Congo have killed workers responding to the Ebola outbreak. He did ... News -
Three aid workers killed in S.Sudan, suspending Ebola screening: UN
Three aid volunteers working at Ebola screening points along the DR Congo border were killed in clashes in South Sudan, the International Organisation ... Middle East -
US travel warning adds to pressure on Tanzania over suspected Ebola cases
The United States has warned its citizens to take extra care when visiting Tanzania amid concerns over Ebola, adding to calls for the East African ... World News -
World Health Organization says Tanzania not sharing information on Ebola
Tanzania has declined to provide detailed information on suspected Ebola cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said, posing a challenge in ... World News -
Congo police detain former health minister in Ebola probe
A former Congolese health minister was taken into custody on Saturday over alleged mismanagement of funds for the country’s response to the ... World News -
UN chief visits Congo region hit by Ebola; pledges support
The United Nations secretary-general has visited Congo’s eastern city of Beni, pledging solidarity as the region faces both extremist violence ... World News -
Girl, 9, dies from Ebola in Uganda: Health official
A nine-year-old girl who tested positive for Ebola in Uganda after traveling from the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo has died, a Ugandan ... World News -
Ebola death toll in east Congo outbreak climbs above 2,000
The death toll from Democratic Republic of Congo’s year-long Ebola outbreak has climbed above 2,000, government data showed on Friday, as ... World News -
Congo has given over 200,000 people Merck Ebola vaccine
Congolese authorities and health workers vaccinated more than 200,000 people against Ebola in August, the government said on Sunday, using a Merck ... Healthy Living -
Ebola spreads 200 km west to remote, militia-run Congo province
Congolese authorities have confirmed a new case of Ebola in the remote, militia-controlled province of Walikale, hundreds of kilometers away from ... World News -
First two Ebola cases confirmed in Congo’s South Kivu, say officials
Two Ebola cases were confirmed in Congo’s South Kivu region for the first time this week, health officials said on Friday, more than 700 km (430 ... World News -
Two Ebola drugs found to increase survival rates: Health officials
Scientists were a step closer to a cure for Ebola on Monday after two of four drugs in a clinical trial were found to significantly increase survival ... Healthy Living -
WHO says no new Ebola cases in the Congolese city of Goma
The World Health Organization has vaccinated over 1,300 people who potentially came into contact with the Ebola virus in the Congolese city of Goma, ... World News -
Rwanda shuts border with Ebola-hit DRC
Rwanda has shut its frontier with Ebola-hit Democratic Republic of Congo after a third case of the deadly virus was detected in the border city of ... World News -
Second Ebola case detected in eastern Congo’s main city
A second case of Ebola was detected on Tuesday in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, a Congolese health official said, increasing fears the virus ... World News -
Ebola outbreak in Congo declared a global health emergency
The deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo is now an international health emergency, the World Health Organization announced Wednesday after a case was ... Healthy Living -
Two Ebola awareness workers murdered in DR Congo
Two community workers engaged in the Ebola prevention campaign in Democratic Republic of Congo were murdered in the country's east, which is battling ... World News -
First case of Ebola discovered in DR Congo’s city of Goma
The first case of Ebola has been confirmed in Goma, the biggest city to have been affected by the disease since its outbreak in eastern DR Congo last ... World News -
Second Ebola patient dies in Uganda, according to health ministry official
A second patient affected with the deadly Ebola virus in Uganda has died in the current outbreak, a health ministry official said on Thursday. &ldquo ... World News -
WHO: Two more cases of Ebola detected in Uganda
Uganda announced two more cases of Ebola on Wednesday - confirmation of the first spread of a deadly outbreak beyond the borders of the Democratic ... North Africa -
WHO: Uganda confirms first case of Ebola, a Congolese child
A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in Uganda, a five-year-old Congolese child who is receiving care after arriving on Sunday from the Democratic ... North Africa -
WHO says Ebola not yet a global health emergency, frustrates health experts
The World Health Organization has decided that the latest outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in Congo is not yet a global health emergency, causing ... Features -
A skilled Arab woman in solidarity with societies torn by war, disease
Around five o’clock on a cold winter’s morning, I was called to the delivery room for a patient who was “not well”. I jumped ... Features -
WHO declares Liberia free of active Ebola virus transmission
Liberia has reached the end of active Ebola virus transmission, the World Health Organization (WHO) said North Africa -
White House: $589M from Ebola to go to fight Zika virus
Federal money left over from the largely successful fight against Ebola will now go to combating the growing threat of Zika World News -
Ex-official accuses United Nations of ‘colossal mismanagement’
Anthony Banbury, former head of the UN mission to combat the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, made the remarks in an op-ed column on the New York Times website World News -
Libya asks to be labelled top health emergency by WHO
Libya asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise the emergency level in the country to the highest category Middle East