Ebola Epidemic
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Ebola Deaths In Democratic Republic Of Congo Surpasses 500
Suspected Ebola cases have emerged in Kisangani, a major DR Congo city, as the outbreak's death toll hits 600 and health teams race to contain spread
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Ebola Still An 'Urgent' Global Health Emergency: WHO
The deadly Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains an "urgent" global health emergency, The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday at its Emergency Committee meeting.
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WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak Over As Liberia Gets All-Clear
The world breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday as a two-year Ebola epidemic that killed 11,000 and triggered a global health alert was declared over, with Liberia the last country given the all-clear.
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WHO To Declare Ebola Outbreak Over With Liberia In The Clear
The two-year Ebola epidemic which laid waste to communities across west Africa and killed more than 11,000 people is due to be declared over Friday with Liberia expecting the all-clear.
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Guinea Declared Free Of Ebola, Step To End Spread Of Disease
Guinea was declared Ebola-free on Tuesday, a huge step in the fight against the world's largest Ebola epidemic.
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Guinea Says Has No Ebola Cases After Last Patient Recovers
Guinea's last known Ebola patient, a 19-day-old baby boy, has recovered and been released from a treatment centre in the capital Conakry, a health official said on Monday.
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WHO to Declare End of Ebola in Sierra Leone
The World Health Organization is set to announce Saturday that Ebola-ravaged Sierra Leone has beaten an epidemic that killed almost 4,000 of its people and plunged the economy into recession.
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Sierra Leone Emerges from Ebola Nightmare
The Ebola epidemic is expected to be declared over in Sierra Leone on Saturday, when the west African nation will have gone 42 days without any new infections.
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Guinea Celebrates With Song as Victory Over Ebola Nears
Thousands of Guineans celebrated the country reaching the final stages of the battle with the deadly Ebola epidemic at a concert on Saturday featuring artists from across Africa.
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Just 2 Ebola Cases Reported Last Week: WHO
Guinea and Sierra Leone only registered one new Ebola case each last week, the UN's health agency said on Wednesday, hailing dramatic improvements in monitoring but warning the danger was far from over.
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70,000 Liberian Births Unrecorded in Ebola Crisis: UNICEF
More than 70,000 Liberian babies were born without being registered as the deadly Ebola epidemic ravaged the impoverished west African nation, leaving them without healthcare and vulnerable to trafficking, UNICEF said today.
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Ebola-Stricken Nations Need $700 Million to Rebuild Healthcare
Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone need a further $696 million in donor funding to rebuild their battered health services over the next two years in the wake of the deadly Ebola epidemic, senior World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Monday.
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Ebola Epidemic was Disaster for Malaria Control: Study
Untreated malaria in Guinea surged as a result of the Ebola scare and probably caused far more deaths than the dreaded haemorrhagic fever itself, doctors reported today.
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Ebola Could Hit Again and We Would Hardly Do Better, Says Head of the Medical Charity, Doctors Without Borders
The Ebola epidemic could flare up again in West Africa and health authorities are no better equipped to control it than they were a year ago, the head of medical charity Doctors Without Borders said on Saturday.
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After Ebola, World Still Unprepared for Global Pandemic, Says Charity Group
The global health system is unable to handle another mass epidemic like the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said, urging wealthy nations to develop coordinated response plans and drugs to fight neglected diseases.
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Ebola Deaths In Democratic Republic Of Congo Surpasses 500
Suspected Ebola cases have emerged in Kisangani, a major DR Congo city, as the outbreak's death toll hits 600 and health teams race to contain spread
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Ebola Still An 'Urgent' Global Health Emergency: WHO
The deadly Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains an "urgent" global health emergency, The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday at its Emergency Committee meeting.
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WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak Over As Liberia Gets All-Clear
The world breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday as a two-year Ebola epidemic that killed 11,000 and triggered a global health alert was declared over, with Liberia the last country given the all-clear.
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WHO To Declare Ebola Outbreak Over With Liberia In The Clear
The two-year Ebola epidemic which laid waste to communities across west Africa and killed more than 11,000 people is due to be declared over Friday with Liberia expecting the all-clear.
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Guinea Declared Free Of Ebola, Step To End Spread Of Disease
Guinea was declared Ebola-free on Tuesday, a huge step in the fight against the world's largest Ebola epidemic.
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Guinea Says Has No Ebola Cases After Last Patient Recovers
Guinea's last known Ebola patient, a 19-day-old baby boy, has recovered and been released from a treatment centre in the capital Conakry, a health official said on Monday.
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WHO to Declare End of Ebola in Sierra Leone
The World Health Organization is set to announce Saturday that Ebola-ravaged Sierra Leone has beaten an epidemic that killed almost 4,000 of its people and plunged the economy into recession.
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Sierra Leone Emerges from Ebola Nightmare
The Ebola epidemic is expected to be declared over in Sierra Leone on Saturday, when the west African nation will have gone 42 days without any new infections.
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Guinea Celebrates With Song as Victory Over Ebola Nears
Thousands of Guineans celebrated the country reaching the final stages of the battle with the deadly Ebola epidemic at a concert on Saturday featuring artists from across Africa.
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Just 2 Ebola Cases Reported Last Week: WHO
Guinea and Sierra Leone only registered one new Ebola case each last week, the UN's health agency said on Wednesday, hailing dramatic improvements in monitoring but warning the danger was far from over.
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70,000 Liberian Births Unrecorded in Ebola Crisis: UNICEF
More than 70,000 Liberian babies were born without being registered as the deadly Ebola epidemic ravaged the impoverished west African nation, leaving them without healthcare and vulnerable to trafficking, UNICEF said today.
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Ebola-Stricken Nations Need $700 Million to Rebuild Healthcare
Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone need a further $696 million in donor funding to rebuild their battered health services over the next two years in the wake of the deadly Ebola epidemic, senior World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Monday.
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Ebola Epidemic was Disaster for Malaria Control: Study
Untreated malaria in Guinea surged as a result of the Ebola scare and probably caused far more deaths than the dreaded haemorrhagic fever itself, doctors reported today.
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Ebola Could Hit Again and We Would Hardly Do Better, Says Head of the Medical Charity, Doctors Without Borders
The Ebola epidemic could flare up again in West Africa and health authorities are no better equipped to control it than they were a year ago, the head of medical charity Doctors Without Borders said on Saturday.
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After Ebola, World Still Unprepared for Global Pandemic, Says Charity Group
The global health system is unable to handle another mass epidemic like the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said, urging wealthy nations to develop coordinated response plans and drugs to fight neglected diseases.
