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3 New Ebola Cases Confirmed In Uganda, Total Reaches 5
Kampala, May 23 (IANS) Uganda on Saturday confirmed three more new Ebola cases, raising the total number of infections in the country to five.
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Ebola Outbreak Alert: Congo Seeks More Supplies As Cases Rise
Healthcare workers and aid groups in eastern Congo said Thursday they are in dire need of more supplies and staff to respond to the rare Ebola outbreak.
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WHO Raises Alarm Over Speed Of Ebola Outbreak As Congo Announces 134 Deaths
The virus spread undetected for weeks after the first known death as authorities tested for a more common type of Ebola and came up negative, health experts and aid workers said.
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Tanzania Intensifies Ebola Preparedness As DRC Outbreak Raises Regional Concern
Tanzania has conducted a rapid assessment of proximity and interaction with outbreak areas in Congo and Uganda to identify regions at highest risk and take appropriate measures.
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Uganda Healthcare Worker Dies Of Ebola, Death Count Reaches 10
Uganda on Wednesday confirmed the death of a health worker from Ebola, bringing the total number of fatalities from the highly contagious virus to 10.
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US, European Union Call For "Full Commitment" From WHO To Prevent Sexual Violence
Western governments on Friday called for "full commitment" from the World Health Organization to prevent a repeat of rapes and sexual abuse allegedly committed by its workers sent to fight Ebola in DR Congo.
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World Bank Warns of Rising Maternal Deaths Post-Ebola
The World Bank warned Wednesday that the loss of health care workers amid the Ebola epidemic in western Africa could increase women's deaths from complications of pregnancy and childbirth.
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Ebola-Hit Sierra Leone Quarantines 31 Health Workers
Authorities in Sierra Leone quarantined three doctors and 28 nurses in the capital Freetown when a mother tested positive for Ebola after giving birth, the health ministry said today.
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Ebola Threat to Guinea Bissau Rises as Border zone Heats up
Violent protests against Ebola controls in a north Guinea town have prompted the Red Cross to withdraw workers, undermining efforts to stop the spread of Ebola into neighbouring Guinea Bissau.
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British Ebola Patient Flown Home From South Leone
A female British healthcare worker who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone was being flown home for treatment today, the Ministry of Defence said.
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Crowds Attack Ebola Facility, Health Workers in Guinea
Crowds destroyed an Ebola facility and attacked health workers in central Guinea on rumours that the Red Cross was planning to disinfect a school, a government spokesman said today.
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Ebola Likely to Persist in 2015 as Communities Resist Aid: Red Cross
West Africa will be lucky to wipe out Ebola this year, as the local population remains suspicious of aid workers, especially in Guinea, the Red Cross said on today.
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Cash Crunch, Rains Could Thwart Ebola Efforts in West Africa: WHO
Halting the spread of Ebola in West Africa will depend on mobilising funds and aid workers before the rainy season hits in April-May, otherwise it could up to take a year, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday.
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Sierra Leone Ends Ebola Bonuses for Health Workers
Sierra Leone said on Thursday it was ending the "risk allowances" it has been paying to thousands of healthcare workers on the front line of its battle with Ebola.
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Cuban Health Worker in Africa to Fight Ebola Dies of Malaria
A Cuban health worker sent to Sierra Leone as part of a team to help fight Ebola has died of malaria.
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3 New Ebola Cases Confirmed In Uganda, Total Reaches 5
Kampala, May 23 (IANS) Uganda on Saturday confirmed three more new Ebola cases, raising the total number of infections in the country to five.
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Ebola Outbreak Alert: Congo Seeks More Supplies As Cases Rise
Healthcare workers and aid groups in eastern Congo said Thursday they are in dire need of more supplies and staff to respond to the rare Ebola outbreak.
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WHO Raises Alarm Over Speed Of Ebola Outbreak As Congo Announces 134 Deaths
The virus spread undetected for weeks after the first known death as authorities tested for a more common type of Ebola and came up negative, health experts and aid workers said.
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Tanzania Intensifies Ebola Preparedness As DRC Outbreak Raises Regional Concern
Tanzania has conducted a rapid assessment of proximity and interaction with outbreak areas in Congo and Uganda to identify regions at highest risk and take appropriate measures.
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Uganda Healthcare Worker Dies Of Ebola, Death Count Reaches 10
Uganda on Wednesday confirmed the death of a health worker from Ebola, bringing the total number of fatalities from the highly contagious virus to 10.
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US, European Union Call For "Full Commitment" From WHO To Prevent Sexual Violence
Western governments on Friday called for "full commitment" from the World Health Organization to prevent a repeat of rapes and sexual abuse allegedly committed by its workers sent to fight Ebola in DR Congo.
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World Bank Warns of Rising Maternal Deaths Post-Ebola
The World Bank warned Wednesday that the loss of health care workers amid the Ebola epidemic in western Africa could increase women's deaths from complications of pregnancy and childbirth.
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Ebola-Hit Sierra Leone Quarantines 31 Health Workers
Authorities in Sierra Leone quarantined three doctors and 28 nurses in the capital Freetown when a mother tested positive for Ebola after giving birth, the health ministry said today.
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Ebola Threat to Guinea Bissau Rises as Border zone Heats up
Violent protests against Ebola controls in a north Guinea town have prompted the Red Cross to withdraw workers, undermining efforts to stop the spread of Ebola into neighbouring Guinea Bissau.
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British Ebola Patient Flown Home From South Leone
A female British healthcare worker who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone was being flown home for treatment today, the Ministry of Defence said.
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Crowds Attack Ebola Facility, Health Workers in Guinea
Crowds destroyed an Ebola facility and attacked health workers in central Guinea on rumours that the Red Cross was planning to disinfect a school, a government spokesman said today.
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Ebola Likely to Persist in 2015 as Communities Resist Aid: Red Cross
West Africa will be lucky to wipe out Ebola this year, as the local population remains suspicious of aid workers, especially in Guinea, the Red Cross said on today.
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Cash Crunch, Rains Could Thwart Ebola Efforts in West Africa: WHO
Halting the spread of Ebola in West Africa will depend on mobilising funds and aid workers before the rainy season hits in April-May, otherwise it could up to take a year, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday.
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Sierra Leone Ends Ebola Bonuses for Health Workers
Sierra Leone said on Thursday it was ending the "risk allowances" it has been paying to thousands of healthcare workers on the front line of its battle with Ebola.
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Cuban Health Worker in Africa to Fight Ebola Dies of Malaria
A Cuban health worker sent to Sierra Leone as part of a team to help fight Ebola has died of malaria.
