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'We're Still Behind' In Congo's Ebola Outbreak Even As Testing Improves, Says WHO Chief
Congo's Ebola outbreak "had a big head start, and we're still behind," the head of the World Health Organization said. Adding that the medical community was "catching up" even as attackers plague the stricken region.
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Indian Air Force's C-17 Globemaster III Delivers Critical Medical Aid For Ebola Treatment To Uganda
India has extended urgent medical assistance to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to support their Ebola response efforts in response to a request received from the African Union Commission.
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India Sends Second Consignment Of Medical Aid to Africa CDC To Strengthen Ebola Response
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) India on Tuesday dispatched the second tranche of medical assistance to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), comprising protective gear, diagnostic and monitoring equipment, medicines, and nutritional supplements aimed at strengthening the continent’s response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak.
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Congo Faces Ebola Spread Across Three Provinces While Coalition Funds Experimental Vaccines
At least 282 cases of Ebola disease have been confirmed in Congo's growing outbreak, the central African nation says, as more joyful stories from recovered medical workers emerge. One nurse spoke of his "indescribable joy" at beating the illness.
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Ebola Outbreak: Aid Reaches Congo Epicentre As WHO Chief Arrives
Ebola outbreak in Congo worsens as aid reaches epicentre. WHO chief visits Kinshasa amid rising cases, deaths, and challenges in containing the ebola outbreak.
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Ebola Aid: Africa CDC Thanks India For Critical Support
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) extended gratitude to India for emergency pharmaceutical supplies in the midst of Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Covid To Ebola, What Makes Doctors And Medical Staff Frontline Workers?
When a patient enters a hospital with symptoms of a disease, frontline workers are usually the first people to examine, test, treat, and monitor that person. Their work begins before a disease is fully understood and often continues until the outbrea
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Centre On Ebola Alert: Health Minister Reviews Preparedness Amid WHO Emergency
The Centre has stepped up Ebola preparedness measures across the country after the World Health Organization declared the ongoing outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), with Union Health Minister JP Nadda reviewing surveillance and response mechanisms amid global concerns over the spread of the virus. Officials said...
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India Issues Travel Advisory For Ebola-Hit Countries: How Airport Screenings Help Control Outbreaks
India's new Ebola travel advisory highlights how airport screenings, contact tracing, quarantine protocols, and surveillance systems help countries detect infectious diseases early, prevent outbreaks, and strengthen global public health preparedness.
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India Dispatches First Tranche Of Medical Supplies, Protective Kits To Africa Amid Ebola Outbreak
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Amid the Ebola outbreak in Africa, India on Thursday dispatched the first tranche of urgent medical supplies and protective kits to Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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No Ebola Case In India, Airports Put On Alert After WHO Warning
The Centre has reviewed standard operating procedures for screening, surveillance, quarantine and case management, while laboratory preparedness is also being ramped up. The National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune has been designated for Ebola tes
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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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Mpox Outbreak In Africa: Is The Mysterious Disease In DRC Caused By Malaria?
Mpox Outbreak In Africa: The outbreak of Mpox in Democratic Republic of Congo, which has spread steadily across Africa, is compounded by overlapping health crises, including severe malaria and malnutrition.
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Ebola Virus: Origin, Transmission, And Impact 10 Years After Outbreak
The highly contagious Ebola virus has claimed more than 15,000 lives since it was first identified in central Africa in 1976.
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"Ebola Is Defeated", Says Congolese Professor Who Discovered Virus
Ebola has been defeated. Vaccines and medical treatments have brought the deadly and terrifying disease under control, says Jean-Jacques Muyembe, the Congolese professor who first discovered the virus more than 40 years ago.
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'We're Still Behind' In Congo's Ebola Outbreak Even As Testing Improves, Says WHO Chief
Congo's Ebola outbreak "had a big head start, and we're still behind," the head of the World Health Organization said. Adding that the medical community was "catching up" even as attackers plague the stricken region.
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Indian Air Force's C-17 Globemaster III Delivers Critical Medical Aid For Ebola Treatment To Uganda
India has extended urgent medical assistance to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to support their Ebola response efforts in response to a request received from the African Union Commission.
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India Sends Second Consignment Of Medical Aid to Africa CDC To Strengthen Ebola Response
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) India on Tuesday dispatched the second tranche of medical assistance to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), comprising protective gear, diagnostic and monitoring equipment, medicines, and nutritional supplements aimed at strengthening the continent’s response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak.
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Congo Faces Ebola Spread Across Three Provinces While Coalition Funds Experimental Vaccines
At least 282 cases of Ebola disease have been confirmed in Congo's growing outbreak, the central African nation says, as more joyful stories from recovered medical workers emerge. One nurse spoke of his "indescribable joy" at beating the illness.
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Ebola Outbreak: Aid Reaches Congo Epicentre As WHO Chief Arrives
Ebola outbreak in Congo worsens as aid reaches epicentre. WHO chief visits Kinshasa amid rising cases, deaths, and challenges in containing the ebola outbreak.
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Ebola Aid: Africa CDC Thanks India For Critical Support
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) extended gratitude to India for emergency pharmaceutical supplies in the midst of Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Covid To Ebola, What Makes Doctors And Medical Staff Frontline Workers?
When a patient enters a hospital with symptoms of a disease, frontline workers are usually the first people to examine, test, treat, and monitor that person. Their work begins before a disease is fully understood and often continues until the outbrea
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Centre On Ebola Alert: Health Minister Reviews Preparedness Amid WHO Emergency
The Centre has stepped up Ebola preparedness measures across the country after the World Health Organization declared the ongoing outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), with Union Health Minister JP Nadda reviewing surveillance and response mechanisms amid global concerns over the spread of the virus. Officials said...
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India Issues Travel Advisory For Ebola-Hit Countries: How Airport Screenings Help Control Outbreaks
India's new Ebola travel advisory highlights how airport screenings, contact tracing, quarantine protocols, and surveillance systems help countries detect infectious diseases early, prevent outbreaks, and strengthen global public health preparedness.
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India Dispatches First Tranche Of Medical Supplies, Protective Kits To Africa Amid Ebola Outbreak
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Amid the Ebola outbreak in Africa, India on Thursday dispatched the first tranche of urgent medical supplies and protective kits to Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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No Ebola Case In India, Airports Put On Alert After WHO Warning
The Centre has reviewed standard operating procedures for screening, surveillance, quarantine and case management, while laboratory preparedness is also being ramped up. The National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune has been designated for Ebola tes
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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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Mpox Outbreak In Africa: Is The Mysterious Disease In DRC Caused By Malaria?
Mpox Outbreak In Africa: The outbreak of Mpox in Democratic Republic of Congo, which has spread steadily across Africa, is compounded by overlapping health crises, including severe malaria and malnutrition.
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Ebola Virus: Origin, Transmission, And Impact 10 Years After Outbreak
The highly contagious Ebola virus has claimed more than 15,000 lives since it was first identified in central Africa in 1976.
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"Ebola Is Defeated", Says Congolese Professor Who Discovered Virus
Ebola has been defeated. Vaccines and medical treatments have brought the deadly and terrifying disease under control, says Jean-Jacques Muyembe, the Congolese professor who first discovered the virus more than 40 years ago.
