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Congo's fight to rein in a deadly Ebola outbreak has authorities crossing the border to buy up available thermometers, a World Health Organization official said, as the health ministry on Thursday announced that confirmed cases had reached 30, including eight deaths. The spread of the ...
Congo Ebola vaccination drive begins with health ranks day after nurse dies, raising toll to 27
Congo began an Ebola vaccination campaign Monday in a northwest provincial capital in a major effort to stem an outbreak that has already made its way from rural towns into a city of more than 1 million people. The campaign comes a day after the ...
Health workers in Democratic Republic of Congo will begin a vaccination campaign on Monday aimed at containing an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, a spokeswoman for the health ministry said. Jessica Ilunga said 4,000 doses of vaccine were shipped on Saturday to Mbandaka, which ...
Congo's Ebola outbreak reaches a city of over 1 million, raising fears of fast, fatal spread
Congo's Ebola outbreak has spread to a crossroads city of more than 1 million people, authorities said Thursday in a troubling turn that marks the first time the vast, impoverished country has had to fight the lethal virus in an urban area. Medical teams rushed ...
WHO preparing for 'worst case scenario' as Ebola vaccine arrives in Congo amid outbreak
Thousands of doses of Ebola vaccine arrived Wednesday in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is facing an outbreak of the deadly virus, the health ministry said. Congolese authorities declared the outbreak in the northwest region near Congo-Brazzaville on May 8, and three have died ...
Congo OKs use of experimental Ebola vaccine as deaths reach 19: WHO
Congo has agreed to allow the World Health Organization to use an experimental Ebola vaccine to combat an outbreak announced last week, the WHO director-general said Monday. The aim is for health officials to start using the vaccine, once it's shipped, by the end of ...
18 confirmed deaths as WHO reports new Ebola case in DR Congo, says test vaccine coming this week
The head of the World Health Organization said Sunday there has been another reported case of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and that an experimental vaccine to fight the disease is expected to become available in the country this week. Dr. Tedros Adhanom ...
Congo Ebola outbreak kills 17 in 'health emergency with international impact'
Seventeen people in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have died from Ebola, the health ministry said on Tuesday, describing the fresh outbreak as a "public health emergency with international impact." "Twenty-one cases of fever with hemorrhagic indications and 17 deaths" have been recorded in ...
Taiwan accused the World Health Organization of succumbing to political pressure from Beijing on Tuesday after the island failed to receive an invitation to a major international meeting. China sees self-governing democratic Taiwan as part of its territory awaiting reunification and has used its clout ...
More than 90 percent of the global population is breathing in high levels of pollutants, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, blaming poor air quality for some 7 million deaths annually. Fresh data from the U.N. health body showed that every corner of the globe ...
Japan's population shrinks for seventh consecutive year as it falls to 126.70 million
Japan's population fell for a seventh consecutive year in 2017, with people 65 or over accounting for a record 27.7 percent of the total, government data showed Friday. According to the World Health Organization, a country is considered an "aging society" when the proportion of ...
Aid convoy quits embattled Syrian enclave of Douma as regime presses onslaught
An international convoy has cut short its mission to Syria's rebel enclave of eastern Ghouta after delivering desperately needed aid as the regime of President Bashar Assad pounded the region, killing dozens as it seized more ground. At least 68 civilians were killed Monday, a ...
