Monkeypox can be contained if we act now, WHO says
MRINALIKA ROY and EMMA FARGE COUNTRIES should take quick steps to contain the spread of monkeypox and share data about
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Tedros re-elected as head of World Health Organization
THE World Health Organization’s (WHO) members re-elected Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as Director-General by a strong majority for another five years,
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3rd ebola patient dies in the DRC
THE third Ebola patient in the northwest Democratic Republic of Congo has died, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on
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South Africa’s Aspen COVID-19 vaccine plant risks closure after no orders, executive says
TIM COCKS AFRICA’S first COVID-19 vaccination plant, touted last year as a trailblazer for an under-vaccinated continent frustrated by sluggish
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Africa seeing uptick of Covd-19 cases – WHO
AFRICA is seeing an uptick in COVID-19 infections, largely driven by a doubling in cases reported in South Africa, the
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Second Ebola patient dies in northwestern Congo, WHO says
A second Ebola patient has died in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO) said, days into
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Malaria elimination: South Africa needs to regroup and refocus to get there
IN recent years South Africa has made significant progress in its effort to eliminate malaria. The World Health Organization (WHO)
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New Ebola case confirmed in DRC
A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, prompting health authorities to enforce urgent
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Over two-thirds of Africans infected by COVID virus since pandemic began
MORE than two-thirds of Africans have been infected by COVID-19 since the pandemic started, 97 times more than reported confirmed
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War in Ethiopia: addressing mental health needs to be made a priority
THE effects of war on the mental wellbeing of people is given much less attention than the physical harms of
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