Environment
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DR Congo Ebola outbreak exceeds 11,000 cases
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s worst-ever outbreak of Ebola has now reached more than 11,000 confirmed cases, official Congolese figures showed on Wednesday, as armed conflict hampers the response. The 17th outbreak of the virus in…
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Bloody spit: Ghana waste dump poses health, environmental ‘crisis’
An acrid haze hung over a sprawling dump in Ghana’s capital, Accra, as excavators gouged into mounds of smouldering rubbish. Thin plumes of black smoke curled from burning plastic and rubber, mingling with the rank…
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Ebola yahujumu ajira Saudi Arabia, Mashirika ya uajiri Kenya yakikadiria hasara
Mashirika ya uajiri nchini Kenya yanakadiria hasara kubwa za kifedha huku maelfu ya Wakenya waliokuwa wameajiriwa nchini Saudi Arabia wakikumbwa na sintofahamu kufuatia kukatizwa kwa safari kutoka na na mlipuko wa ugonjwa wa Ebola aina…
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Ebola outbreak kills more than 5,300 people: Africa CDC
Africa’s latest Ebola outbreak has killed more than 5,300 people, the vast majority of them in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the continent’s top health agency. In mid-May, the DRC declared its 17th…
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Emergency nurseries rescue DR Congo’s Ebola orphans
A caregiver wore a protective gown and gloves as she bottle-fed a baby — one of hundreds of children orphaned by the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak. With the disease still spreading five months…
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Four more Ebola cases detected in Kenya, bringing total to seven
Kenya has confirmed four new Ebola cases, the health ministry said Saturday, including another relative of the first victim and three healthcare workers who treated him. The country had not reported a single case of…
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Kenya Yathibitisha Kisa cha Tatu cha Ebola, 127 Wakiwa Karantini
Serikali ya Kenya imethibitisha kisa cha tatu cha ugonjwa wa Ebola unaosababishwa na virusi vya Bundibugyo, huku watu 127 waliokuwa na mawasiliano ya karibu na wagonjwa wakiwekwa karantini katika juhudi za kuzuia kuenea kwa ugonjwa…
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Ebola: Watu 108 Wawekwa Karantini Kenya, Ufuatiliaji Ukiendelea
Wizara ya Afya nchini Kenya imetangaza kuwa watu 122 waliotagusana na mgonjwa wa kwanza kuthibitishwa kuwa na virusi vya Ebola wametambuliwa na kuthibitishwa huku 108 kati yao wakiwekwa karantini kwa ufuatiliaji wa karibu. Katika taarifa…
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Ten quarantined as Kenya intensifies Ebola response
The Ministry of Health has heightened its response to the Ebola virus after the country reported its first case, with now strengthened contact tracing. As of this morning, 10 people are in quarantine facilities while…
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Mazingira Week Shifts Focus From Tree Planting to Tree Survival
Kenya’s 2026 Mazingira Week is placing a stronger emphasis on what happens after a tree is planted, with the Government outlining measures to track seedlings and monitor their survival.
