Lifestyle & Health
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Ethiopian Firm Leads Fight Against Menstrual Stigma
In a cramped workshop in the heart of Addis Ababa, seamstresses are busy turning out reusable sanitary pads — a vital resource in Ethiopia, where many girls go without because of the cost and taboos.…
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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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Nigeria says first Ebola case is same strain as DR Congo outbreak
The first Ebola case detected in Nigeria is the Bundibugyo strain, which is behind a major DR Congo outbreak, and the patient is a diplomat, an emergency meeting heard on Wednesday. The case in Nigeria, Africa’s…
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DR Congo Ebola Outbreak Spreads to 7th Province: Governor
An Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo, the deadliest in its history, has spread to a seventh province, bordering the Central African Republic and Congo-Brazzaville, the governor of South-Ubangi province said on Friday.
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DR Congo Ebola Outbreak Tops 3,500 Cases
Ebola, which spreads through contact with bodily fluids and causes haemorrhagic fever, has killed more than 15,000 people across Africa over the past 50 years. The deadliest outbreak in the DRC killed nearly 2,300 people…
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600 dead in DR Congo Ebola outbreak
Updated numbers issued by the UN health agency showed there have been 1,759 confirmed cases in DR Congo since the outbreak was declared in mid-May, including 600 confirmed deaths.
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Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Spreads to Fourth Province
A deadly Ebola outbreak has spread to a fourth province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, meaning the country’s entire northeast — home to around 15 million people — is affected.
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Afrika yakabiliwa na upungufu wa dawa ya usingizi kwa upasuaji wa watoto
Halothane bado inatumika kwa kiasi kikubwa katika nchi za Afrika Kusini mwa Jangwa la Sahara kuwapa watoto usingizi wakati wa upasuaji. Sababu kuu ni kwamba dawa hiyo ni nafuu zaidi, ikiwa na gharama mara saba…
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WHO, Africa CDC Launch $518 mn Plan to Combat Ebola Outbreak
The WHO and the African Union’s public health agency launched a $518-million joint plan on Friday to tackle the Ebola outbreak causing alarm in the Democratic Republic of Congo and its neighbours.
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Hantavirus: confirmed cases by nationality
Among living patients, seven cases have been confirmed and an eighth is listed as “probable”, according to the WHO, the UN health body and certain national health authorities.
