Lifestyle & Health
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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.
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Person from Hantavirus-Hit Ship Heading to German Hospital
The individual came into contact with an infected person on board the MV Hondius, anchored off Cape Verde, but is asymptomatic, the fire service in the western German city of Duesseldorf told AFP.
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Malawi Suffers as US Aid Cuts Cripple Healthcare
In the impoverished southern Africa country, the US government’s decision to slash foreign aid in January 2025 has led to significant cuts in HIV treatments, a spike in pregnancies and a return to discrimination.
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Stalled Sierra Leone Abortion Bill Leaves Women Few Options
Approximately 91,500 illegal abortions were carried out in Sierra Leone in 2021, according to a report by the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) published in 2024
