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Red Cross Admits $6 Million Fraud During Ebola Crisis
The Red Cross has uncovered several cases of fraud by officials during efforts to combat the Ebola outbreak that struck West Africa in 2014-2016, estimating losses of $6 million (5.2 million euros).
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Next Ebola Outbreak 'Inevitable' But World Better Prepared: WHO
A new outbreak of the Ebola virus is "inevitable" but a new vaccine and rapid-response measures mean it will be more effectively contained, the head of the World Health Organization said Thursday.
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Brazil Researchers Hope To Test Zika Virus Treatment In A Year
Leading researchers in Brazil are borrowing techniques used to accelerate the fight against Ebola in the hope of developing a Zika virus treatment that could be tested in humans in a year.
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Ebola And Civil War Trauma Threaten Liberia's Economic Growth
Sitting in a dusty schoolyard in rural Liberia, mental health clinician Dickson Korfeh watches as pupils dance, sing and play games in their break, and focuses on those who do not take part.
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Shortage Of Malaria Drug Points To Better Tool Against Ebola
As doctors struggled to treat growing numbers of patients during the Ebola crisis in West Africa, the shortage of one helpful drug may have led to the discovery of a better one.
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Indian Scientist Appointed to High-Level Panel on Health
An eminent Indian scientist has been named by UN Chief Ban Ki-moon to a high-level panel on health technology, innovation, and access, in an effort to escalate investments in research and development for diseases where financial returns are not guaranteed.
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Sierra Leone Emerges from Ebola Nightmare
The Ebola epidemic is expected to be declared over in Sierra Leone on Saturday, when the west African nation will have gone 42 days without any new infections.
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PM Narendra Modi to Talk Trade as He Addresses 54 African Leaders Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will spell out his vision for the future of his country's economic relations with Africa today, as he addresses the major India-Africa Forum Summit in New Delhi.
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Liberia Declared Ebola-Free For Second Time
Liberia was declared free of the deadly Ebola virus for a second time on Thursday and entered a 90-day period of heightened surveillance aimed at preventing a future re-emergence of the disease, the World Health Organization said.
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70,000 Liberian Births Unrecorded in Ebola Crisis: UNICEF
More than 70,000 Liberian babies were born without being registered as the deadly Ebola epidemic ravaged the impoverished west African nation, leaving them without healthcare and vulnerable to trafficking, UNICEF said today.
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Greece Crisis Looms Over G7 Summit in Germany
Greece's financial woes were set to dominate a G7 summit in Germany today, amid fears the debt-wracked country could crash out of the euro and rock the world economy.
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Ebola Crisis Isn't Over Warns WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) today warned against complacency about the deadly Ebola virus, saying that the crisis isn't over.
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WHO Sets Up $100 Million Fund to Avoid Being 'Overwhelmed' Again
The World Health Organization is setting up a $100 million contingency fund to ensure that the UN agency will not be "overwhelmed" by a major crisis again as it was with Ebola.
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Experts Denounce WHO's Slow Ebola Response
A UN-sponsored independent report by experts on Monday denounced the World Health Organization's slow response to the Ebola crisis.
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WHO Leadership Admits Failings Over Ebola, Promises Reform
The World Health Organization has admitted serious failings in its handling of the Ebola crisis and pledged reforms to enable it to do better next time, its leadership said in a statement seen by Reuters on Sunday.
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Red Cross Admits $6 Million Fraud During Ebola Crisis
The Red Cross has uncovered several cases of fraud by officials during efforts to combat the Ebola outbreak that struck West Africa in 2014-2016, estimating losses of $6 million (5.2 million euros).
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Next Ebola Outbreak 'Inevitable' But World Better Prepared: WHO
A new outbreak of the Ebola virus is "inevitable" but a new vaccine and rapid-response measures mean it will be more effectively contained, the head of the World Health Organization said Thursday.
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Brazil Researchers Hope To Test Zika Virus Treatment In A Year
Leading researchers in Brazil are borrowing techniques used to accelerate the fight against Ebola in the hope of developing a Zika virus treatment that could be tested in humans in a year.
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Ebola And Civil War Trauma Threaten Liberia's Economic Growth
Sitting in a dusty schoolyard in rural Liberia, mental health clinician Dickson Korfeh watches as pupils dance, sing and play games in their break, and focuses on those who do not take part.
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Shortage Of Malaria Drug Points To Better Tool Against Ebola
As doctors struggled to treat growing numbers of patients during the Ebola crisis in West Africa, the shortage of one helpful drug may have led to the discovery of a better one.
-
Indian Scientist Appointed to High-Level Panel on Health
An eminent Indian scientist has been named by UN Chief Ban Ki-moon to a high-level panel on health technology, innovation, and access, in an effort to escalate investments in research and development for diseases where financial returns are not guaranteed.
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Sierra Leone Emerges from Ebola Nightmare
The Ebola epidemic is expected to be declared over in Sierra Leone on Saturday, when the west African nation will have gone 42 days without any new infections.
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PM Narendra Modi to Talk Trade as He Addresses 54 African Leaders Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will spell out his vision for the future of his country's economic relations with Africa today, as he addresses the major India-Africa Forum Summit in New Delhi.
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Liberia Declared Ebola-Free For Second Time
Liberia was declared free of the deadly Ebola virus for a second time on Thursday and entered a 90-day period of heightened surveillance aimed at preventing a future re-emergence of the disease, the World Health Organization said.
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70,000 Liberian Births Unrecorded in Ebola Crisis: UNICEF
More than 70,000 Liberian babies were born without being registered as the deadly Ebola epidemic ravaged the impoverished west African nation, leaving them without healthcare and vulnerable to trafficking, UNICEF said today.
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Greece Crisis Looms Over G7 Summit in Germany
Greece's financial woes were set to dominate a G7 summit in Germany today, amid fears the debt-wracked country could crash out of the euro and rock the world economy.
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Ebola Crisis Isn't Over Warns WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) today warned against complacency about the deadly Ebola virus, saying that the crisis isn't over.
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WHO Sets Up $100 Million Fund to Avoid Being 'Overwhelmed' Again
The World Health Organization is setting up a $100 million contingency fund to ensure that the UN agency will not be "overwhelmed" by a major crisis again as it was with Ebola.
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Experts Denounce WHO's Slow Ebola Response
A UN-sponsored independent report by experts on Monday denounced the World Health Organization's slow response to the Ebola crisis.
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WHO Leadership Admits Failings Over Ebola, Promises Reform
The World Health Organization has admitted serious failings in its handling of the Ebola crisis and pledged reforms to enable it to do better next time, its leadership said in a statement seen by Reuters on Sunday.
