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Experts Call for Immediate WHO Reform After Ebola Exposes Failings
Experts called today for urgent, root-and-branch changes to the World Health Organization after an inadequate response to West Africa's vast and deadly Ebola outbreak.
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Ebola Vaccine Tests Show it Could 'Neutralise' Virus: Geneva Hospital
An experimental Ebola vaccine tested on humans in Europe and Africa sparks the production of the antibodies needed to neutralise the deadly virus, a Geneva hospital said Wednesday.
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Experts Meet in Geneva to Review Ebola Vaccines: WHO
Experts will gather in Geneva this week to review progress on possible vaccines against the deadly Ebola virus, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
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Cuban Doctor With Ebola 'Improving' in Geneva Hospital
The Cuban doctor who contracted Ebola while treating patients in Sierra Leone is improving with each day and eating normally, though he is still weak, a Swiss hospital said on Friday.
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Cuban Doctor Arrives in Geneva for Ebola Treatment
A Cuban doctor who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone arrived in Switzerland for treatment and was able to walk off the transport plane, a Geneva medical official said on Friday.
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Cuban Doctor Arrives in Switzerland for Ebola Aid
A Cuban doctor who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone has arrived in Switzerland for treatment.
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Bracing to Meet a Killer: Aid Workers in Geneva Prep for Ebola
Sweating behind fogged-up goggles, Thanh Dang meticulously follows each instruction as she peals away layers of protective clothing, stopping repeatedly to wash her double-gloved hands in chlorine disinfectant.
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DR Congo Could Be Declared Ebola-Free in Late November: World Health Organistion
The Democratic Republic of Congo could be declared Ebola-free in late November, as its two-month outbreak apparently fizzles out, the World Health Organisation said on Friday.
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WHO Sending Ebola Experts to Mali, 43 People Monitored for Virus
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday it was sending experts to help Mali fight Ebola, a day after the first case of the disease was confirmed there.
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WHO to Probe Ebola Response, But Says Focus is on Fight
The World Health Organization insisted on Tuesday it would probe complaints that it had been slow to wake up to the scale of Ebola, but insisted the focus now must be on battling the epidemic.
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Canada to Ship Experimental Ebola Vaccine to WHO in Geneva
The Canadian government will ship 800 vials of its experimental Ebola vaccine to the World Health Organization in Geneva beginning on Monday, the Public Health Agency of Canada said on Saturday.
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WHO Ramping up Ebola Protection Efforts Across Africa
The World Health Organization said on Thursday it was increasing efforts to help several African countries fight Ebola if the deadly virus arrives on their soil.
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Experimental Ebola Vaccines Could Be Ready For Africa by 2015: WHO
Experimental vaccines to treat Ebola could be ready for use in African countries badly hit by the deadly virus early next year, the World Health Organization said Friday.
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Ebola Cases May be Kept Within Tens of Thousands: WHO
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has killed 2,461 people, half of the 4,985 infected by the virus, World Health Organization Assistant Director General Bruce Aylward said on Tuesday.
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Ebola: More Than 2,400 Killed So Far, Says World Health Organisation
The worst-ever outbreak of Ebola fever has now killed more than 2,400 people and infected twice that number, according to a new toll released on Friday by the World Health Organization.
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Experts Call for Immediate WHO Reform After Ebola Exposes Failings
Experts called today for urgent, root-and-branch changes to the World Health Organization after an inadequate response to West Africa's vast and deadly Ebola outbreak.
-
Ebola Vaccine Tests Show it Could 'Neutralise' Virus: Geneva Hospital
An experimental Ebola vaccine tested on humans in Europe and Africa sparks the production of the antibodies needed to neutralise the deadly virus, a Geneva hospital said Wednesday.
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Experts Meet in Geneva to Review Ebola Vaccines: WHO
Experts will gather in Geneva this week to review progress on possible vaccines against the deadly Ebola virus, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
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Cuban Doctor With Ebola 'Improving' in Geneva Hospital
The Cuban doctor who contracted Ebola while treating patients in Sierra Leone is improving with each day and eating normally, though he is still weak, a Swiss hospital said on Friday.
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Cuban Doctor Arrives in Geneva for Ebola Treatment
A Cuban doctor who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone arrived in Switzerland for treatment and was able to walk off the transport plane, a Geneva medical official said on Friday.
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Cuban Doctor Arrives in Switzerland for Ebola Aid
A Cuban doctor who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone has arrived in Switzerland for treatment.
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Bracing to Meet a Killer: Aid Workers in Geneva Prep for Ebola
Sweating behind fogged-up goggles, Thanh Dang meticulously follows each instruction as she peals away layers of protective clothing, stopping repeatedly to wash her double-gloved hands in chlorine disinfectant.
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DR Congo Could Be Declared Ebola-Free in Late November: World Health Organistion
The Democratic Republic of Congo could be declared Ebola-free in late November, as its two-month outbreak apparently fizzles out, the World Health Organisation said on Friday.
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WHO Sending Ebola Experts to Mali, 43 People Monitored for Virus
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday it was sending experts to help Mali fight Ebola, a day after the first case of the disease was confirmed there.
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WHO to Probe Ebola Response, But Says Focus is on Fight
The World Health Organization insisted on Tuesday it would probe complaints that it had been slow to wake up to the scale of Ebola, but insisted the focus now must be on battling the epidemic.
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Canada to Ship Experimental Ebola Vaccine to WHO in Geneva
The Canadian government will ship 800 vials of its experimental Ebola vaccine to the World Health Organization in Geneva beginning on Monday, the Public Health Agency of Canada said on Saturday.
-
WHO Ramping up Ebola Protection Efforts Across Africa
The World Health Organization said on Thursday it was increasing efforts to help several African countries fight Ebola if the deadly virus arrives on their soil.
-
Experimental Ebola Vaccines Could Be Ready For Africa by 2015: WHO
Experimental vaccines to treat Ebola could be ready for use in African countries badly hit by the deadly virus early next year, the World Health Organization said Friday.
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Ebola Cases May be Kept Within Tens of Thousands: WHO
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has killed 2,461 people, half of the 4,985 infected by the virus, World Health Organization Assistant Director General Bruce Aylward said on Tuesday.
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Ebola: More Than 2,400 Killed So Far, Says World Health Organisation
The worst-ever outbreak of Ebola fever has now killed more than 2,400 people and infected twice that number, according to a new toll released on Friday by the World Health Organization.
