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Experimental Vaccine Could Provide Rapid Response To Diseases
- Tuesday August 2, 2016
- Health | Reuters
A type of experimental vaccine that can be made in just a week and has protected mice against influenza, Ebola and Zika viruses may offer promise for quick responses to disease outbreaks in people, according to Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers.
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India To Contribute USD 500,000 To UN Emergency Response Fund
- Friday December 18, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
India will contribute USD 500,000 to a UN rapid response funding mechanism for the 2015-16 period to support global humanitarian relief operations.
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New Ebola Vaccine Safe, Stimulates Strong Immune Response
- Thursday November 19, 2015
- Health | Indo-Asian News Service
A fresh clinical trial of a new Ebola vaccine has found that it is well tolerated, safe and stimulates strong immune responses in adults in Mali, West Africa and in the US.
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Sierra Leone Quarantines 700 After New Ebola Death
- Tuesday September 15, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Health authorities in Sierra Leone said Tuesday they had quarantined almost 700 people as they battled to contain a new outbreak of Ebola which killed a 16-year-old girl.
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Sierra Leone to Vaccinate 200 People Connected to Ebola Victim
- Thursday September 3, 2015
- World News | Reuters
Sierra Leone is to vaccinate around 200 people who came into direct or indirect contact with a woman who died of Ebola on Saturday, a spokeswoman for the U.N. World Health Organisation said on Wednesday.
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WHO to Study Use of Sanctions as Part of Global Epidemic Response
- Wednesday August 26, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that it will study the idea of using sanctions to punish countries that do not comply with global health regulations, following widespread failures in the response to the Ebola outbreak.
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Sierra Leone's Last Known Ebola Patient Leaves Hospital
- Tuesday August 25, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sierra Leone's last known Ebola patient was released from hospital Monday, raising hopes the west African nation may finally have beaten the devastating epidemic.
- www.ndtv.com
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Sierra Leone Ends Ebola Quarantine for 500 Villagers
- Sunday August 16, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sierra Leone has ended an Ebola lockdown in the northern village of Massessbe that had kept more than 500 residents in quarantine, as President Ernest Bai Koroma said only two people were still being treated for the virus nationwide.
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Ebola Response Enters Third Phase, Cases May Rise Again: WHO
- Wednesday August 5, 2015
- World News | Press Trust of India
The Ebola outbreak response has entered its third phase, the WHO has said but warned against "irrational exuberance" amid a sharp drop in the number of fresh cases to just two last week.
- www.ndtv.com
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Experts Call for Immediate WHO Reform After Ebola Exposes Failings
- Tuesday July 7, 2015
- World News | Reuters
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Ebola-Hit Sierra Leone Quarantines 31 Health Workers
- Thursday June 25, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Authorities in Sierra Leone quarantined three doctors and 28 nurses in the capital Freetown when a mother tested positive for Ebola after giving birth, the health ministry said today.
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Ebola Returns to Sierra Leone Capital After 3-Week Gap
- Tuesday June 23, 2015
- World News | Reuters
Sierra Leone has recorded two new cases of Ebola in Freetown in the past few days, disproving the assumption that the capital city had already defeated the deadly virus, officials said on Monday.
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Sierra Leone Announces New Curfew to Halt Ebola
- Saturday June 13, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma said Friday he was imposing a three-week daytime curfew in the last Ebola-hit areas in a bid to curb a resurgence of the deadly virus.
- www.ndtv.com
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Global Health Leaders Ask G7 for Post-Ebola Rapid Response Unit
- Friday June 5, 2015
- World News | Reuters
Global health leaders will ask G7 leaders this weekend to back the creation of a specialist rapid response unit to tackle outbreaks of infectious killer diseases.
- www.ndtv.com
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After Ebola, World Still Unprepared for Global Pandemic, Says Charity Group
- Thursday June 4, 2015
- World News | Reuters
The global health system is unable to handle another mass epidemic like the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said, urging wealthy nations to develop coordinated response plans and drugs to fight neglected diseases.
- www.ndtv.com
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Experimental Vaccine Could Provide Rapid Response To Diseases
- Tuesday August 2, 2016
- Health | Reuters
A type of experimental vaccine that can be made in just a week and has protected mice against influenza, Ebola and Zika viruses may offer promise for quick responses to disease outbreaks in people, according to Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers.
- www.ndtv.com
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India To Contribute USD 500,000 To UN Emergency Response Fund
- Friday December 18, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
India will contribute USD 500,000 to a UN rapid response funding mechanism for the 2015-16 period to support global humanitarian relief operations.
- www.ndtv.com
-
New Ebola Vaccine Safe, Stimulates Strong Immune Response
- Thursday November 19, 2015
- Health | Indo-Asian News Service
A fresh clinical trial of a new Ebola vaccine has found that it is well tolerated, safe and stimulates strong immune responses in adults in Mali, West Africa and in the US.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Sierra Leone Quarantines 700 After New Ebola Death
- Tuesday September 15, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Health authorities in Sierra Leone said Tuesday they had quarantined almost 700 people as they battled to contain a new outbreak of Ebola which killed a 16-year-old girl.
- www.ndtv.com
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Sierra Leone to Vaccinate 200 People Connected to Ebola Victim
- Thursday September 3, 2015
- World News | Reuters
Sierra Leone is to vaccinate around 200 people who came into direct or indirect contact with a woman who died of Ebola on Saturday, a spokeswoman for the U.N. World Health Organisation said on Wednesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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WHO to Study Use of Sanctions as Part of Global Epidemic Response
- Wednesday August 26, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that it will study the idea of using sanctions to punish countries that do not comply with global health regulations, following widespread failures in the response to the Ebola outbreak.
- www.ndtv.com
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Sierra Leone's Last Known Ebola Patient Leaves Hospital
- Tuesday August 25, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sierra Leone's last known Ebola patient was released from hospital Monday, raising hopes the west African nation may finally have beaten the devastating epidemic.
- www.ndtv.com
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Sierra Leone Ends Ebola Quarantine for 500 Villagers
- Sunday August 16, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sierra Leone has ended an Ebola lockdown in the northern village of Massessbe that had kept more than 500 residents in quarantine, as President Ernest Bai Koroma said only two people were still being treated for the virus nationwide.
- www.ndtv.com
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Ebola Response Enters Third Phase, Cases May Rise Again: WHO
- Wednesday August 5, 2015
- World News | Press Trust of India
The Ebola outbreak response has entered its third phase, the WHO has said but warned against "irrational exuberance" amid a sharp drop in the number of fresh cases to just two last week.
- www.ndtv.com
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Experts Call for Immediate WHO Reform After Ebola Exposes Failings
- Tuesday July 7, 2015
- World News | Reuters
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Ebola-Hit Sierra Leone Quarantines 31 Health Workers
- Thursday June 25, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Authorities in Sierra Leone quarantined three doctors and 28 nurses in the capital Freetown when a mother tested positive for Ebola after giving birth, the health ministry said today.
- www.ndtv.com
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Ebola Returns to Sierra Leone Capital After 3-Week Gap
- Tuesday June 23, 2015
- World News | Reuters
Sierra Leone has recorded two new cases of Ebola in Freetown in the past few days, disproving the assumption that the capital city had already defeated the deadly virus, officials said on Monday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Sierra Leone Announces New Curfew to Halt Ebola
- Saturday June 13, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma said Friday he was imposing a three-week daytime curfew in the last Ebola-hit areas in a bid to curb a resurgence of the deadly virus.
- www.ndtv.com
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Global Health Leaders Ask G7 for Post-Ebola Rapid Response Unit
- Friday June 5, 2015
- World News | Reuters
Global health leaders will ask G7 leaders this weekend to back the creation of a specialist rapid response unit to tackle outbreaks of infectious killer diseases.
- www.ndtv.com
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After Ebola, World Still Unprepared for Global Pandemic, Says Charity Group
- Thursday June 4, 2015
- World News | Reuters
The global health system is unable to handle another mass epidemic like the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said, urging wealthy nations to develop coordinated response plans and drugs to fight neglected diseases.
- www.ndtv.com