Ebola Kills 2 and Infects 7 in Ugandan Capital Kampala; What is the Sudan Stain of the Highly Contagious Virus?
At least seven people have tested positive and two have died from a highly contagious Ebola virus strain in Uganda as ...
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Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu appointed as WHO Africa acting director
This appointment comes after the the unexpected death of Dr. Faustine Engelbert Ndugulile, a career politician from Tanzania, ...
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Clinical trial for Sudan strain Ebola vaccine begins in Uganda
Ugandan officials initiated a clinical trial on Monday for a vaccine targeting the Sudan strain of Ebola, which has resulted ...
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WHO chief asks other countries to push Washington to reconsider its withdrawal
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the attendees at the budget meeting ... Among other health crises, WHO is currently working to stop outbreaks of Marburg virus in Tanzania, Ebola ...
Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse and infects 2 other people
The confirmation of Ebola in Uganda is the latest in a series of outbreaks of viral hemorrhagic fevers in the east African ...
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Tedros refutes Trump’s claims of WHO’s lack of independence
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus addressed point by point U.S. President Donald Trump’s concerns in his executive order.
WHO chief asks countries to push Washington to reconsider its withdrawal under Donald Trump
WHO urges global leaders to pressure the U.S. to reverse its decision to leave the organization, highlighting the critical ...
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WHO chief calls for global support against U.S. withdrawal decision
The head of the World Health Organization is urging health officials from various countries to encourage the United States to ...
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Hospital nurse in Uganda dies in country's first Ebola outbreak in 2 years
Tanzania declared an outbreak of the Ebola-like Marburg ... initial allocation of $1 million from a contingency fund to ...