Sierra Leone: An Impoverished Church Is Coping With Aftermath of Ebola Epidemic
This report is contributed by Daniel Konstantinovic of Aid to the Church in Need. The Ebola epidemic may be largely contained, but the suffering it caused continues....
Category : Health
Ghana Medical Strike: Government To Recruit Cuban Doctors
Most state-run hospitals have been empty since the strike began Ghana is planning to recruit 177 doctors from Cuba to work at state-run hospitals hit...
Ebola: ‘Detective Work’ Is Key To Ending Epidemic Once And For All
Nearly 2,000 people are currently being actively monitored in Sierra Leone and Guinea CHARLIE COOPER A matter of months ago, Dr Marc Forget’s job, at...
Malaria Cases On The Rise in S. Sudan’s Unity State: MSF
The medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has expressed concerns over the significant rise in cases of malaria in South Sudan’s Unity state over the...
UN Emergency Response Mission Winds Down As WHO Announces Possible ‘Game Changer’ Vaccine
The Ebola vaccine is administered to a participant in the trial in Guinea. Photo: WHO/S. Hawke Having achieved its “core objective” of scaling up global...
Over 500 Quarantined After Ebola Case Recorded in N. Sierra Leone
Over 500 people were placed under quarantine in Sierra Leone’s northern district of Tonkolili following an Ebola case confirmed there over the weekend, an official...
Ebola ; WHO Warns of Trouble ; Sierra Leone Braces For Spread // Ebola ; QUI Vous Avertit Des Problèmes ; Sierra Leone Accolades De Propagation
The World Health Organization on Wednesday hailed the fewest weekly infections for over a year in the west African Ebola epidemic, but warned they were...
As Health Needs Rise In Somalia, Funding Hits New Low // Comme Les Besoins De Santé Hausse En Somalie, Financement Frappe Nouveau Creux
As health needs rise in Somalia, funding hits new low, cutting off 1.5 million from care – UN World Health Organization (WHO) official, Dr. Ahmed...
Over 1,000 Cholera Cases Reported in South Sudan: WHO // Plus De 1 000 Cas De Choléra Signalés Au Sud-Soudan : Qui
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported a cholera outbreak in South Sudan with more than 1,000 cases recorded so far, said a UN...
Lung Cancer: Treatment Options
You will learn about the different ways doctors use to treat people with this type of cancer. To see other pages, use the menu on...
UN & Partners Launch key Financing Platform To End Maternal, Child Mortality
The United Nations and its partners today launched a new initiative to help end maternal and child mortality by 2030, as they gathered in Addis...
Initial Ebola Test On Liberia Dog Carcass Negative // Première Epreuve D’Ebola Sur Libéria Chien Carcasse Négatif
Liberia tries to resolve mystery of Ebola’s reappearance * Dog carcass was eaten by villagers who caught Ebola * Health sources say test results not...
Liberia Quarantines An Area Where New Ebola Case Appeared // Libéria Met En Quarantaine Une Zone Où Les Nouveaux Cas De Virus Ebola Est Apparu
Liberian authorities on Tuesday quarantined two households after the corpse of a 17-year-old boy was found with Ebola, sparking fears the West African country could...
GUINEA REFUSED MEDICAL CARE FOR MALARIA FEARING EBOLA QUARANTINE // LA GUINÉE A REFUSÉ DES SOINS MÉDICAUX POUR LE PALUDISME CRAIGNANT DE QUARANTAINE DE VIRUS EBOLA
Tim Flach/Getty Images A new study has found that, in addition to causing thousands of deaths and continuing nearly unabated in parts of West Africa,...
Shining A Stochastic Spotlight On Ebola // Brillant Des Projecteurs Stochastiques Sur Ebola
by Kurt Pfitzer The 2014 outbreak of Ebola virus disease, the worst since the disease first appeared in 1976, has claimed more than 11,000 lives...
Using Technology To Go Up Against The Khapra Beetle // Utilisant La Technologie Pour Aller Contre Le Trogoderme
Khapra beetles are a serious threat to food safety around the globe. They can destroy a significant portion of stored grains due to their “dirty...
Western Kenya Hit By Sickle Cell Anaemia // L’ouest Du Kenya Touché Par La Drépanocytose
More than half of children suffering from sickle cell anaemia (SCA) in Western Kenya and parts of the coastal region die before their fifth birthday....
Ebola spreads suspicion And Rumours in Guinea // Virus D’Ebola Propage De Soupçons Et Rumeurs En Guinée
The only possible place to encounter Ebola in Conakry is the main treatment unit, yet elsewhere in Guinea the virus is thriving in a febrile...
Ban To Convene International Ebola Recovery Conference In New York // Interdiction De Convoquer La Conférence Internationale De Recouvrement D’Ebola A New York
Ban to convene international Ebola recovery conference in New York In Sierra Leone, local health workers plan for the day ahead, as they continue their...
Immunotherapy: The Big New Hope For Cancer Treatment // Immunothérapie : Le New Grand Espoir Pour Le Traitement Du Cancer
Analysis: A combination therapy – helping the body’s own defences fight cancer cells – has shown impressive results for terminally ill melanoma patients A human...