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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...
Ebola Health-Care Workers Attacked in Guinea as Death Toll Rises // Ebola Soignant Attaqué En Guinée, Comme Le Nombre De Morts S’élève
A mob attacked health-care workers looking for someone suspected of having Ebola in the city of Kamsar as the death toll from the disease in...
Kenyan Rural Residents Enjoy Doorstep Health Services // Résidents Des Régions Rurales Du Kenya Profiter De Services De Santé De Pas De Porte
Two years ago, Moses Owidi, a resident of Kisumu in Western Kenya would make three trips to Nairobi for a chemotherapy session at Kenyatta National...
Ebola Cases Surge in Guinea, Sierra Leone // Surge Cas Ebola En Guinée, Sierra Leone
Amid a new spike in Ebola cases in Guinea, Ebola Response partners organized an urgent mission to Boké, the latest epicentre, which is close to...
Ebola Cases Rise in Guinea, Sierra Leone After Steep Drop // Ebola Cas Montée En Guinée, Sierra Leone, Après La Chute Abrupte
Only days after declaring the lowest number of new Ebola cases in Guinea and Sierra Leone this year, officials at the World Health Organization said...
Northwestern Scientists Look To Nigeria For Drug Research // Nord-Ouest Scientifiques Cherchent Au Nigéria Pour La Recherche Sur Les Médicaments
Shane McKeon, Inspired by traditional healing techniques used in Nigeria, Northwestern researchers synthesized new chemical compounds that might someday be used to treat people with...
Nurse in Italy Tests Positive For Ebola ; Was in Sierra Leone // Infirmière En Italie Tests Positifs Pour Ebola ; A Eté En Sierra Leone
Italy’s health ministry says a nurse who came to Italy from Sierra Leone last week has tested positive for the Ebola virus. The ministry said...
Canada Drops Visa Ban For Liberia Now That Country Has Been Declared Ebola Free // Drops Canada Visa Ban Pour Le Libéria, Maintenant Que Le Pays A Eté Déclaré Libre De Virus Ebola
“World Health Organization had criticized Canada’s initial decision to close borders to those from Ebola-affected countries” The Canadian government says it will again issue...
Liberia Cautiously Marks End of Ebola After 4,700 Deaths // Libéria Marque Prudemment Fin D’Ebola Après 4 700 Morts
By Jonathan Paye-Layleh, Associated Press By Krista Larson, Associated Press On the day Mercy Kennedy lost her mother to Ebola, it was hard to imagine...
Liberia Ready To Declare Itself Free of Ebola // Libéria Prêt A Se Déclarer Exempt De Virus Ebola
This once-stricken nation plans to declare it is officially free of Ebola on Saturday, barring the unexpected discovery of a new case before then. The...