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Ebola spreads suspicion And Rumours in Guinea // Virus D’Ebola Propage De Soupçons Et Rumeurs En Guinée

Jide AdesinaJune 7, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 7, 20150690

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...

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Ban To Convene International Ebola Recovery Conference In New York // Interdiction De Convoquer La Conférence Internationale De Recouvrement D’Ebola A New York

Jide AdesinaJune 2, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 2, 20150700

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...

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Immunotherapy: The Big New Hope For Cancer Treatment // Immunothérapie : Le New Grand Espoir Pour Le Traitement Du Cancer

Jide AdesinaJune 1, 2015June 1, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJune 1, 2015June 1, 20150738

Analysis: A combination therapy – helping the body’s own defences fight cancer cells – has shown impressive results for terminally ill melanoma patients A human...

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Ebola Health-Care Workers Attacked in Guinea as Death Toll Rises // Ebola Soignant Attaqué En Guinée, Comme Le Nombre De Morts S’élève

Jide AdesinaMay 31, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 31, 20150674

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...

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Kenyan Rural Residents Enjoy Doorstep Health Services // Résidents Des Régions Rurales Du Kenya Profiter De Services De Santé De Pas De Porte

Jide AdesinaMay 21, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 21, 20150748

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...

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Ebola Cases Surge in Guinea, Sierra Leone // Surge Cas Ebola En Guinée, Sierra Leone

Jide AdesinaMay 21, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 21, 20150709

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...

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Ebola Cases Rise in Guinea, Sierra Leone After Steep Drop // Ebola Cas Montée En Guinée, Sierra Leone, Après La Chute Abrupte

Jide AdesinaMay 20, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 20, 20150727

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...

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Northwestern Scientists Look To Nigeria For Drug Research // Nord-Ouest Scientifiques Cherchent Au Nigéria Pour La Recherche Sur Les Médicaments

Jide AdesinaMay 13, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 13, 20150672

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...

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Nurse in Italy Tests Positive For Ebola ; Was in Sierra Leone // Infirmière En Italie Tests Positifs Pour Ebola ; A Eté En Sierra Leone

Jide AdesinaMay 12, 2015May 12, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 12, 2015May 12, 20150666

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...

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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

Jide AdesinaMay 11, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 11, 20150703

“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...

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Liberia Cautiously Marks End of Ebola After 4,700 Deaths // Libéria Marque Prudemment Fin D’Ebola Après 4 700 Morts

Jide AdesinaMay 9, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 9, 20150770

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...

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Liberia Ready To Declare Itself Free of Ebola // Libéria Prêt A Se Déclarer Exempt De Virus Ebola

Jide AdesinaMay 7, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 7, 20150788

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...

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US Ex-president Clinton Praises Liberia Progress On Ebola // Ex-président Américain Clinton Fait L’éloge De Progrès Au Libéria Sur Le Virus Ebola

Jide AdesinaMay 4, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 4, 20150694

Former President Bill Clinton says he is pleased to see Liberia’s progress in the fight against the deadly Ebola disease, and is urging residents of...

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Unsafe Abortions Continue To Plague Kenya // Les Avortements Continuent De Peste Kenya

Jide AdesinaMay 2, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 2, 20150746

She is just 14, but Janida avoids eye contact with others, preferring to look down at the ground and nodding her head if someone tries...

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US Shuts Ebola Treatment Center in Liberia // Centre De Traitement Ebola Américain S’arrête Au Libéria

Jide AdesinaMay 1, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMay 1, 20150629

FILE – A health care worker assists a colleague inside a USAID-funded Ebola clinic in Monrovia, Liberia, Jan. 30, 2015. U.S. health officials are closing...

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Storing Food Visibly in The House May Be Linked to Obesity // Conservation Des Aliments Visiblement Dans La Maison Peut Etre Liée A L’obésité, Etude

Jide AdesinaApril 30, 2015April 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 30, 2015April 30, 20150683

Fresh apples and bananas lay in a basket on the dining table, granola bars stacked neatly in the glass kitchen shelf, a bag of...

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864 Children Feared With Measles In Sierra Leone // 864 Enfants Craignais Avec La Rougeole En Sierra Leone

Jide AdesinaApril 25, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 25, 20150681

. About 864 children are suspected of being infected measles in Ebola-hit Sierra Leone, a health ministry official told reporters on Friday, APA reports quoting...

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Mysterious’ disease kills 18 in Nigeria // La Maladie Des Ysterious Tue 18 Au Nigeria

Jide AdesinaApril 20, 2015

by Jide AdesinaApril 20, 20150710

A “mysterious” disease that kills patients within 24 hours has claimed at least 18 lives in a southeastern Nigerian town, the government said Saturday Twenty-three...

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