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Two UN Agencies Combine Expertise in New Partnership To Reach Zero Ebola Cases // Deux Agences De L’ONU Combinent L’Expertise Dans Le Nouveau Partenariat Pour Atteindre Zéro Cas D’Ebola

Jide AdesinaMarch 11, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 11, 20150583

This plane at the UN Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Italy is bound for Sierra Leone with $300,000 worth of World Food Programme (WFP) equipment...

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US to Deploy Chemical Brigade To Liberia To Combat Ebola – Pentagon // NOUS Déployer Brigade Chimique Au Libéria Pour Lutter Contre Le Virus Ebola – Pentagone

Jide AdesinaMarch 10, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 10, 20150624

According to the US Defense Department, the US would deploy its Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear brigade’s headquarters to Liberia to further combat the Ebola...

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WHO Begins Ebola Vaccine Trial in Guinea // WHO Begins Ebola Vaccine Trial in Guinea

Jide AdesinaMarch 7, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 7, 20150621

A health worker prepares to inject a man with an Ebola vaccine in Conakry, Guinea, . The World Health Organization began large-scale testing of an...

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Tanzania Arrests 32 Witch Doctors For Albino Murders // Tanzanie Arrestations 32 Féticheurs Pour Meurtres D’albinos

Jide AdesinaMarch 6, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 6, 20150577

FILE – Canadian Peter Ash, who founded the lobbying group Under The Same Sun, holds an albino boy at a school in Tanzania’s Mwanza region...

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Liberia’s Last Ebola Patient Discharged From Treatment Unit // Dernier Patient D’Ebola Du Libéria Déchargé D’unité De Traitement

Jide AdesinaMarch 5, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 5, 20150658

Liberia has discharged its last confirmed Ebola patient, as it reported for the first time in nine months it had gone a full week without...

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Africa Wants A ‘Marshall Plan’ To Tackle Ebola // L’Afrique Veut Un « Plan Marshall » Pour Lutter Contre Le Virus Ebola

Jide AdesinaMarch 4, 2015March 4, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 4, 2015March 4, 20150678

Countries hit by the Ebola epidemic want a Marshall Plan to tackle the disease, African leaders said at an international conference in Brussels on Tuesday....

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Cholera Epidemic Leaves 41 Dead in Mozambique // Épidémie De Choléra Laisse 41 Morts Au Mozambique

Jide AdesinaMarch 3, 2015June 11, 2024

by Jide AdesinaMarch 3, 2015June 11, 20240565

The death toll from a cholera epidemic in Mozambique that broke out after widespread flooding has risen by almost 50 percent in two weeks...

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Kenya Has 3rd Lowest Breastfeeding Record in Africa // Kenya a 3e Record Le Plus Bas De L’allaitement En Afrique

Jide AdesinaMarch 1, 2015

by Jide AdesinaMarch 1, 20150646

By KnaA report by the Ministry of Health indicates that Kenya has the third lowest breastfeeding record in Africa. The profile has shown that only...

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UN Health Agency Launches Billion Dollar Appeal To Tackle Soaring Needs In Four Crisis-Torn Countries // Agence De La Santé De L’ONU Lance Un Appel Dollar Milliards à Tackle Flambée Des Besoins Dans Quatre Pays Ravagés Par La Crise

Jide AdesinaFebruary 25, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 25, 20150568

The World Health Organization (WHO) today appealed to donors to provide $1 billion for life-saving health needs ranging from childhood vaccinations to surgical care for...

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Ebola drug shows some promise in first tests in West Africa // Ebola Drogues Montre Quelques Promesses Dans Les Premiers Essais En Afrique De l’ouest

Jide AdesinaFebruary 24, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 24, 20150556

An experimental antiviral drug shows some early, encouraging signs of effectiveness in its first human test against Ebola in West Africa, but only if patients...

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AIDS Is No.1 killer of Adolescents In Africa // Le Sida Est Tueur No.1 Des Adolescents En Afrique

Jide AdesinaFebruary 17, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 17, 20150660

The 16-year-old Kenyan girl found out she was HIV-positive and pregnant at a clinic in the Korogocho slums two years ago. She still isn’t sure...

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Reproductive Health Science Products To Be Sold In Israel, Southern Africa // Santé Reproductive Sciences Destinés A Etre Vendus En Israël, Afrique Du Sud

Jide AdesinaFebruary 16, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 16, 20150559

EmbryoCellect™ is a pre-implantation genetic screening kit designed to increase the chance of a successful IVF cycle. Reproductive Health Science (ASX:RHS) has now entered into...

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US Withdrawing Most Troops Fighting Ebola in West Africa //

Jide AdesinaFebruary 11, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 11, 20150680

As the Ebola outbreak in West Africa abates, President Barack Obama is withdrawing nearly all the U.S. troops sent to Liberia in September when the...

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West African Communities Receiving Ebola’s Orphans With Open Arms, UN Agency Reports // Afrique De L’Ouest Collectivités Recevant Les Orphelins Du Virus Ebola A Bras Ouverts, Agence De L’ONU Des Rapports

Jide AdesinaFebruary 10, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 10, 20150608

Grief among the more than 16,000 children orphaned by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa runs deep, but most of them have been taken in...

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Highland Doctor Who Fought Ebola In Africa Launches New Charity // Highland Médecin Qui Ont Combattu Le Virus Ebola En Afrique Lance Le Nouvel Organisme De Bienfaisance

Jide AdesinaFebruary 6, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 6, 20150635

Dr Chris Mair in Sierra Leone By Sue Restan A heroic Highland doctor – who has vowed to return to West Africa to continue the...

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AU Extends Health Insurance To Ebola Ravaged Countries // AU S’étend D’assurance Maladie D’Ebola Ravagé Par Pays

Jide AdesinaFebruary 3, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 3, 20150594

By Jo Dunlop, contributed ‘Jide Adesina Siblings Jusif and Bilikisu Koroma have survived Ebola. Now back in the community, they have joined other survivors in the...

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QRC begins Ebola awareness campaign in Mauritania // QRC Commence La Campagne De Sensibilisation D’Ebola En Mauritanie

Jide AdesinaFebruary 2, 2015

by Jide AdesinaFebruary 2, 20150629

A QRC volunteer delivering an Ebola awareness lecture to people in Mauritania. Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) has launched an Ebola awareness campaign in Mauritania, targeting...

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Healthy Weight Loss And Dieting Tips ; How To Lose Weight And Keep It Off // Perte De Poids Saine Et Un Régime Conseils Comment Faire Pour Perdre Du Poids Et Le Maintenir

Jide AdesinaJanuary 31, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 31, 20150628

In our eat-and-run, massive-portion-sized culture, maintaining a healthy weight can be tough—and losing weight, even tougher. If you’ve tried and failed to lose weight before,...

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Liberian Children Return To School As Number of Ebola Cases Decrease // Les Enfants Libériens Retournent A L’école Que La Diminution De Nombre De Cas De Virus Ebola

Jide AdesinaJanuary 30, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 30, 20150588

By Michelle Kapusta, Children in one of the countries hardest hit by the Ebola epidemic are finally able to return to school for the first...

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Ebola Fears Prompts N. Korea to Back Out of Major Taekwondo Events // Craintes D’Ebola Invite Corée N. Pour Reculer Les Grandes Manifestations De Taekwondo

Jide AdesinaJanuary 29, 2015January 29, 2015

by Jide AdesinaJanuary 29, 2015January 29, 20150585

FILE – Members of the Special Warfare Command demonstrate the traditional Korean martial art of taekwondo during celebrations to mark the 65th anniversary of Korea...

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