Legal Challenge Targets Yunus Over Bangladesh’s Deadliest Measles Outbreak in Decades
Dhaka- A legal petition filed in Bangladesh seeks to hold former interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus and members of
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US Ebola Preparedness Tested as Kenya Quarantine Plan Draws Scrutiny
Washington— Most hospitals in a U.S. government-backed network for treating highly infectious diseases are prepared to receive Ebola patients if
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US Ebola Offshore Treatment Plan Draws Warning From Public Health Experts
Washington– A group of U.S. public health experts on Monday urged Congress to reject a Trump administration proposal to treat
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Ebola Survivors Offer Hope as Congo Races to Contain Spreading Outbreak
Bunia-Five Ebola patients have recovered in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on
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Australia Expands Diphtheria Response as Indigenous Communities Face Rising Outbreak Risk
“One of the lessons we’ve learned with communicable disease is you’ve got to go hard, go early.” Australian health authorities
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Cruise Ships Face Persistent Infection Risks Despite Stricter Health Controls, Experts Say
“Ships aren’t dirty, they are just efficient mixing chambers.” — Dr Vikram Niranjan, University of Limerick Cruise ships remain vulnerable
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US Public Health Capacity Faces Scrutiny as WHO Monitors Limited Human Transmission in Hantavirus Outbreak
“Any vacuum, any space which is not covered, actually gives advantage to the virus,” WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said
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Bill Gates pledges $912 million to global disease fight, urges governments to step up
New York (Reuters) – The Gates Foundation will give $912 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and
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