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WHO calls for early diagnostic tests for Lassa fever

1 APRIL 2016 - Lassa fever has killed more than 160 people in…
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Tanzanian Prime Minister Calls for Greater Government-Private Sector Cooperation in Malaria Control

Arusha, 19 November -- Tanzania's Prime Minister, Frederick Sumaye,…
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The number of overweight children aged under 5 in Africa has nearly doubled since 1990

Commission presents its final report, calling for high-level action…
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TB infects 1.6 million, kills 600,000 annually in Africa

Harare, 21 March 2003 -- Tuberculosis (TB) infects 1.6 million people…
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Ebola virus disease, West Africa – update 31 July 2014

Epidemiology and surveillance The World Health Organization (WHO)…
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Ebola virus disease

Ebola virus disease (formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever) is a…
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WHO information note: Guidance for immunization programmes in the African Region in the context of Ebola virus disease

As a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), the…
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Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) Epidemiological Report, July 2010

Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) in the WHO…
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Treatment and support outside the hospital is just as important as the medical treatment.

Hepatitis action plan strategic direction 4: financing for sustainability After consulting with several doctors about my experience with chronic pain and crippling fatigue, I was diagnosed with hepatitis C. By the time I was finally diagnosed, the infect

Hepatitis action plan strategic direction 5: innovation for…
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Global Polio Eradication Initiative - April 2010

Situation analysis At the start of 2010, 9 countries in west and…
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