World Health Organization

The World Health Organization said on Thursday that its expert advisory groups had recommended clinical trials for vaccines and treatments that could help combat the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola. No approved vaccine or treatment currently…
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Member states of the World Health Organization are gathering in Geneva on Monday for the agency’s annual assembly amid growing concern over deadly hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks, as well as uncertainty surrounding the announced withdrawals…
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The World Health Organization on Sunday declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a “public health emergency of international concern”. The WHO said the outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, does…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday warned that global efforts to eliminate hepatitis are lagging, despite the availability of effective tools to prevent and treat the disease, which kills over one million people each year.…
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