Ebola Fight
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ASEAN to fight Ebola
World | Dec 15, 2014, 02:23 PM ISTBangkok: Thailand's Ministry of Public Health has organised an international conference here on Ebola-response measures in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region.The two-day event, which started on Sunday, is being held at the
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Minnesota health care workers to join Ebola fight
World | Nov 19, 2014, 07:30 AM ISTMinneapolis: A Minnesota-based humanitarian organization is preparing to send a team of medical responders to Liberia to help fight Ebola.The group of 11 health care workers includes four Liberian-Americans. They leave on Thursday for the
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Barack Obama seeks USD 6.2 billion for Ebola fight
World | Nov 06, 2014, 07:47 AM ISTWashington: President Barack Obama on Wednesday asked Congress for $6.2 billion in emergency funds to confront Ebola at its source in West Africa and to secure the United States against any possible spread.Of the total,
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Microsoft co-founder to donate USD 100 million to fight Ebola
World | Oct 25, 2014, 12:34 PM ISTNew York: US billionaire Paul Allen, one of the founders of Microsoft, will donate USD 100 million to the fight against the Ebola virus, the daily New York Times said.Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with Bill
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US defence department to create medical team for Ebola
World | Oct 20, 2014, 09:55 AM ISTWashington: The US Department of Defense said on Sunday the military is creating a 30-member team which will be tasked with providing emergency assistance in case of Ebola virus infection in the country.The department's spokesman
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China, US to fight Ebola epidemic together
World | Oct 20, 2014, 08:59 AM ISTBeijing: Setting aside their strategic rivalry, the US and China today agreed to cooperate in stepping up efforts to control the raging Ebola epidemic in Africa.Visiting Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi and US Secretary of
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Barak Obama: Not much margin for error in Ebola fight
World | Oct 09, 2014, 10:56 AM ISTWashington: President Barack Obama calls it a “belt and suspenders” approach—an extra level of screening at five major U.S. airports to try to catch any travelers from Ebola-ravaged countries who may be carrying the disease.About
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Ebola fight: India to contribute USD 12 million to UN
India | Sep 26, 2014, 07:20 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Central government has announced USD 12 million contribution to the United Nations to help it fight the deadly Ebola virus in the African continent.The contribution was approved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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Israel joins fight against Ebola in Africa
World | Sep 22, 2014, 02:02 PM ISTJerusalem: Israel has joined the international effort to help combat the Ebola outbreak across West Africa.Doctors from the country's leading medical institutions and other healthcare professionals are being sent to Sierra Leone, Cameroon and Liberia
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UN Chief calls for more support to fight Ebola
World | Sep 09, 2014, 07:05 AM ISTUnited Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has called leaders of some countries and organisations to urge more support in the fight against the deadly Ebola, a spokesman said here on Monday."He spoke to UK