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  • ebola outbreak racing out of control says un officials

    Ebola outbreak racing out of control, says UN officials

    World | September 04, 2014 8:17 IST

    Washington: The Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa is racing ahead of efforts to control it and at least $600 million is needed to get the unprecedented epidemic under control, UN health officials said on

  • human trials of ebola vaccine to start next week

    Human trials of Ebola vaccine to start next week

    World | August 29, 2014 7:33 IST

    Washinton: The US government announced on Thursday that it will start initial human trials of Ebola vaccine next week.The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) said in a statement that the phase one clinical trial

  • ebola death toll in west africa passes 1 000

    Ebola death toll in West Africa passes 1,000

    World | August 12, 2014 14:55 IST

    Dakar (Senegal): The World Health Organization (WHO) says the death toll in the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has passed 1,000.The UN Health Agency said in a news release Monday that 1,013 people have died

  • ebola alert sounded in bangladesh

    Ebola alert sounded in Bangladesh

    World | August 11, 2014 14:48 IST

    Dhaka: Bangladesh has issued an alert against deadly Ebola virus, days after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the epidemic an international health emergency.“Medical teams would monitor the international airports in Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet

  • un agencies call for actions against polio in syria

    UN agencies call for actions against polio in Syria

    World | July 23, 2014 8:03 IST

    Geneva: The World Health Organisation and the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund on Tuesday said in a report that actions are needed to protect children against polio in Syria as polio cases resurfaced in

  • who targets elimination of tb in over 30 countries

    WHO targets elimination of TB in over 30 countries

    World | July 03, 2014 17:12 IST

    Rome: The World Health Organisation (WHO), along with the European Respiratory Society (ERS), on Thursday presented a new framework to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) in countries with low levels of the disease.There are 33 countries and

  • alcohol consumption on rise

    Alcohol consumption on rise

    India | May 12, 2014 22:38 IST

    New Delhi: Consumption of liquor in India has increased during the past decade as 32 per cent men and 10.6 per cent females above 15 years of age were found to be drinking alcohol. The

  • india taken off polio endemic list by who

    India Taken Off Polio Endemic List By WHO

    India | February 25, 2012 17:15 IST

    New Delhi, Feb 25: India, which has been polio-free for over a year now, was today taken off the list of polio endemic countries by the World Health Organisation.This announcement was made by Health Minister

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