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Appeals in Congo for urgent supplies as aid groups warn Ebola outbreak is "gaining momentum
30+ min ago (1147+ words) BUNIA, Congo " Healthcare workers and aid groups in eastern Congo said Thursday they are in dire need of more supplies and staff to respond to a growing Ebola outbreak linked to a rare virus, as armed groups continue to threaten…...
Man who was on hantavirus cruise ship says Nebraska isolation center feels like "prison
30+ min ago (671+ words) A man from New York State who was on board the Hondius cruise ship " which became the center of an outbreak of hantavirus that killed three people earlier this month " compared being forced to quarantine at the Nebraska health facility…...
How concerned you need to be about Ebola, Hantavirus and West Nile Virus
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (61+ words) WFAA How concerned you need to be about Ebola, Hantavirus and West Nile Virus To stream WFAA on your phone, you need the WFAA app. Download the WFAA app Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this…...
United States Funds Establishment of Over 50 Ebola Treatment Centers
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (511+ words) Tanzania Insight United States Funds Establishment of Over 50 Ebola Treatment Centers The United States has committed significant financial resources to establish over 50 Ebola treatment centers across West Africa, marking a major escalation in international efforts to combat the deadly virus…...
How are health officials dealing with risks of Ebola, measles spread from influx of FIFA soccer tourists?
40+ min ago (964+ words) By Michael Talbot and The Canadian Press Posted May 21, 2026 12: 11 pm. With the FIFA World Cup games just weeks away, soccer fever is rapidly spreading. But with more than 230, 000 daily visitors expected in Toronto for the games, health officials are worried…...
An Ebola Center is Burned in Congo as Fear and Anger Grows over the Outbreak
25+ min ago (232+ words) People have set fire to an Ebola treatment center in one of the towns at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo as fear and anger grows over a health crisis authorities and aid agencies are struggling to contain…...
People Burn an Ebola Center in Congo After Being Blocked from Retrieving a Body
20+ min ago (657+ words) People have set fire to an Ebola treatment center in one of the towns at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo as fear and anger grows over a health crisis authorities and aid agencies are struggling to contain…...
Ebola: There's No Need To Panic, Nigeria Has Capacity To Combat Virus " NCDC
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (656+ words) It noted that the country has the capability to combat the virus. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has assured Nigerians that there is no need to panic over the Ebola virus, saying the country has the capacity to…...
President Mahama Pushes "Health Sovereignty" Agenda, Moves Ghana Away from Donor Dependency at World Health Assembly " Medafrica Times
4+ hour, 29+ min ago (362+ words) May 21, 2026 Steven Addamah Lifestyle 0 President John Dramani Mahama has called for a decisive shift from donor dependency to "health sovereignty," outlining major domestic healthcare financing reforms at the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday, May 18. He said Ghana…...
Moldova asks IAEA to help purchase new equipment for cancer treatment
10+ hour, 28+ min ago (203+ words) The request was voiced during a meeting between Health Minister Emil Cheban and the Director of the IAEA Cancer Therapy Action Program, Lisa Stevens. The meeting took place in Geneva on the margins of the 79th session of the World Health…...