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The International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision (ICG), a coalition of health groups including the World Health Organization, has released 70,000 doses of its experimental Ervebo vaccine to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to assess its effectiveness in combating the Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease.
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ICG ships vaccines to Congo to test feasibility in Bundibugyo Ebola

HQ Team August 21, 2026: The International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision (ICG), a coalition of health groups including the World Health Organization,.

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An epidemic caused by the Bundibugyo virus will continue to spread in the central African country of Congo at an “unprecedented speed” until every transmission chain is found and broken, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization, said.
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World still ‘playing catch-up’ with Ebola virus epidemic in Congo: WHO chief

HQ Team August 19, 2026: An epidemic caused by the Bundibugyo virus will continue to spread in the central African country of Congo.

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Extracellular vesicles, or lipid particles released by human cells that cannot replicate, may serve as hidden reservoirs of the Covid-19 virus to contribute to their persistence and recurrence of the infection, a study finds.
Drugs

1 in 6 people rate bad primary care as “fine”, reveals 18-country survey

HQ Team July 24, 2026: Nearly one in six people surveyed across 18 countries rated a textbook case of poor primary care, including.

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The death toll in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda climbed to 130 as the WHO stated the situation as “deeply disturbing.”
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Ebola outbreak deaths at 130, WHO says situation ‘deeply concerning’

The death toll in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda climbed to 130 as the WHO stated.

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Cholera cases fell 17% month-on-month to 16,198 in 16 countries across three regions of the World Health Organization in March, according to a statement from the global health agency on April 30.
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Global cholera cases decline 17% in March: Global health agency 

Cholera cases fell 17% month-on-month to 16,198 in 16 countries across three regions of the World Health Organization in March, according to a.

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Factors like the patient’s character, carer’s personality and attitude towards the patient, relationship between the carer and patient, time spent together, and the severity of the illness impact the intensity of the caregiver burden.
Health Research

Work pressure is killing 840,000 people a year, finds UN report

The hard hat for physical labour saved millions of lives. So did the safety guard on the factory press, the chemical hazard label,.

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Novartis AG’s treatment for malaria in infants and newborns weighing between two and five kilograms has been approved in Switzerland, and eight African nations are set to follow.
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WHO clears malaria treatment designed for newborns and infants

Swati Sri April 25, 2026: The World Health Organisation (WHO), prequalified the first anti malaria treatment developed specifically for newborns and young infants.

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About 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2.3 million newborns, according to a UN report.
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UN says 4.9 million children died before fifth birthday two years ago

About 4.9 million children died before their fifth birthday in 2024, including 2.3 million newborns, according to a UN report.

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ViiV Healthcare, majority owned by GSK, has signed a pact with the UN-backed Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) to enable generic access to its HIV treatment in 133 countries.
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ViiV to grant generic access to its HIV medicine to benefit 133 nations

HQ Team July 15, 2025: ViiV Healthcare, majority owned by GSK, has signed a pact with the UN-backed Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) to.

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A patient in Northern Arizona, US, has died from pneumonic plague, the first such death in the country since 2007, according to a government statement.
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Northern Arizona resident dies of pneumonic plague, first since 2007

HQ Team July 13, 2025: A patient in Northern Arizona, US, has died from pneumonic plague, the first such death in the country.

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