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UN sees some progress in Congo Ebola fight, but too early to call peak
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (571+ words) GENEVA, Sept 15 (Reuters) – U.N. officials said on Tuesday that efforts to curb Ebola in eastern Congo were beginning to show results but stressed that the epidemic remained “massive” and would take months to bring under control. “It remains a deadly…...
Tobacco Production in Africa Rises
9+ min ago (228+ words) Sep 15, 2026 | Tobacco Tobacco-leaf production is dropping worldwide but continues to rise in Africa, according to a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO). The findings highlight growing risks for human health, farmer livelihoods, the environment, and sustainable economic development…...
More than 560 deaths in Ireland linked to second-hand smoke in 2023, UCC study finds
44+ min ago (438+ words) Researchers involved in the long-running study warned that progress on halting smoking has 'stalled'. Picture: iStock More than 560 deaths in Ireland were linked to exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke in 2023, according to the Global Burden of Disease Study. Ireland is…...
American traveller lists countries where he got food poisoning; India surprisingly missing
32+ min ago (412+ words) New Delhi: An American travel vlogger’s Instagram video has gone viral after he shared a list of countries where he suffered food poisoning. His list included Germany, Mexico, Colombia, Honduras, China, the Philippines, Indonesia and the USA. Interestingly, India was…...
Ebola death toll in Democratic Republic of Congo surpasses 3,500
26+ min ago (189+ words) PRETORIA, September 15. /TASS/. The number of laboratory-confirmed deaths from Ebola has eclipsed 3,500 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Congolese Ministry of Communications and Media Affairs reported. Ebola has claimed 35 lives over the past 24 hours, bringing the total death…...
Fatty Liver and High Uric Acid Linked to Impaired Glucose
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (377+ words) IMPAIRED glucose regulation may be substantially more common among people with both metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and hyperuricaemia, according to a study of almost 18,000 adults. Researchers found that having both metabolic conditions was associated with nearly five-times the…...
Indian Association targets to collect 10,000 units of blood
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (97+ words) NTV Uganda The Indian community in Jinja and Buikwe districts has launched a blood donation drive targeting 10,000 units—up from 3,000 in previous years—to address the current blood shortage in the Busoga region. Speaking at Yogi Steel Company in Buikwe…...
Portuguese-speaking African countries strengthen emergency medical team readiness
54+ min ago (133+ words) About WHO in the African region » Addis Ababa - Five Portuguese-speaking African countries have developed national roadmaps to establish and strengthen emergency medical teams capable of rapid deployment during disease outbreaks, disasters and other health emergencies. Participants also visited the WHO…...
No, Sri Lanka Will not Lose Free Vaccines Over the World Bank’s Upper-Middle-Income Reclassification - Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka English | The leading fact-checking website
57+ min ago (1317+ words) A report published in the Lankadeepa newspaper on 7 September 2026 triggered these posts, and its repetition in newspaper-review segments pushed them further. These posts rested almost entirely on the Lankadeepa report. The facts behind each of its claims are set out…...
WHO and Commonwealth Secretariat renew partnership to strengthen health systems and advance universal health coverage
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (156+ words) The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Commonwealth Secretariat today agreed to renew their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for four years, reaffirming their shared commitment to improving health and well-being across the Commonwealth’s 56 member countries, and strengthening collaboration to address…...