1+ hour, 56+ min ago  (525+ words) ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia " African officials must step up financing to respond and develop vaccines for the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda, the continent's top health agency said on Friday, warning that the continent cannot continue to rely on foreign…...

1+ hour, 47+ min ago  (566+ words) The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued safety warnings for 10 coastal areas after detecting high bacteria levels. Water samples exceeded the allowed limit of 104 enterococci colonies per 100 milliliters, triggering automatic beach advisories. Health officials continue testing over 200 coastal points…...

3+ hour, 13+ min ago  (251+ words) The Times of India Indore: President Droupadi Murmu on Friday expressed confidence that with the collective efforts of all states, India would eradicate sickle cell disease well before its national target year of 2047. She was speaking at the International Sickle…...

10+ hour, 12+ min ago  (215+ words) NAIROBI, June 19 (Reuters) - A senior World Health Organization official said on Friday that 75 "medics in the Democratic Republic of Congo had "been infected with Ebola and 17 of them had died since the "current outbreak started there. Ebola was thought to…...

7+ hour, 56+ min ago  (550+ words) Kenyan comedian and entertainer Mannerson Oduor Ochieng, widely known as'Akuku Danger, has used World Sickle Cell Day to raise awareness about the condition while calling on the government to help reduce the cost of medication for patients living with the…...

7+ hour, 50+ min ago  (349+ words) Reuters | At Least People Have Died Since The Start Of May In One Camp For Displaced Civilians In Northeastern Congo | Line 3: Democratic Republic of Congo At least 30 people have died since the start of May in one camp for displaced…...

9+ hour, 22+ min ago  (323+ words) The fatal Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading rapidly, the World Health Organization warned Friday, despite accelerating efforts to tackle the virus. The WHO said it was still racing to catch up with the worsening situation…...

4+ hour, 59+ min ago  (605+ words) At least 30 people have died since the start of May in one camp for displaced civilians in northeastern Congo, a death rate that camp officials said was unprecedented, and, because of the symptoms, could indicate Ebola is "spreading fast there....

20+ min ago  (456+ words) In previous Ebola disease outbreaks in Africa as well as the current outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, immediate neighbouring countries are most affected when it comes to cross-border spread. As…...

8+ hour, 47+ min ago  (325+ words) The fatal Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading rapidly, the World Health Organisation warned on Friday, despite accelerating efforts to tackle the virus. The WHO said it was still racing to catch up with the worsening…...