Uganda : Inventor wins Africa prize for bloodless malaria test
A Ugandan inventor has won a major prize for a device which tests for malaria without drawing blood.
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Gambia : AIDS patients sue ex-president over fake cures
Three people living with AIDS in Gambia are suing former president Yahya Jammeh, alleging he detained and abused them as
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Nigeria : Cholera outbreak kills 12 in northeastern
Twelve people have died of cholera in northeast Nigeria’s Adamawa state, the health commissioner said on Wednesday, in the latest
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DR Congo : Started Ebola vaccination on Monday
Health workers in Democratic Republic of Congo will begin a vaccination campaign on Monday aimed at containing an outbreak of
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DR Congo : Faces ‘very high’ risk from Ebola outbreak -WHO
An Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo has a high risk of spreading internally, the World Health Organization
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DR Congo : WHO sends 1st doses of Ebola vaccine
The World Health Organization sent the first 4,000 doses of an Ebola vaccine to Congo on Wednesday, the first time
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DR Congo :UN specialists deployed to tackle new Ebola epidemic
Emergency teams of specialists from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and United Nations agencies have been deployed to
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Outrage over death of young black French mother after ambulance call mocked
A recording of an emergency service operator mocking a young mother, who died hours after her call was ignored, has
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