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New York : Four countries in Africa have licensed an Ebola vaccine to “cement hard-fought progress” in keeping their people safe from the deadly disease, the UN health agency said on Friday. more
DR Congo: Ebola spreads to city from countryside, one new case registered

Kinshasa: At least a new case has been registered as Ebola spread from countryside to a city in DR Congo, reports said on Thursday.

Largest-ever global response to cholera targets 2 million people in Africa

New York: The largest cholera vaccination drive in history targeting two million people across Africa is underway, the United Nations announced on Monday, in response to a series of recen ...

UN-backed campaign to protect nearly a billion people in Africa from yellow fever by 2026

New York: Amid a resurgence of yellow fever outbreaks, the United Nations together with partners, has begun an ambitious campaign to vaccinate close to one billion people against the dead ...

Africa one step closer to polio eradication, but more work to be done: UN

New York, Aug 13 (JEN): Africa has made great strides towards eradicating polio but the job remains to be finished through strengthened immunization campaigns and surveillance measures, acco ...