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New York, Feb 4 (JEN) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Tuesday that the Ebola vaccine trials now under way in Liberia would start soon in Guinea and Sierra Leone, the two other most-affected countries in West Africa. more
Amid US measles outbreak, UN health agency urges parents to vaccinate children

New York, Feb 4 (JEN) Parents in the United States must vaccinate their children against measles in order to maintain the high levels of immunity necessary in keeping outbreaks of the aggres ...

At African Union Summit, Ban promises UN support to build back Ebola-hit countries

New York, Jan 31 (JEN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursdayassured African leaders gathered for a summit in Addis Ababa of the support of the United Nations in helping the countries af ...

Columbia Asia Hospital, Whitefield launches ACU

Kolkata, Jan 30 (JEN): Columbia Asia Hospital, Whitefield has announced the launch of its Assisted Conception Unit (ACU).

27 swine flu deaths in Rajasthan in one month

Jaipur, Jan 28 (JEN) A sudden spurt in the incidence of swine flu has claimed 27 seen lives over the past one moth in Rajasthan and 100 people are still battling the dreaded viral disease i ...

UN health agency to hold special weekend session on Ebola; warns against donor fatigue

New York, Jan 24 (JEN) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday that it will hold a special meeting on Ebola on Sunday, as one of its top officials noted that t ...

El Salvador: UN rights office welcomes ‘ground-breaking’ pardon of woman in abortion case

New York, Jan 24 (JEN) The United Nations human rights office on Friday welcomed the ‘ground-breaking decision’ of the Salvadorian Legislative Assembly to pardon a young women’s 30-yea ...

UN lauds Mali for stemming Ebola epidemic, flags need to boost cross-border surveillance

New York, Jan 23 (JEN)The United Nations on Thursday commended Mali for stemming the Ebola outbreak and urged the West African nation to remain vigilant as neighbouring countries continue to ...

Davos: UN launches $1 billion appeal for global Ebola response

The United Nations on Wednesday appealed for $1 billion needed for the first six months of 2015 to sustain the momentum to stamp out Ebola in West Africa, where ‘the epidemic has started t ...

Nepal: UN agency continues distribution of emergency health kits to flood survivors

New York, Jan 21 (JEN) Five months after a series of landslides and subsequent flooding brought devastation to large swathes of Nepal, thousands of survivors continue to remain exposed to bi ...