After Ebola, WHO to set up contingency fund, develop 'surge capacity'
The World Health Organization (WHO) said it will create a contingency fund and an emergency… Read More
10 years ago
World Health Organization
Ebola cases near 16,000 as Sierra Leone loses ground
GENEVA: The death toll in the world's worst Ebola epidemic has risen to 5,689 out… Read More
10 years ago
Anti-polio campaign in Karachi marred by corruption, malpractice
KARACHI: Polio workers in Karachi are equally responsible for the spread of deadly virus due… Read More
10 years ago
UN urges action to fix 'broken' world food system
ROME: The United Nations urged political leaders from around the world on Wednesday to up… Read More
10 years ago
Experts sound alarm as diabetes fuels cases of TB
LONDON: Cases of tuberculosis are set accelerate worldwide unless action is taken to curb diabetes, a… Read More
10 years ago
West Africa Ebola death toll passes 3,000: WHO
DAKAR: The death toll from an outbreak of Ebola in West Africa has risen to… Read More
10 years ago
Obama to deploy 3,000 troops as Ebola crisis worsens
WASHINGTON: The United States announced on Tuesday it will send 3,000 troops to help tackle… Read More
10 years ago
Ebola death toll rises to at least 2,296 – WHO
GENEVA: The death toll from the worst Ebola outbreak in history has jumped by almost… Read More
10 years ago
WHO urges stiff regulatory curbs on e-cigarettes
GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) called on Tuesday for stiff regulation of electronic cigarettes as… Read More
10 years ago
WHO warns of ‘shadow zones’ and unreported Ebola cases
GENEVA: Families hiding infected loved ones and the existence of "shadow zones" where medics cannot… Read More
10 years ago
Sierra Leone army blockades Ebola areas, Liberia declares emergency
FREETOWN/MONROVIA: Police and soldiers in Sierra Leone blockaded rural areas hit by the deadly Ebola… Read More
10 years ago