Freetown, Sierra Leone – A group of 5,000 girls who were expelled from schools in Sierra Leone for getting pregnant during the Ebola crisis have returned to the classroom, the ...
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Google Teams with UNICEF to Map Zika Virus Spread
San Francisco, United States – Google said that it is working with UNICEF to map the spread of Zika and pitching in a million dollars to support the group’s efforts ...
Read More »Cuba Reports First Case of Zika
Havana, Cuba – Cuba has detected the first case of Zika in a Venezuelan doctor who came to the island for postgraduate studies, the health ministry said. The 28-year-old woman, ...
Read More »Popular Smartphone App Fails to Measure Blood Pressure: Study
Miami, UNITED STATES – A popular smartphone app that claims to measure blood pressure is highly inaccurate and may mislead users about their health, said a US study. Known as ...
Read More »EU Releases 252 Million Euros in Aid for Palestinians
Brussels, Belgium – The EU released 252.5 million euros ($274 million) in aid to support the Palestinian Authority’s health and education programmes and offer services to Palestinian refugees in the ...
Read More »‘Low’ Risk of Getting Ebola from Survivor: Study
Miami, United States – The risk of catching Ebola from a survivor is generally low since the virus disappears from the blood within weeks, but it may persist in semen ...
Read More »US Details Cases of Nine Pregnant Women With Zika Virus
Miami, United States – US health authorities described the cases of nine pregnant women who contracted the Zika virus while traveling, two of whom chose abortion and one who gave ...
Read More »First Sexually-transmitted Case of Zika in France: Minister to AFP
Saint-Laurent du Maroni, France – A first case of Zika spread through sexual transmission has been recorded in France after a woman was infected when her partner returned from Brazil, ...
Read More »450 Cases of Birth Defects from Anti-epilepsy Drug in France: Health Officials
Paris, France – A common drug used to treat epilepsy has caused congenital defects in around 450 babies in France who were exposed to the medication before birth in the ...
Read More »WHO Chief ‘Confident’ Olympics Will Be Safe Despite Zika
Brasília, Brazil – The head of the World Health Organization expressed confidence that Brazil can host the Rio Olympics safely despite the Zika threat, while warning of a long battle ...
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