International

  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 ...

  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 ...

  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, ...

  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 ...

  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 ...

  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 ...

  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 ...

  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, ...

  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 ...

  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 ...