Tag: Disease Surveillance

WHO adds first diagnostic test for Ebola Bundibugyo virus to its Emergency Use Listing

WHO has added the first molecular diagnostic test for Bundibugyo virus to…

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GLIDE and WHO partner to accelerate disease elimination across the Eastern Mediterranean Region

WHO and GLIDE have partnered to accelerate the elimination of communicable diseases…

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Central Africa Ebola Outbreak Poses $3.6 Billion Economic Threat, Says UN

UNDP warns the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak could cost Africa up to…

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WHO Releases New Blueprint to Combat Fungal Diseases and Antifungal Resistance

WHO has published a new blueprint to help countries confront the rising…

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DR Congo Reports More Than 1,000 Ebola Infections Amid Growing Health Crisis

Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo have risen to 1,094,…

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Rising Ebola Cases Deepen Humanitarian Crisis for Children in DR Congo

UNICEF has warned that nearly 3 million children and adolescents in eastern…

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Abu Dhabi Laboratory Joins WHO Global Network for Measles and Rubella Surveillance

Abu Dhabi’s Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory has been accredited by WHO as…

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Africa CDC Urges Stronger Border Screening Amid Ebola Outbreak

Africa CDC has urged African Union Member States to strengthen exit screening…

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Africa CDC and WHO launch joint continental Ebola response plan

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the…

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HHS Unveils Sweeping Plan to Combat Lyme Disease and Advance Treatment

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), under the leadership…

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