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UNICEF warns of "extreme crisis" as epidemic continues unabated
The United Nations children's agency warned on Monday that the Ebola epidemic was an "extreme crisis" that was having an impact of "historic proportions."
UNICEF's chief of crisis communications, Sarah Crowe, said the disease was...
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EAST TIMOR: DILI: UNICEF - MEASLES IMMUNISATION PROJECT
English/Nat
East Timor is facing another possible humanitarian crisis - this time caused by disease.
With many of the population suffering from malnutrition, the result of living rough to escape the violent militias, and with the spring...
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Thailand - Aids Vaccine
Bangkok, Thailand Eng Comm Duration: 0.45"
Thailand has begun testing a vaccine it hopes will protect people
against the virus that causes AIDS. Thirty men and women received the first of a course of four injections...
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The story of an African child's fight to survive and prosper
Nairobi - July 12, 2007
1. Various shots of Pascal walking with his little brother to their house.
2. SOUNDBITE: Pascal Mwanchoka (Swahili)
"This is where we sleep, and so that we don't feel cold we cover our selves with pieces of...
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China and Taiwan delegations at WHO conference, comment
1. Exterior of venue for World Health Organisation annual meeting
2. Delegates enter building
3. Dr Yeh Ching-chuan, Taiwanese Health Minister, enters building
4. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Dr Yeh Ching-chuan, Taiwanese Health...
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Actress Jane Seymour in anti-measles campaign
1. Measles awareness parade at Machakos General hospital
2. Children carrying measles placards
3. Actress Jane Seymour and a Kenyan Red Cross employee
4. Dr Wako, from Machakos General hospital, welcoming the American children
5. Women...
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ALBANIA: POLIO VACCINES ARRIVE FOR EMERGENCY VACCINATION PROGRAMME
Albanian/Nat
The first load of polio vaccines has arrived in the poverty-stricken country of Albania where there is a serious outbreak of the disease.
Twelve Albanians have so far died and up to 78 are infected by the disease which is ...
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Saving the poorest babies with a new rotavirus vaccine
Little Edward Bolch doesn't know it, but he's helping to fight a killer virus.
This six-week old is part of a clinical trial of an oral vaccine that could protect newborn babies from rotavirus.
It's being held here at Australia's Royal...
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WHO comment on raising pandemic alert level
A World Health Organisation (WHO) spokesman on Monday said the UN agency was considering raising the pandemic alert level as a result of the increasing number of confirmed swine flu cases in Mexico and elsewhere.
The WHO was weighing up...
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WHO news conference with latest on flu
1. Wide of news conference
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gregory Hartl, World Health Organisation (WHO) spokesperson:
"As of 14:20 GMT, that's about 45 minutes ago, we had 11 countries officially reporting 331 cases of influenza H1N1...
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Plight of Afghan refugees at refugee camp near Herat.
Maslakh Refugee Camp, west of Herat - December 1, 2001
1. Aid trucks arriving
2. Wide shot camp
3. Mid shot, tents
4. Pan across refugees
5. Various, refugees sitting on ground
6. SOUNDBITE: (Dari) Mohammed (only name given)
"We...
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Indonesia signs deal with US drug company to produce bird flu vaccine
1. Wide of signing ceremony between Indonesian government and US drug manufacturer Baxter Healthcare Corp.
2. Close-up of president of Baxter vaccine unit, Kim C. Bush's hands as he signs
3. Mid of Bush and Triono Soendoro - the head of...
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Efforts to halt outbreak that's affected hundreds
1. Wide shot exterior of Beijing Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC)
2. Close up pan name of the centre
3. Wide shot one boy crying while receiving vaccine injection
4. Pan vaccine injection room
5. Close up injection on...
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WHO official on vaccine, precautions, French minister
Geneva, Switzerland - 12 June 2009
1. Wide of World Health Organisation (WHO) building
2. Close of WHO sign on building
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Fadela Chaib, spokeswoman, World Health Organisation (WHO):
"This is an issue that is of...
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The future of the indigenous Batwa tribe of Uganda looks bleak
Kisoro District, South-West Uganda. May 9-10, 2009
1. Wide of Batwa people singing and dancing.
2. Mid shot of a Batwa woman smoking a pipe
3.Various shots of children being served a local brew.
4. Mid shot of Batwa elder
5. Close up of...
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Authorities set up vaccination points for swine flu
1. Woman being injected with AH1N1 vaccine at a subway station post
2. Close up of woman''s face
3. Wide of people in line waiting for vaccine, pan left of people in line
4. Various of nurse preparing vaccine
5. Woman stepping up in...
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Spectre of disease haunts those fleeing fighting due to lack of clean water, sanitation
Hundreds of internally displaced South Sudanese are suffering from malaria, measles and diarrhoea as lack of clean water and sanitation takes its toll on civilians living in the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Juba 3 base...
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Rise of disease largely eradicated worldwide threatens neighbouring nations
Just a few weeks ago, 11-month-old Shaista was pulling herself up, giggling as she took her first wobbly steps with the helping hand of her teenage mother.
Then the polio virus struck and Shaista was no longer able to stand, her legs...
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Measles cases put spotlight on day care centres
Health authorities in the US state of Illinois are warning about more expected cases of measles as they await laboratory tests to confirm that a total of five infants attending the same day-care centre have been infected.
Lab results...
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Doctors work to treat cases of poliovirus in Syria
Doctors were working to treat cases of polio virus in Syria on Wednesday as the government said that it would work with international organisations to ensure that all children in the country, even those in rebel-held areas, would be...
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Vaccination programme begins, minister inoculated, reax
1. People at vaccination centre, pan right to follow mother with infant in carry-sling walking with forms to table and sitting down
2. Close-up of man filling in information form
3. Wide of hall with empty chairs
4. Wide of French...
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Race to vaccinate millions of children to halt spread of polio outbreak from Syria
Health officials are rushing to vaccinate millions of children from Egypt to Turkey, fearing a polio outbreak in Syria could spread as tens of thousands of refugees flee the civil war.
The officials want to reach all children under...
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Doctor who recovered from Ebola on crisis, latest on clinical trials
US Senators said on Tuesday that urgent action was needed to tackle the Ebola epidemic, during a hearing on the outbreak ravaging West Africa.
"We must take the dangerous, deadly threat of the Ebola epidemic as seriously as we take...
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Nigerian govt withdraws civil lawsuit in preparation for new case against Pfizer
Kano - Recent
1. Children allegedly affected by Pfizer playing
2. Boys walking through streets, one on bike
Lagos - July 19, 2007
3. Various exteriors of Pfizer office
4. Barrister Abdulateff Thomas, at desk
5. SOUNDBITE (English)...