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WHO comments on latest crisis
1. Wide shot World Health Organisation (WHO) Western Pacific Region Epidemiologist Doctor Richard Brown
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Doctor Richard Brown, Epidemiologist, WHO Western Pacific Region:
"WHO has been saying for some time that as...
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New syringe designed to stop re-use and spread of disease
The syringe is an ubiquitous instrument in the medical field.
Yet, it is one of the easiest to misuse, and can sometimes result in fatality due to re-use, especially in developing nations.
To change this, a doctor from India has invented...
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CLEAN : Zika virus fight a long journey WHO chief
CLEAN : Zika virus fight a long journey WHO chief
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CLEAN : Polio case detected in Mali WHO says country on high alert
CLEAN : Polio case detected in Mali WHO says country on high alert
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CLEAN : STOCKSHOTS: Over 90% of world breathing bad air: WHO 2
CLEAN : STOCKSHOTS: Over 90% of world breathing bad air: WHO 2
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CLEAN : Health works visit remote DR Congo to help bust Ebola myths
More than 40 people have died from the dealy Ebola virus in Democratic Republic of Congo although according to the World Health Organization the outbreak is not related to the worst ever epidemic of the virus which has killed more than...
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VOICED: WHO raises flu alert, demands pandemic plans activated
VOICED: WHO raises flu alert, demands pandemic plans activated
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CLEAN: WHO raises flu alert, demands pandemic plans activated
CLEAN: WHO raises flu alert, demands pandemic plans activated
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CLEAN : Cholera spread continues to increase in Yemen (WHO)
The spread of the cholera outbreak in Yemen continues to increase the World Health Organisation said during a joint presser with UNICEF in Sanaa on Saturday
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Thousands infected in Yemen cholera epidemic
Collapsing in the street and constantly vomiting, some of the Yemeni villagers barely make it to the tiny health centres where doctors spread sheets in the backyard and use trees to hang bags of IV fluids for patients.
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CLEAN : India: Toxic smog hits Delhi (2)
The pollution in New Delhi hits nearly 30 times the World Health Organization's safe level prompting doctors to warn of a public health emergency
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CLEAN : FILE: Madagascar plague kills 24 triggering WHO fears
The World Health Organisation says it is boosting its response to a plague outbreak in Madagascar that has killed 24 people as the government bans public meetings to reduce infections
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Ebola spreads to large urban area in Democratic Republic of Congo
Congo's Ebola outbreak has spread to a crossroads city of more than one million people in a troubling turn that marks the first time the vast, impoverished country has encountered the lethal virus in an urban area.
The...
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WHO helps DR Congo deal with new Ebola outbreak
The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that it was taking steps to help deal with a new outbreak of Ebola in the country's rural northwest, after two cases of the deadly virus were confirmed in Bikoro.
Congo's Health...
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CLEAN : Alcohol responsible for 3 million deaths worldwide: WHO
Alcohol kills three million people worldwide each year more than AIDS violence and road accidents combined the World Health Organization says
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WHO chief on ebola outbreak in Congo
Attacks on Ebola treatment centres in eastern the Democratic Republic of Congo threaten to reverse the gains being made against the current outbreak of the deadly virus, the director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on...
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Second person dies from Ebola in Goma
The man who became the second confirmed Ebola case in the Democratic Republic of Congo's major crossroads city of Goma has died, officials said on Wednesday, adding that he may never have known he had the virus.
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WHO declares Ebola outbreak a global emergency
The World Health Organization says the deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is now an international health emergency after the virus spread this week to a city of 2 million people.
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CLEAN : Ebola outbreak in DRC remains emergency of international concern : WHO
The Ebola epidemic in DR Congo remains a public health emergency of international concern for three more months World Health Organisation Director General Tedros Ghebreyesus says at a press conference in Geneva (Footage by AFPTV via...