South Sudan: 1,200 cholera cases and already 39 dead
A cholera epidemic has broken out in South Sudan, a country beset by civil war and famine. Over 1,000 cases ...
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WHO wants to eradicate malaria before 2030
Together with affected countries, WHO is planning a new large-scale plan to eradicate the disease by 2030.This Wednesday, the World ...
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Ebola: the virus still strikes
After a lull of a few weeks, the Ebola virus continues to be virulent in West Africa. After shaking the ...
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South Africa: plant behind listeriosis outbreak discovered
© iStockSince January 2017, South Africa has faced one of the largest listeriosis epidemics on record. A total of 950 ...
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Covid-19: South Africa identifies a new variant with an unusual mutation rate
Scientists from the National Institute of Communicable Diseases of South Africa (NICD) reported this Monday, August 30, 2021, the identification ...
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South Africa legalizes cannabis use
© Getty imagesSouth Africans will be able to consume cannabis at home without this constituting an offense. South African justice ...
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South Africa suspends vaccination program with AstraZeneca showing 22% efficacy against variants
It is a local study revealing an efficacy " limit " against the variants that the government of South Africa ...
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Charlize Theron very committed to the fight against AIDS in South Africa
© Instagram screenshot @charlizeafricaThe transmission of AIDS in South Africa is not inevitable. Charlize Theron is convinced of it and ...
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South Africa: 3.7 million people could be without water by August
© GettyImagesDrought has been raging in South Africa since 2015. As summer draws to a close for them, the level ...
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Malaria: WHO calls for the fight against malaria in Africa
In its press release of November 30, the World Health Organization calls on countries and global partners to step up ...
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A free Netflix subscription can look like this
Spotify is free to use, so why not Netflix with a free subscription? It does exist recently, but not for ...
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Covid-19: genes inherited from Neanderthals explain low mortality in Africa
Genetics can serve their heirs or, conversely, bring them health benefits. The biological heredity transmitted by the Neanderthals would have ...
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Counterfeit drugs: record seizure in 14 African countries
A major operation by the World Customs Organization led to the interception of 113 million illicit and / or counterfeit ...
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Ebola: why the number of cases is likely to explode in a month
A new study predicts a dramatic increase in Ebola cases in West Africa and questions the relevance of the quarantine ...
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Bacteria kills six newborns in South Africa
September 18, 2018. The bacteria Klebsiella pneumonia wreaked havoc on a hospital in South Africa. According to the latest report ...
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AIDS Conference: 25 delegates refuse to return to their countries
More than twenty delegates applied for asylum in Melbourne, where the international AIDS conference was being held. Most of them ...
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Plague: the Chinese city of Yumen is no longer cut off from the world
A few days ago, China recorded a case of plague. Following the death of this patient, an entire village had ...
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Bubonic plague: 30,000 Chinese are threatened
China has just registered a case of bubonic plague, a disease that seems to come straight out of another time. ...
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Unusual: a book to filter water tested in Africa
© thinkstockA new "drinkable" book could present a cheap solution to the global problem of access to clean water, suggest ...
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Cholera: an oral vaccine proves its effectiveness in the midst of an epidemic
A vaccine against cholera, Shanchol ©, could be marketed. A study shows the effectiveness of this vaccine during the epidemic ...
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Antibiotic resistance: a “state of emergency” must be declared
After the publication of the WHO report on antimicrobial resistance, Médecins Sans Frontières confirms the urgency to act. For the ...
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Sleeping sickness: the genetic code of the tsetse fly deciphered
Researchers have deciphered the genetic code of the tsetse fly. This discovery is a hope for the fight against the ...
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Ebola fever: Guinea announces that the epidemic is under control
Ebola fever appears to be under control in Guinea. In France, the High Council of Public Health has just published ...
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In Africa, fake drugs are still so widespread
© ThinkstockIn September 2016, the World Customs Organization (WCO) coordinated an impressive operation in Africa: 126 million fake drugs were ...
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Leper Day: quests to make the disease go away
On the occasion of the 61st world day against leprosy, collections are organized all over the country. This disease is ...
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Baobab, super fruit from Africa
More vitamin C than in oranges More and more special fruits appear on our plates, packed with healthy nutrients: super ...
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Excision: a threat to 30 million little girls
According to a Unicef report, more than 125 million women and girls have undergone genital mutilation. 30 million girls are ...
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Zimbabwe: cry costs 5 dollars during childbirth
A hospital in Zimbabwe has put in place a tax for women who give birth: $ 5 per cry. When ...
Read moreThe ravages of malaria
Malaria has its world day: April 25, 2012 ... A world day for one of the oldest diseases of humanity ...
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