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Cuba to send 165 health workers to fight ebola in Africa

Cuba is to send 165 healthcare workers to West Africa to help in the battle against the worlds worst ever epidemic of ...

WHO asks for more health workers to fight ebola as death toll grows

The number of new Ebola cases in West Africa is growing faster than authorities can manage them, the World Health ...

Gates Foundation Commits $50 Million to Support Emergency Response to Ebola

- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced that it will commit $50 million to support the scale up of ...

RI supports efforts to prevent Ebola virus spread in Asia

Indonesia has supported the efforts to prevent the spread of Ebola virus in Asia region, Foreign Affairs Minister ...

Govt calls for awareness of mers-cov and ebola spread

The Coordinating Minister for Peoples Welfare Agung Laksono has asked Indonesians to increase awareness on the spread ...

Cilacap health office anticipating spread of ebola virus

The health agency of Cilacap, Central Java, is anticipating the likely spread of the Ebola virus, although no one in ...

Ebola virus death toll in West Africa rises to 887

Death toll in the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has risen to 887 and 1,603 more have been infected, the World Health ...

US goverment donates $8 million for health program in Papua

The government of the United States of America has donated U.S. 8 million dollars for a health program in four ...

Saudi announces 3 more deaths from MERS coronavirus cases

The Saudi Health Ministry announced on Monday (May 5) three more deaths and three new Middle East Respiratory Syndrome ...

Herbalife Launches First Ever Asia-Pacific Wellness Tour

- Herbalife, a global nutrition company, announced the launch of its first ever Asia-Pacific wellness tour, which will ...

Swine flu kills 19 in Syria out of 59 suspects: Health Minister

Syrian Health Minister Saad al- Nayef said that swine flu has killed 19 people in Syria, mainly in the central ...

diabetes battle "being lost" as cases hit record 382 mln - (d)

The world is losing the battle against diabetes as the number of people estimated to be living with the disease soars ...

Leaders in Fight Against Typhoid Express Hope in Light of New Vaccines

- The Coalition against Typhoid (CaT), an initiative of the Sabin Vaccine Institute, will convene scientists, ...

Brazil to produce H1N1 flu vaccine

Brazil plans to produce vaccines against the influenza H1N1 virus, Health Minister Alexandre Padilha said Tuesday. ...

Herbalife Asia Pacific Extravaganza 2013 Mega Events Open with Record 55,000 Participants

- Global nutrition company, Herbalife (NYSE: HLF), announces the opening of its Asia Pacific Extravaganza 2013 at a ...