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Geldof to fire up charity hit 30 years on to fight ebola

Musician and philanthropist Bob Geldof, who in 1984 inspired a generation of rock stars to record a charity single for ...

Hundreds Of Children In Afghanistan Receive Free Hearing Aids

- Last week the Bayat Foundation kicked off a partnership with Starkey Hearing Foundation to provide hearing health ...

Paul G. Allen Increases Commitment To Fight Ebola To $100 Million

- Philanthropist Paul G. Allen today increased his commitment to Tackle Ebola to at least $100 million and called on ...

Passenger isolated in dubai airport due to concern over Ebola

The United Arab Emirates said Wednesday that the isolation of a passenger arriving from Liberia through Morocco in ...

Health Ministry launches anti-smoking video campaign

The Health Ministry here on Friday launched a video campaign against smoking bearing the tagline "Quit smoking before ...

Ebola still rampant in Africa as deaths near 4,000: WHO

The worst Ebola outbreak on record has killed 3,879 people out of 8,033 cases by the end of Oct. 5, with no ...

2nd UN member in Liberia tests positive for Ebola

A staff member working for the UN peacekeeping mission in Liberia has tested positive for Ebola, a UN spokesperson ...

Emergency centers needed to contain Ebola in West Africa: UN

The worst outbreak of Ebola on record can be contained if countries quickly build and staff treatment centers in West ...

US to deploy 3,000 troops for boosted anti-Ebola campaign: White House

The US will deploy 3,000 troops to West Africa and set up a command post in Monrovia, Liberia, to tackle an Ebola ...

Indonesia Urged To Protect Younger Generation From Ill-Effects of Tobacco

Some 73,956,480 people died of tobacco-related diseases since the first Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) ...

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 ...

International Symposium in Fukushima Comes Up with Recommendations to Government

-- Proper Health and Mental Support Called for Local Residents - The Nippon Foundation held an International ...

Ebola death toll rises to at least 2,296: WHO

The death toll from the worst Ebola outbreak in history has risen to at least 2,296 out of 4,293 cases in five West ...

Jakarta free of malaria as of March 2014

Jakarta is free of malaria as of March this year, head of the Jakarta Health Office Dien Emmawati reported here on ...