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Three polio cases reported in Balochistan

QUETTA: Three polio cases were reported from Balochistan on Saturday increasing the total number of… Read More

Africans in New York complain of Ebola stigma

NEW YORK: Members of the west African community in New York complained Wednesday that their… Read More

Experts sound alarm as diabetes fuels cases of TB

LONDON: Cases of tuberculosis are set accelerate worldwide unless action is taken to curb diabetes, a… Read More

Delhi chokes on toxic smog after festival of lights

NEW DELHI: Thick smoke hung over New Delhi this week as millions of Indians lit… Read More

WHO eyes mass Ebola vaccines by mid-2015

GENEVA: Hundreds of thousands of Ebola vaccine doses could be rolled out to west Africa… Read More

Ebola death toll rises to almost 4,900

GENEVA SWIZERLAND : The number of people with Ebola is set to hit 10,000 in West… Read More

WHO to probe Ebola response, but says focus is on fight

Genève, Suisse: The World Health Organization insisted on Tuesday it would probe complaints that it… Read More

WHO declares Nigeria Ebola-free

ABUJA: The World Health Organization on Monday declared Nigeria officially Ebola-free, after 42 days --… Read More

Rare chances of Ebola outbreak in Pakistan, says minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Health Saira Afzal Tarar has said that there are rare chances… Read More

Ebola virus could reach Pakistan: WHO

GENEVA: World Health Organization warned on Thursday that the deadly Ebola virus will soon reach… Read More

Ebola death toll close to 4,500: WHO

LIBERIA: Almost 4,500 people have died in the Ebola epidemic that broke out in west… Read More

Ebola death toll rises to 3,439 – WHO

GENEVA: The world's worst Ebola outbreak on record has now killed 3,439 people, the World… Read More

Polio outbreak breaks 14 year old record in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Eight new polio cases in Pakistan took the total reported cases of the disease… Read More

West Africa Ebola death toll passes 3,000: WHO

DAKAR: The death toll from an outbreak of Ebola in West Africa has risen to… Read More

Ebola adversely affected economic growth in West Africa: IMF

WASHINGTON: Economic growth in Liberia and Sierra Leone could decline by as much as 3.5… Read More

Ivory Coast to host African Nations Cup qualifier against Sierra Leone

ABIDJAN: Ivory Coast will host their African Nations Cup qualifier against Ebola-affected Sierra Leone this… Read More

IMF says Ebola having ‘acute’ impact on West African economies

WASHINGTON: The worst ever outbreak of the Ebola disease is likely to lead to "sharply"… Read More

Ebola causing huge damage to West Africa economies: development bank

FREETOWN: Ebola is causing enormous damage to West African economies, draining budgetary resources and slashing… Read More

WHO pulls staff from Sierra Leone Ebola lab after doctor infected

FREETOWN: The World Health Organization has withdrawn staff from a laboratory testing for Ebola at… Read More

WHO urges stiff regulatory curbs on e-cigarettes

GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) called on Tuesday for stiff regulation of electronic cigarettes as… Read More