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Ban visits Ebola-hit West Africa, says zero cases “must be everyone’s goal”

New York, Dec 20 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today that there is reason to be “cautiously optimistic” about defeating the Ebola crisis in West Africa, as he made a series of visits to countries most-affected by the unprecedented outbreak, which has sickened some 18,000 people and killed close to 7,000 others throughout the region. more

Ebola: ‘Regrettable loss’ caused by warehouse fire in Guinea

New York, Dec 19 (JEN) A fire engulfed a United Nations warehouse in Guinea on Thursday that contained medicines and laboratory materials used for the fight against Ebola, causing no casualt ...

UN meeting urges critical improvements to health systems of Ebola-affected countries

New York, Dec 13 (JEN) The international community must help Ebola-affected countries reboot their health systems so that they emerge from the current crisis more resilient and more focused ...

Tens of millions of elderly are abused each month – UN health agency reports

New York, Dec 11 (JEN) Millions of elderly people report significant abuse each month, “an important public health problem” expected to increase in many countries as the number of people ...

UN congratulates frontline workers battling Ebola in West Africa

New York, Dec 11 (JEN) The United Nations on Wednesdaycongratulated the front line workers in the field battling Ebola on their well-deserved recognition as Time “Person of the Year,” wh ...

Ebola: UN envoy says intense response needed for western Sierra Leone and Guinea-Mali border

New York, Dec 10 (JEN): The United Nations, working with its national and international partners to halt the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, is currently focusing attention on bringing down ...

Paying out-of-pocket for healthcare leads to ‘deep impoverishment’ – UN report

New York, Dec 10 (JEN): Some 80 per cent of the population across 44 countries lives without any health protection, essentially being deprived of the right to healthcare simply because they ...

CapitalVia organizes blood donation camp

Indore, Dec 9 (JEN): CapitalVia Global Research Limited, one of the leading companies in pure play Financial Market Research & Consulting. organised a Blood Donation camp Tuesday in associ ...

World must do ‘whatever it takes’ to ensure recovery of Ebola-affected countries – Ban

New York, Dec 6 (JEN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed on Fridayto members of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) “to do whatever it takes” to help the West Af ...

Cooler box-equipped motorbikes donated to UN will speed up Ebola testing process in West Africa

New York, Dec 5 (JEN) Four hundred motorbikes equipped with cooler boxes will help speed up deliveries of blood samples to laboratories from remote areas of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone ...