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Europe
Hantavirus Risk to Public Health in Europe Assessed as Low
The risk posed by hantavirus to public health in Europe remains “low,” according to European Commission spokesperson Eva Hrncirova, who…
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Africa
Air Ambulances for Suspected Hantavirus Patients Leave Cape Verde: AFP
Two air ambulances sent to retrieve three people believed infected with hantavirus on a cruise ship off Cape Verde left…
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Algeria
Algeria Advances Toward WHO ML3 Certification for Medicines and Vaccines System
The Algerian Minister of Pharmaceutical Industry, Ouacim Kouidri, received on Sunday, in Algiers, the World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in…
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Algeria
Algeria Earns WHO Certification for Eliminating Trachoma, Marking Major Public Health Milestone
The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on April 17 that Algeria has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, securing…
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Health
WHO Stresses Need to Strengthen Gaza Strip’s Health Services
The World Health Organization (WHO) underscored on Tuesday the urgent need to strengthen health services in the Gaza Strip to…
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Algeria
Algeria’s Health Security Agency Takes Part in the 158th WHO Executive Board Meeting
The Algerian Health Security Agency, represented by its President, Professor Kamal Sanhadji, is taking part in the 158th session of…
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Middle East
100,000 Children at Risk of Acute Malnutrition in Gaza by April– WHO
The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has warned that more than 100,000 children and 37,000 pregnant…
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Asia
Vietnam’s Capital Chokes Through Week of Toxic Smog
Toxic smog has blanketed Vietnam’s capital for more than a week, blotting out the skyline and leaving residents wheezing as…
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Middle East
UN Warns of Growing Winter Hardship in Gaza and West Bank as Displacements Surge
The United Nations cautioned on Tuesday that the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is growing increasingly dire with winter…
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Africa
WHO Regional Director: African Countries Should Benefit from Algeria’s Experience in Local Pharmaceutical Production
Mohamed Yakub Janabi, WHO Regional Director for Africa, delivered the opening address at the African Ministerial Conference on Local Pharmaceutical…
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