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Ebola vaccination begins in DR Congo's Kasai Province: WHO

Ebola vaccination begins in DR Congo's Kasai Province: WHO

Agency says 400 frontline workers and contacts targeted in 1st phase

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Blind-in-one-eye Irish student invents world's 1st visually-impaired pregnancy test
01.09.2025

Blind-in-one-eye Irish student invents world's 1st visually-impaired pregnancy test

Leah Shanahan, a University of Limerick graduate, says her own visual impairment inspired the inclusive design project

2 dead in US from flesh-eating bacteria after eating raw oysters
29.08.2025

2 dead in US from flesh-eating bacteria after eating raw oysters

US state of Louisiana sees surge in hospitalizations from flesh-eating bacteria this year

Russia registers 1st case of Chikungunya fever
29.08.2025

Russia registers 1st case of Chikungunya fever

Russian sanitary watchdog says no vaccine or specific treatment exists today for Chikungunya fever

Chad receives over 1M vaccine doses to combat cholera as death toll climbs
29.08.2025

Chad receives over 1M vaccine doses to combat cholera as death toll climbs

Deaths from cholera outbreak in eastern Chad have reached 75, health officials say

Measles outbreak kills 17 in Indonesia
27.08.2025

Measles outbreak kills 17 in Indonesia

'Measles can actually be prevented through immunization, so we will revamp our immunization strategy to make it more effective,' says Health Minister Sadikin, who will visit East Java in the wake of outbreak