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Moderna and other groups get $60 million to develop Ebola vaccineCEPI is investing around $60 million to speed up the creation of vaccines against the deadly Ebola Bundibugyo virus. This funding will supp...
What to know about the outbreak of a rare kind of Ebola as cases outpace responseA rare Ebola outbreak is spreading rapidly in Congo and Uganda. The Bundibugyo virus has no approved treatments. Health workers face challe...
What to know about the Bundibugyo virus, a species of Ebola causing an outbreak in CongoA rare Bundibugyo virus outbreak in Congo, with over 200 deaths, lacks specific treatments or vaccines, complicating response efforts. Whil...
US allocates extra $80 mn to tackle EbolaThe United States announced Thursday that it was allocating an additional $80 million to help combat the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic R...
India sends emergency medical supplies for Ebola outbreak response in CongoIndia has provided crucial pharmaceutical supplies to aid the fight against the Ebola outbreak in Congo. The Africa Centres for Disease Con...
India advises against travel to DRC, Uganda, South Sudan amid Ebola outbreakIndia has issued a travel advisory urging citizens to avoid non-essential travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and South Sud...
India dispatches first tranche of urgent medical supplies in wake of Ebola health emergencyIndia has dispatched its first shipment of medical supplies and protective kits to the African Centre for Diseases Control and Prevention i...
Health groups ask India to rescind Gilead's patents for COVID-19 drug remdesivirDrug patents in India are an important issue as many countries depend on generic drugmakers to make and sell cheaper versions of critical d...
Coronavirus could erode global fight against other diseasesAs the world focuses on the pandemic, experts fear losing ground in the long fight against other infectious diseases like AIDS, tuberculosi...
Novel coronavirus: The hunt for a virus killerSome vaccine candidates for China virus are already at trial stage. But path to pharmacy is strewn with hurdles.
WHO pays tribute to Kerala nurse who died of NipahLini died on May 21 after being infected by a patient, whom she treated initially at the Perambra Taluk hospital, where she was a nurse.
India has passed good smoke-free policies: Thomas Frieden, US health expertCDC with an annual budget of about USD 7 billion has some of the best expertise in controlling epidemics.
India offers support to make SAARC polio freeHealth Minister J P Nadda stressed on SAARC nations to work together in promoting public health, prevent disease and making coverage of hea...
India, Sweden for closer coordination among UN member states"We believe there is a significant need for broad and inclusive partnerships to meet these challenges, and to strengthen the coordination o...
Main threat is from HIV virus: Robert GalloThe conference, organised by the Kerala Chapter of Indian Medical Association (IMA) as part of its annual state conference.
Ebola: India committed to assisting international community in researchIndia's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Asoke Mukerji told the UN General Assembly that the Indian government has put in plac...
Ebola: Government issues precautionary guidelines to airlinesDGCA has issued directives to all airlines operating on international routes and asked them to take a series of precautionary measures.
No Ebola case in India, no need for panic: Harsh Vardhan"As of today, this moment, there is no Ebola case reported in India. There is no need to panic," he said.
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