Patna: The spread of ‘Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES)’, in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur and adjoining districts, has claimed the lives of 72 children so far in a short span of just a week. All health centres in the state have been put on high alert. The Union Health Ministry has sent a team to assess the situation. […]
Geneva/ Kinshasa: “The world is entering into a new phase. With time, the number and expanse of the outbreaks of deadly diseases like Ebola would consistently rise,” warned the World Health Organization. Currently, the Ebola outbreak has been spreading rapidly in ‘DR Congo’ and has killed 1300, so far. Despite the advanced technology, awareness and […]
Kinshasa: More than 1,000 people have been killed in DR Congo, regarded as the second biggest Ebola outbreak in history. Of these 27 were health workers and thus the World Health Organisation (WHO) has expressed fears that the situation could worsen. The experts claimed that the ongoing violence and the mistrust among the local population […]
Kinshasa: The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned that the campaign to control the Ebola epidemic, that began last year in the African Nation, DR Congo, has received a severe setback as the epidemic is spreading more rapidly, in Congo. While there are indications of the situation, about the outbreak, going out of hand, the WHO […]
London: British Defence Minister Gavin Williamson indicated that preparations are being made to deploy military to stop the increasing incidences of bloodshed in the British cities. As per the information given by the British agencies, in 2018, a whopping 285 people have been killed in the attacks with knives and other sharp weapons. The London […]
Riyadh: Mecca, the holiest place of worship for Muslims, was hit by locust and cockroach swarms. The Saudi authorities were on the alert, took timely preventive actions and within a short time announced bringing the problem under control. The Saudi agencies claimed that no diseases would spread due to the Locusts and cockroaches and that […]
Kinshasa: The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has claimed more than 245 lives. The World Health Organisation (WHO) informed it is the second largest and deadliest Ebola outbreak in history. Previously in 2014, the Ebola outbreak had claimed more than 11,000 lives. Peter Salama, a senior WHO official while giving […]
Abuja: Northeast Nigeria is currently witnessing a major outbreak of Cholera and the virus has reportedly infected more than 10,000 people. The virus has claimed 175 lives already while the actual numbers are feared may be much higher than the ones reported. Nigeria is the third country hit by the Cholera outbreak, and 50 people […]
Hodeida: The conflict that flared up between the pro Saudi government of Yemen and the rebels has claimed at least 149 lives in the last 24 hours. It is being said that the victims of this conflict near the Hodeida city of Yemen, include civilians as well. Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies had presented […]
Geneva/Kinshasa: Congo has been hit by Ebola once again after claiming 33 lives just three months ago. The disease is once again rampant in Congo since the past two weeks and has claimed 44 lives. The World Health Organisation (WHO) expresses fear over more than 1,500 people being infected with the virus and the numbers […]