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Three New Cases of Zika in PHL, Reports DOH
The Department of Health on Monday reported three new cases of Zika virus in the Philippines bringing the total of…
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Two New Coronavirus Cases Detected
JEDDAH — Two new patients have tested positive for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) with a third reportedly…
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Asian Nations Plan Emergency Fund to Better Prepare for Disease Outbreaks, Says WHO
Reuters Eleven countries in South and East Asia on Friday agreed to establish an emergency fund to strengthen their health…
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AIDS Carrier Filipino Arrested
KUWAIT CITY, Sept 24: A Filipino expatriate was arrested after discovering that he suffers from AIDS. In a press statement…
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Singapore Considers Monitoring Program for Babies Born to Women with Zika
Singapore is exploring plans to establish a national surveillance program to monitor the development of babies born to pregnant women…
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New Zika Cases Reported in the Philippines
Image Credit: AP Zika virus, which can be spread by mosquitoes, is linked to a spike in birth defects in…
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Emirati, Expat Patients to Get Free Treatment for Infectious Diseases
Image Credit: Gulf News archives Male section at the Karama Medical Centre. Food poisoning, diphtheria, acute flaccid paralysis, botulism, enterochaemorrhagic…
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Global Partnership to Combat AIDS Reaches $13 Billion Goal
By ALLISON LAMPERT, Reuters MONTREAL – A global public-private partnership has reached its goal of raising $13 billion from international…
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AIDS Foundation Campaigns on #KamuBisa to Raise Awareness
Image Caption: Activists stage a rally to call for greater efforts to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. (Tempo/Aditia Noviansyah.) Liza…
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World Must Ready for Global Microcephaly ‘Epidemic’ – Study
By MARIËTTE LE ROUX, AFP PARIS, France – The world should prepare for a “global epidemic” of microcephaly, a condition…
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