Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
The Grand Bassa Ebola Taskforce has released an update of Ebola cases in the county, recording a total of 36 confirmed and suspected deaths and 11 survivors between July and October 8, 2014. Briefing journalists at the office of the Grand Bassa County Health Team in Buchanan Friday, the County …
WASHINGTON – A Texas health care worker who treated an Ebola victim has tested positive for the deadly tropical fever, dealing a blow to the worldwide battle to stem the outbreak. More than 4,000 people have died of Ebola in seven countries since the start of the year, according to …
More than 4,000 people have died in the Ebola epidemic that broke out in West Africa at the start of the year, according to the latest figures released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday. The WHO said that as of October 8, 4,033 people have died from Ebola …
DEN-2, a virulent strain of dengue, has raised its ugly head in Mumbai and the virus can even prove lethal if it combines with any of the three other types. In 40% of the cases, where dengue manifested into serious health complications, it was found that DEN-2 had combined with …
Addis Ababa — The UN is planning to conduct a multi-country HIV testing campaign in Africa to mark this year's World AIDS Day in a bid to set a new world record for the most number of HIV tests conducted in one day. The initiative will be conducted under the …
Ebola's economic toll could reach US$32.6 billion ($41.12 billion) by year's end if the disease ravaging Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone spreads across West Africa, says the World Bank. The outbreak has the potential "to inflict massive economic costs" on those three countries and its closest neighbours, according to the …
The AU Commission on Thursday launched a 10 million dollar agreement with the U.S. government to support ASEOWA programme on Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that AU Director for Social Affairs, Dr Olawale Maiyegun, and the U.S. ambassador to AU, Dr Reuben Brigety, …
The World Health Organization adjusted its number on Thursday for the total death toll in the West African Ebola outbreak, revising down its previous total by 14 after an adding error. The WHO said 3,865 people had died by the end of Oct 5, not 3,879 as it said on …
The worst Ebola outbreak on record has killed 3,879 people out of 8,033 cases by the end of Oct. 5, with no evidence that the epidemic was being brought under control in West Africa, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. The situation in Liberia continued to deteriorate, with a …
PARIS – In a boost for the long and frustrating quest for an AIDS vaccine, researchers on Wednesday unveiled molecular imaging of an elusive feature that helps HIV infect immune cells. In papers published in the journals Science and Nature, U.S. specialists described the structure and actions of the “spike” …
The outbreak of Ebola could cost the West African economy $32.6bn (£20.3bn) by the end of 2015 unless the epidemic is quickly contained,the World Bank has warned. The Bank said the future path of Ebola was highly uncertain and failure to adequately contain the virus would have potentially catastrophic consequences …
LAGOS, Nigeria — People here are shaking hands again, kissing, hugging, touching. These days, shops are open, people are working, and children are finally going back to school. That's because Nigeria — Africa's most populous country — is officially Ebola-free, the health ministry said, even as the deadly virus rages …
A vaccine for parasitic intestinal worms has been shown to be safe in Brazilian clinical trials, according to its US developer. The trials were carried out in the city of Belo Horizonte, and the rural settlement of Americaninhas in eastern Brazil where there is a high risk of hookworm infection. …
FAO today launched a new programme to urgently assist 90 000 vulnerable households in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone whose food supplies and livelihoods are threatened by the disruptive effect the Ebola epidemic is having on rural economies, agricultural activities and markets. The Regional Response Programme for West Africa will …
A new computer model developed by scientists at the University of Southern Denmark has proven itself to be a powerful ally in the fight against AIDS, according to recent research. The advancement speeds up the development process of anti-HIV drugs several hundred percent, effectively doing in months or even weeks …
UNITED NATIONS (AP) A United Nations committee has approved $49 million in funding for the global body's unprecedented emergency mission to combat Ebola. The General Assembly budget committee on Tuesday adopted a resolution supporting the U.N. secretary-general's funding request, which is expected to cover operations through the end of December. …
Europe will almost inevitably see more cases of the deadly Ebola virus within its borders but the continent is well prepared to control the disease, the World Health Organization's regional director said on Tuesday. Speaking to Reuters just hours after Europe's first local case of Ebola infection was confirmed in …
THE United States(U.S) Government Tuesday reacted to criticisms regarding its alleged ‘half-hearted’ response to the outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in West Africa, saying it has mounted a ‘whole-of-government response that would cost at least $1billion, in addition to the $461million it reportedly spent in fighting to contain …
Madrid (AFP) - A Spanish nurse who treated two Ebola victims at a Madrid hospital has contracted the virus herself in the first case of contagion outside of Africa, health officials said Monday. "She is a health professional who took care of the infected with the disease who were repatriated …
A very recent study released in JAMA (Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities for Global Health) provides a very thorough review showing how climate change affects human health. Perhaps more importantly, the paper also describes how tackling climate change leads to many health and economic benefits. Authors Jonathan Patz, Howard Frumkin …
