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SA could be malaria free by 2020
The WHO estimates that 21 countries are in a position to become malaria free.
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WHO: Yellow fever could be a threat to the entire world
The UN fears communities living in Angola are carrying the mosquito borne virus into neighbouring countries.
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ANALYSIS: Unpacking the dramatic rise in diabetes
Sundeep Ruder looks at what Africa can learn from the developed world in terms of diabetes.
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Inside the global diabetes rate
Inside the global diabetes rate
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Angola's yellow fever death toll rises to 158
There has also been an increase in malaria, cholera and chronic diarrhoea in Luanda and other cities.
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WHO: 'Unhealthy' environments cause 12.6 million deaths a year
Low & middle-income countries bear the greatest environmental burden in all types of diseases & injuries.
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Private healthcare costs in SA raise concerns
Research found that South Africans are paying high costs to access quality health care.
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WHO sees Zika link proven in weeks
The WHO said US scientists & an Indian biotechnology firm are frontrunners in the race to develop a vaccine.
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UN report: Lives at risk unless WHO reforms
The report says the World Health Organisation needs urgent reform to boost its ability to respond to crises.
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Concerns Zika virus could spread
The WHO says the new revelation that the Zika virus can be sexually transmitted must be closely monitored.
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First US Zika virus transmission reported
The virus is spreading rapidly in the Americas, and WHO expressed concern that it could hit Africa and Asia.
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Global health body under pressure to stop Zika virus
The WHO will hold a special session as pressure mounts for quick action against the infection.
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Ebola: 1 death recorded in Sierra Leone
The country was declared free of the virus late last year, and the region as a whole cleared yesterday.
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WHO: Mobile clinics, medical teams needed in Madaya
An aid convoy on Monday brought the first food and medical supplies for months to the town.
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WHO records highest-ever number of new HIV cases in Europe
WHO says over 142,000 people in its European Region were diagnosed with HIV last year alone.
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About 15 million babies are born prematurely each year
World Prematurity Day is aimed at creating awareness around preterm birth, its causes & ways to avoid it.
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'Misunderstanding of antibiotics fuels superbug threat'
A WHO official says the rise of antibiotic resistance is a global health crisis.
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Bacon fans embrace the hog on cancer report
So far public reaction on social media has been a clear vote in favor of all things sausage and bacon.
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The link between red meat & cancer
The link between red meat & cancer
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The WHO's cancer-causing meat report slammed
The WHO has published a report that says certain meats increases the chance of developing Colorectal Cancer.
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Dental device promises pain-free tooth repair
New technology by British scientists could dramatically reduce the need for unpleasant dental drilling.
