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New UN Ebola chief vows swift response to crisis The new head of the UN Ebola response team vowed to take swift action on the crisis.

01 October 2014 12:17

Deaf baby boy hears for first time A 7-week-old baby boy named Lachlan diagnosed with hearing loss at birth has heard his parents’ voice for the first time using hearing aids.

30 September 2014 23:14

Kazakh doctors support methodone therapy inspite opposition Opioid substitution therapy (OST) is back on the agenda in Kazakhstan.

30 September 2014 14:08

Beds scarce, staff scarcer, in Liberia's overrun Ebola wards What the families idling at the gate of this Ebola centre in Monrovia lack is news of the fate of their sick loved ones inside.

29 September 2014 13:09

Kazakhstan and Turkey show highest suicide rates among 15-19 y.o. youth Kazakhstan and Turkey have the highest suicide level among 15 to 19 year olds in the world.

28 September 2014 11:39

IMF unblocks cash as desperate west Africa awaits Ebola aid The International Monetary Fund fast-tracked $130 million in aid to fight the Ebola epidemic.

27 September 2014 12:13

UNICEF research denies connection between of Unified National Testing and suicide rates among Kazakhstani teens The UNICEF research of suicide among teens in Kazakhstan refutes negative effect of the Unified National Testing.

26 September 2014 15:58

Kazakhstani village youth more prone to suicide than city teens The Prosecutor General’s Office reported higher level of suicides among village teens in comparison to their city peers.

26 September 2014 15:49

Idris Elba joins fight against Ebola Actor Idris Elba joined the United Nations campaign to ramp up the response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa.

26 September 2014 15:01

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Sierra Leone quarantines more than one million people Sierra Leone has ordered the quarantine "with immediate effect" of three districts and 12 tribal chiefdoms -- affecting more than one million people.

25 September 2014 14:58

Boost in quest for TB breath test A simple breath test may one day show whether someone has a strain of tuberculosis that will respond to a frontline antibiotic, or a drug-resistant type.

24 September 2014 12:14

Pet animals become victims of Ebola scare in Ivory Coast People in Ivory Coast like to keep wild animals as pets but are now rethinking the custom with the deadly Ebola virus sweeping neighbouring countries.

20 September 2014 13:20

Sierra Leone readies for controversial Ebola shutdown Sierra Leone was preparing for an unprecedented three-day nationwide shutdown to contain the deadly spread of the Ebola virus.

19 September 2014 15:23

Ebola screening for Nigeria's Mecca-bound pilgrims With some 76,000 Nigerian Muslims expected at the hajj in Saudi Arabia, organisation was always going to be a major logistical undertaking.

19 September 2014 12:04

'Lather Against Ebola', an 'Ice Bucket' challenge against the virus Ivorians are raising awareness about the deadly disease outbreak in west Africa with a new "Lather Against Ebola" campaign.

18 September 2014 14:06

Infertility in Kazakhstani men a nationwide health problem Men's health in Kazakhstan requires a more comprehensive approach with infertility on the rise.

15 September 2014 19:06

Ebola toll hits 2,400 as Cuba pledges medics The worst-ever Ebola outbreak has killed more than 2,400 people, as Cuba pledged the largest foreign medical team.

13 September 2014 13:10

'No progression' of cancer for British boy Ashya: Czech centre Scans show "no progression" of cancer for five-year-old British brain tumour patient Ashya King, a Prague medical centre said.

11 September 2014 13:42

Gates Foundation gives 50 million to Ebola fight The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said it was pledging $50 million to help boost the fight against the Ebola outbreak.

11 September 2014 09:40