Africa
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Push cash to global health, conference told
Barely a fifth of the international aid given for health purposes is available for tackling global threats, a study reports today. Read more
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World got Ebola crisis wrong – report
The worldwide humanitarian response to the Ebola crisis in west Africa came "very late", according to a damning official report published yesterday. Read more
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Hope for on-site Ebola test
A new test should enable doctors to diagnose patients with Ebola within minutes, it was announced yesterday. Read more
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Malaria threat due to Ebola
The Ebola epidemic may have caused 74,000 cases of malaria to be untreated in Guinea last year, researchers warn today. Read more
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Ebola not mutating fast – study
The Ebola outbreak in west Africa was not driven by novel viral mutations, according to a major UK study last night. Read more
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Ebola over in Liberia
The stricken African country of Liberia is now free of Ebola, it has been announced. Read more
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Strong diet link to colon cancer
A new study shows the devastating impact of western diets on the risk of colon cancer. Read more
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Malaria vaccine trial success
A malaria vaccine has shown promise in trials involving African children, it was announced today. Read more
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How Ebola sparked malaria death surge
The Ebola epidemic may have caused as many deaths from malaria as from the virus itself in the three stricken African countries, researchers revealed today. Read more
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WHO plans global emergency force
The World Health Organisation is to take new steps to be ready for epidemics of new diseases, it announced yesterday. Read more