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[Title] => WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak
[Summary] => The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, citing rising cases, suspected deaths and confirmed cross-border transmission.
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[Title] => WHO declares international emergency as Ebola outbreak kills more than 80 in DR Congo
[Summary] => An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 80 as authorities warned there was no vaccine for the strain in a crisis that the World Health Organization declared an international health emergency on Sunday.
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[Title] => WHO says six hantavirus cases confirmed so far
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[Title] => 38 Filipinos cleared amid cruise ship hantavirus deaths
[Summary] => DMW says 38 Filipino crew aboard infection-hit MV Hondius remain free of hantavirus.
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[Title] => WHO approves first malaria treatment for infants
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[Title] => WHO warns about attacks on Iran health facilities, regional threat
[Summary] => The World Health Organization warned Friday about "multiple attacks on health" in Iran following an airstrike on a facility in Tehran, and launched an urgent appeal to aid health systems affected in the wider region.
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[Title] => 94 million need cataract surgery, but access lacking: WHO
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[Title] => 4 out of every 10 cancer cases are preventable: WHO
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[Title] => WHO chief decries attacks on hospitals, medical workers in Iran
[Summary] => The World Health Organization chief said Thursday that the UN agency had confirmed recent attacks on a hospital in Iran, while multiple health facilities were damaged in the unrest, leaving dozens of paramedics injured.
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[Title] => WHO says sugary drinks, alcohol getting cheaper, should be taxed more
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[Title] => WHO declares international emergency as Ebola outbreak kills more than 80 in DR Congo
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[Title] => WHO says six hantavirus cases confirmed so far
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[Title] => WHO warns about attacks on Iran health facilities, regional threat
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[Title] => 4 out of every 10 cancer cases are preventable: WHO
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[Title] => WHO chief decries attacks on hospitals, medical workers in Iran
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[Title] => WHO says sugary drinks, alcohol getting cheaper, should be taxed more
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