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Africa: Ebola – WHO Says Conflict, Mistrust Hindering Response As Suspected Cases Top 900 in DRC

eriinfo.com2 hours ago06 mins

The latest outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, has also spread beyond the DRC, with neighbouring Uganda recording two additional confirmed cases among healthcare workers, bringing its total to seven confirmed cases and one death. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised fresh concerns over the worsening Ebola outbreak in the…

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Africa: Professor Tiki Pan – WHO Is Hindering Tobacco Harm Reduction in LLMICs

eriinfo.com6 months ago09 mins

Former World Health Organisation (WHO) Director of Research Policy and Cooperation, Professor Tiki Pan, says Low-and Lower-Middle-Income Countries are adopting the WHO position on tobacco harm reduction hook, line and sinker despite stagnant smoking rates and the high morbidity and mortality linked to tobacco in LLMICs. Professor Pan was involved with the agency during the discussions…