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UK urges for support to fight Ebola in DR Congo

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Britain says it will put pressure on other international donors and the UN system to properly coordinate the Ebola response in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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World Medical Association warns doctors not to enforce Caster Semenya rules

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The World Medical Association Sunday urged doctors not to enforce controversial new IAAF gender rules for classifying female athletes, warning that attempts to do so would breach ethical codes.
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Uganda food relief suspended over poisoning fears

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The World Food Programme (WFP) has suspended the distribution of a fortified food cereal in Uganda after one person died and nearly 200 were hospitalised in northern Uganda.
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Possible link between baby formula, deaths in Joburg hospital

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Two types of bacteria were found in baby formula tested at the Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital, but toxicology tests haven’t been done.
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Uganda’s Ebola vaccination for high-risk health workers postponed

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KAMPALA. — Uganda on Monday said Ebola vaccinations for frontline health workers in high-risk districts bordering the Democratic Republic of Congo have been postponed to Wednesday due to training of vaccination staff.
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Namibia’s First Lady wins award for battling AIDS

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WINDHOEK. — Namibian first lady Monica Geingos has been awarded the “World without AIDS Award” for 2018 for her efforts toward eradicating AIDS in the World by 2030, her office said on Sunday.
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Uganda begins Ebola vaccinations

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KAMPALA — Uganda says it will start to vaccinate some of its health workers against Ebola today, amid fears that the viral haemorrhagic fever could spread from Democratic Republic of Congo which is battling an outbreak.
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Controversial Zimbabwe clergyman apologises for HIV cure claims

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Harare - Zimbabwe's controversial Prophet Walter Magaya on Thursday retracted claims that he had found a cure for HIV amid intense political pressure.
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South African ex-president de Klerk discharged after lung ailment

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CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South African former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner FW de Klerk was discharged from a three-night hospital stay after recovering from a lung ailment, his foundation said on Monday.
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Zimbabwe ‘prophet’ claims he found ‘perfect’ cure for HIV/AIDS

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Johannesburg – Walter Magaya, a self-proclaimed Zimbabwean prophet and doctor, claims that he has found a cure for HIV/AIDS – and that his cure is scientifically proven.
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