What Is Marburg? What You Need To Know About The Deadly Virus Detected In Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea confirmed the country’s first outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus on Monday, placing it on high alert months after another outbreak was reported in Ghana as experts scramble to contain the highly infectious Ebola-like disease for which there is no approved vaccine or treatment.…#equatorialguinea #ghana #marburg #westafrica #african #africa #cdc #frankfurt #belgrade #yugoslavia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Is Marburg? What You Need To Know About The Deadly Virus Detected In Equatorial Guinea
There are no treatments or vaccines approved for Marburg, a virus in the same family as Ebola with a fatality rate between 24% to 88%. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Robert Hart, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Science /science Breaking breaking-news Source Type: news
Marburg Virus Outbreak; 3 Killed in MSU Shooting; Medical Societies Back CMS Reform
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The World Health Organization said Equatorial Guinea confirmed its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease, after one of eight samples tested positive. Nine deaths and 16... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 14, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Equatorial Guinea: Health Minister Confirms Marburg Virus Outbreak
[DW] Nine people have died in Equatorial Guinea from an "outbreak" of Marburg virus, the country's health minister and the WHO said. The hemorrhagic fever is nearly as deadly as Ebola. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 14, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
New Marburg Virus Outbreak Confirmed In Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea has just confirmed its first outbreak of deadly Marburg virus, a hemorrhagic fever related to Ebola. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 13, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Judy Stone, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Source Type: news
Equatorial Guinea Ruler Can Extend Rule to Half a Century
Bloomberg#guinearuler #extendrule #equatorialguinea #guinea #ruler #extend #rule #century #equatorial (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
World's longest-serving president primed to extend authoritarian reign in Equatorial Guinea
Staying in Power Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Africa's longest-serving ruler and the longest-serving president in world history, was primed Sunday to extend his unprecedented 43-year authoritarian rule, The Associated Press reported. While Obiang is running in an…#equatorialguinea #obiang #teodoroobiang #guinea #nguemambasogo #equatorial #africalongestserving #obiangnguema #power #obiangrule (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Student helps find world ’ s largest frog in Equatorial Guinea for first time in almost two decades
Field researchers from the University of Bristol and Bristol Zoological Society have found the world ’ s largest frog in Equatorial Guinea for the first time in almost two decades. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - June 29, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Current students, Postgraduate; Faculty of Life Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Biological Sciences; Press Release Source Type: news
West Africa: UNFPA pledges support to operationalize African Humanitarian Agency
[UNFPA in WCA] Malabo, Equatorial Guinea: 28 May 2022 -- The United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Dr. Natalia Kanem has welcomed the establishment of the African Humanitarian Agency and pledged to support its operationalization. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 2, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
China eyes military base on Africa's Atlantic coast: report
China is looking to create its first permanent military presence on the Atlantic Ocean, on the coast of the small African nation Equatorial Guinea, according to a report in #atlanticocean #equatorialguinea (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 6, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
China Seeks First Military Base on Africa ’s Atlantic Coast, U.S. Intelligence Finds
Classified American intelligence reports suggest China intends to establish a military installation in Equatorial Guinea, a move that would give Beijing its first permanent naval presence on the... #equatorialguinea #atlanticcoast #atlanticocean (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 5, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CDC: Norway, Bulgaria Now ‘Very High Risk’ For Travel Due To Covid-19
CDC also raised the risk level for three other destinations. Singapore and Slovakia went from Level 2 to 3. And Equatorial Guinea jumped up to 3 from Level 1. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - September 28, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Lifestyle /lifestyle Travel /travel business pharma Source Type: news
Equatorial Guinea: Sale of Teodorin Obiang's Seized Beach House Funds Covid-19 Vaccine Drive
[HRW] A decade-long scandal involving Teodorin Nguema Obiang Mangue, the eldest son of Equatorial Guinea's president, may actually have a happy ending for the people of the country whose resources have been looted. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 2, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Allow Least Developed Countries to Develop
By Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame SundaramSYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 31 2021 (IPS) The pandemic is pushing back the world’s poorest countries with the least means to finance economic recovery and contagion containment efforts. Without international solidarity, economic gaps will grow again as COVID-19 threatens humanity for years to come.
Least developed
While bringing some concessions, the ‘least developed countries’ (LDCs) designation – introduced five decades ago – has not generated changes needed to accelerate sustainable development for all.
Anis ChowdhuryThe United Nations (UN) General Assembly created t...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 31, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Anis Chowdhury and Jomo Kwame Sundaram Tags: COVID-19 Development & Aid Economy & Trade Global Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies Sustainability TerraViva United Nations Trade & Investment Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Surgeons to Help in Other Countries
[The Herald] Zimbabwean surgeons have been authorised to help separate conjoined twins from Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon following international endorsements of the country's processes. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 17, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
