When it comes to Ebola, there are five kinds of people

By SOPHIE KAMYA, M&G Donald Trump has demanded that Obama apologise to the American people over Ebola, and has called him a psycho. CRISES tend to expose people’s true character and the Ebola outbreak ravaging West Africa has done just that. The Clueless/Out of touch: US televangelist, John Hagee believes Ebola is God’s punishment for

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Map: The Africa without Ebola

By Adam Taylor, The Washington Post (Anthony England / @EbolaPhone) Ebola is a frightening, unpredictable disease. Nearly 5,000 West Africans have died from the current outbreak with more than 13,000 people thought infected. However, so far the problem remains largely limited to Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. Two other countries, Nigeria and Senegal, have had cases,

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CAF vs. Morocco on Ebola

Goal.com Morocco have voiced their concerns over hosting the tournament and the risk of Ebola spreading to the country, but the governing body are determined to see the competition go ahead The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has told Morocco they have until November 8 to decide whether or not they will host the 2015

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Climate-driven migration increasing disease burden in Amhara Region

Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation – Author: Kagondu Njagi More on: Adapting to Climate Change Ethiopian farmers make their way towards agricultural plantations in search of work as migrant laborers. GONDAR, Ethiopia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When increasingly erratic weather ruined his crops of maize, wheat and barley in highland Maksegni, the middle-aged farmer migrated to

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Climate-driven migration increasing disease burden in Amhara Region

Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation – Author: Kagondu Njagi More on: Adapting to Climate Change Ethiopian farmers make their way towards agricultural plantations in search of work as migrant laborers. GONDAR, Ethiopia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When increasingly erratic weather ruined his crops of maize, wheat and barley in highland Maksegni, the middle-aged farmer migrated to

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Hello, Ebola-fearing public: Every Time Someone Says “Africa,” I Throw Up a Little

Texas to Ethiopia There’s something that’s been bugging me, and I really don’t know if I can take it that much longer. For starters…let’s talk about the earth. The earth is round. There are oceans and continents. Each of the continents is named. Each continent has different landmarks, countries, bodies of water, etc …except for

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Hello, Ebola-fearing public: Every Time Someone Says “Africa,” I Throw Up a Little

Texas to Ethiopia There’s something that’s been bugging me, and I really don’t know if I can take it that much longer. For starters…let’s talk about the earth. The earth is round. There are oceans and continents. Each of the continents is named. Each continent has different landmarks, countries, bodies of water, etc …except for

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Men who sleep with multiple women REDUCE their risk of prostate cancer

Men who have slept with more than 20 women slashed their risk by 28% Bedding over 20 women slashes risk of getting aggressive tumours by 19% Celibacy doubles the risk of the disease, researchers found  Having sex with more than 20 men also doubles risk of prostate cancer This is compared to men who have

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REACH ETHIOPIA wins 2014 Kochon Prize with use of community based treatment

This year’s prestigious Kochon Prize has been awarded to REACH ETHIOPIA, a collaboration including LSTM, at the 45th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Barcelona. It was presented to Dr Daniel Datiko, the Field Director for the project. The prize, which has been awarded annually since 2006 by the Stop TB Partnership, is presented

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Cancer on the rise in Ethiopia: Official

Colorectal cancer is the leading cancer in males followed by leukemia and prostate cancer, according to the registry. World Bulletin/News Desk An Ethiopian official said Saturday that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and particularly cancer are alarmingly increasing in Ethiopia. “Earlier NCDs were considered as problems affecting developed countries,” Dr. Mahlet Kifle of the Health Ministry told

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