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Russia provides mobile disease lab to African nation
MENAFN
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August 3, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia is set to deliver a mobile anti-epidemic laboratory to Burkina Faso that can test for over 20 infectious diseases, including high-risk pathogens, the Russian Ministry of Energy announced on Wednesday. Developed by Rospotrebnadzor,...
Russia coaches Ugandan medics to fight fatal epidemics
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia’s health agency, Rospotrebnadzor, has begun training Ugandan medical professionals as part of an initiative to strengthen Africa’s ability to fight infectious disease outbreaks. The program, launched in Kampala, follows the...
Ugandan Health Ministry states Russian backing essential in stopping Ebola spread
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN) Uganda successfully contained its recent Ebola outbreak with crucial help from Russian experts, a health official from the country said on Tuesday. Dr. Diana Atwine, permanent secretary at Uganda’s Health Ministry, explained at a...
Ugandan Health Ministry states Russian support essential in stopping Ebola spread
MENAFN
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June 12, 2025
(MENAFN) Uganda successfully contained a recent Ebola outbreak through collaboration with Russian partners, a Ugandan Health Ministry official announced at an international conference in Sochi. Dr. Diana Atwine, Uganda’s permanent secretary at the...
China launches clinical trials for first homegrown Mpox vaccine
MENAFN
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April 9, 2025
(MENAFN) China has officially launched clinical trials for its first homegrown mpox vaccine, according to state media reports on Wednesday. This development comes in response to increasing global concerns regarding the virus's transmission. The...
China Initiates Clinical Trials for First Homegrown Mpox Vaccine
MENAFN
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April 9, 2025
(MENAFN) China has initiated clinical trials for its first domestically created mpox vaccine, as reported by state media on Wednesday. This move comes in response to the increasing global worries regarding the virus's spread. The vaccine was...
DRC/Burundi/Uganda/Rwanda: Families search for their loved ones as cross-border displacement surges
International Committee of the Red Cross
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March 19, 2025
With support from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), National Red Cross Societies in the DRC, Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda have mobilized hundreds...
Facet Power Meets with President of Burundi to Drive Sustainable Development and Bioeconomy Innovation
EIN Presswire
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March 4, 2025
Facet Power, Goodwin Technologies, and Jeni-Eco Meet with Burundi’s President to Share Project Updates and Plan for Private Sector-Led Bioeconomy Development WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, March 4, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- On February 7, 2025,...
Tonix Pharmaceuticals Announces Research Agreement with Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) to Design, Plan and Seek Regulatory Approval for a Phase I Clinical Study of TNX-801 for Mpox in Kenya
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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November 4, 2024
Proposed clinical study in Kenya intended to test the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of TNX-801, a vaccine being developed to prevent mpox (formerly called monkeypox) The World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox a public health...
Tonix Pharmaceuticals Announces That its Single Dose Mpox Vaccine Candidate TNX-801 Aligns with WHO’s Newly Issued Preferred Target Product Profile for Mpox Vaccines in Global Health Emergency
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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September 16, 2024
The World Health Organization (WHO) released its preferred target product profile (TPP) criteria for mpox vaccines at its Mpox Research and Innovation Scientific Conference held August 29-30 TNX-801, Tonix’s attenuated live-virus vaccine...
Ministry of Health and Medical Services and WHO collaborating to address Monkeypox virus preparedness and response arrangements.
Solomon Islands Government
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September 1, 2024
Ministry of Health and Medical Services and WHO collaborating to address Monkeypox virus preparedness and response arrangements. The Ministry of Health and Medical Services is working in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO)...
AIDA Country Report on Slovenia – Update on 2024
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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August 19, 2025
|Published on: 19th August 2025|Categories: News| The updated AIDA Country Report on Slovenia provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants...
Helicopter crash in Somalia kills peacekeepers
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) A military helicopter operating under the African Union’s peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashed on Wednesday morning at Mogadishu’s international airport, killing five personnel, according to official reports. The Mi-24 aircraft,...
Deputy Minister David Mahlobo leads water and sanitation programme at Global Financing Conference in Spain, 30 Jun to 3 Jul
South African Government
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June 30, 2025
Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, David Mahlobo, will lead South Africa’s water and sanitation sector programme at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), taking place from 30 June to 3 July 2025 in Sevilla,...
Hope Rises After Congo, Rwanda Peace Agreement
MENAFN
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Experts have voiced optimism that the recent peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, designed to conclude the prolonged conflict in eastern Congo, will help mitigate the severe humanitarian emergency in the...
Coconut Milk Market Size Projected to Reach $2.9 Billion by 2027
EIN Presswire
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June 30, 2025
Global coconut milk market size was valued at $1.1 billion in 2019 and is anticipated to reach $2.9 billion by 2027, with a CAGR of 17.1% WILMINGTON, DE, UNITED STATES, June 30, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The market is expected to exhibit an...
Experts Say DR Congo-Rwanda Peace Deal Could Ease Crisis for Millions
MENAFN
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June 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Experts voiced cautious optimism following the signing of a new peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, hoping it will mark a turning point in resolving the protracted conflict that has ravaged eastern Congo...
Russia initiates first epidemic reply exercises in Africa
MENAFN
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April 26, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia’s health agency, Rospotrebnadzor, has partnered with Ethiopia’s Health Ministry to launch the first-ever epidemic response drills in Africa, aimed at improving the continent’s preparedness for sanitary and epidemiological...
Philippines Reports 1 Death from Mpox
MENAFN
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April 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Medical authorities in Davao City, located in the southern region of the Philippines, officially verified on Friday that two individuals had contracted mpox, with one succumbing to health complications, based on an official public...
59th session of the Human Rights Council on gender equality and the rights of women and girls
Government of Slovenia
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June 16, 2025
SLOVENIA, June 16 - This year's session of the UN Human Rights Council will focus on gender equality and the prevention of discrimination and violence against women and girls. The Council will also address a number of other key issues, including...