"Conflicts and violence worldwide displaced a record 38 million people in 2014, with 2.2 million Iraqis alone forced to flee the Islamic State group, a Norwegian humanitarian group report released …
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"‘Ebola was not the exception. Ebola is a precedent.’ This warning, featured in a searing documentary from PBS’ Frontline that airs Tuesday nationwide, comes from Dr. Bruce Aylward of the World …
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"The United States will provide an extra $45 million for the United Nations to help an overwhelmed Kenya cope with 600,000 refugees fleeing civil unrest, terrorism and violence in Somalia and South …
"India has revoked licenses of nearly 9,000 nonprofits, which it says failed to report details of donations received from abroad, in the latest attempt to tighten its grip on foreign-aided …
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"A woman in Liberia may have contracted Ebola through sex with a man who had recovered from the virus, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say in a report this morning. The finding isn't …
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"Venezuela's imploding economy has hit a new low: medicine rationing. Or so critics are saying. This week, the health minister unveiled a new national system that requires all patients to register …
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"Islamic State appears to have released a promotional video for its own health service featuring NHS-style branding and an Australian doctor. The video has not been verified but was being circulated …
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"Police in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown are hunting seven people who fled a slum that was placed under quarantine when a member of their family died of Ebola, the government said …
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"Nearly 11,000 extra deaths due to malaria may have occurred in 2014 because of disruptions in health care services caused by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, a new study suggests." Source: Ebola …
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"The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has warned that, based on current figures, the migrant death toll on the Mediterranean this year could top 30,000." Source: IOM: Mediterranean …
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