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Children suffering from measles receive treatment at a hospital in Dhaka amid the disease’s outbreak in Bangladesh. Photo: dpa
Bangladesh

Bangladesh faces further measles risk due to lack of vaccinations, travel

Nearly 600 people have died from the disease, with over 60,000 suspected cases in the country since mid-March.

Africa

Protests over US Ebola centre in Kenya kill 2

Africa

WHO chief ends DR Congo visit as group warns Ebola likely spread undetected

Africa

Young Kenyans protest Ebola quarantine centre for US citizens

Health Minister Aden Duale has said the quarantine centre was for ‘everyone’ and not exclusively for US nationals.

A protester holds up a sign during a rally on Monday against a proposed Ebola quarantine centre to be established by the United States at Laikipia Air Base in Kenya. Photo: AP
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Why are so many more people in Hong Kong getting cancer?

While advanced therapies have nearly halved cancer death rate, low screening rates and late detection hold the city back.

Africa

Kenya court blocks US Ebola quarantine centre

The centre was supposed to house Americans arriving from DR Congo, which is battling a major Ebola outbreak.

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US-China relations

America at 250: how Trump’s foreign policy is redefining the US story

‘Even if the US comes back, it will not return to the position it once held,’ while China could play a bigger role, analyst Wu Xinbo says.

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Under Donald Trump, the US alliance system has come under “unprecedented strain” and it will never return to what it once was, according to a Chinese international relations expert. Photo: TNS
Africa

Uganda shuts border with DR Congo to curb surging Ebola outbreak

Defying WHO guidelines, temporary closure follows exposure of Ugandan health workers to the rare virus strain.

Africa

African Development Bank meets as shrinking aid, Ebola cast long shadows

The bank is pushing to tap Africa’s own financial resources to plug what it estimates is a US$400 billion annual development financing gap.

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Africa

Ebola spreads in eastern Congo as contact tracing falters

Health workers have only been able to follow up with a fraction of contacts, and some thought to be infected have fled treatment centres.

Congolese children wear face masks as they walk along a street in Bunia, Ituri province, on Wednesday as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

How can Hong Kong help mothers of infants reverse falling breastfeeding rate?

Doctors and advocates say city needs to address sparse facilities, misinformation, and lack of statutory and employer support.

Illustration: Henry Wong
Africa

WHO raises risk assessment as DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak spreads ‘rapidly’

Chief of the UN health agency said the risk remains high for regional spread and low at global levels.

Africa

DR Congo police fire warning shots as protesters burn Ebola patient tents

Angry residents torch a medical facility in a town hit hard by the outbreak as mistrust deepens over burials.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong issues red travel alert for DR Congo as Ebola outbreak spreads

139 suspected deaths and 600 suspected cases have been recorded in DR Congo and Uganda, with numbers expected to rise.

A woman cries as Red Cross workers carry the bodies of Ebola victims from a health centre in the DR Congo. Photo: AP
Art

The Hong Kong initiatives using art to improve physical and mental health

McColl innovatively combines baking and art, while the Hong Kong Cancer Fund has used art therapy to support patients and their families.

Workshops like Eleanor McColl’s Bake & Create can leave participants feeling calmer, lighter and even healed. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Despite low risk of Ebola, Hong Kong is vigilant and prepared

City never had Ebola and has no direct flights to affected cities. Still, traveller screenings are stepped up and the quarantine bay readied.

Africa

Outbreak of rare Ebola strain sparks race to find vaccines and treatments

Doctors battling the deadly Bundibugyo strain in DR Congo will likely have to wait months for a vaccine.

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Singapore

Singapore, Japan, South Korea boost Ebola screening after WHO alert

Other Asian nations including Vietnam and Indonesia have also announced increased monitoring or public health measures at ports of entry.

Aid workers set up an Ebola treatment centre in Bunia, DR Congo, on Tuesday. Photo: AP
Ebola virus

WHO warns of ‘scale and speed’ of deadly Ebola outbreak

Deaths and cases surge in eastern DR Congo as rare Ebola strain spreads.

Africa

US to screen for Ebola at airports as American worker is infected

US implements airport screenings and suspends visa services following a WHO declaration over the deadly Ebola strain.

United Nations

‘Crises’: WHO kicks off annual assembly amid Ebola, US withdrawal

Aid cuts ‘have disrupted health systems, widened inequalities’ said UN chief Antonio Guterres, with WHO budget down by almost US$1 billion.

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A health official uses a thermometer to screen people outside a hospital in Kampala, Uganda, on Saturday. Photo: AP
Disease

Silent spread of rare and deadly Ebola strain exposes surveillance gaps

A four-week detection delay for the Bundibugyo variant has left dozens dead in DR Congo and triggered a global alert.

Health workers in protective suits tend to an Ebola victim in an isolation tent in 2019. Photo: AP
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong urged to trigger travel alert to DR Congo, Uganda amid Ebola outbreak

Infectious disease expert says more preventive measures necessary, noting frequent exchanges between mainland Chinese and central African cities.

Africa

US citizens in DR Congo potentially exposed to Ebola, report says

CDC escalates its response to the latest deadly outbreak after the WHO declares an international emergency.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong ramps up health checks for travellers from Africa after Ebola outbreak

Move follows WHO declaring outbreak of deadly disease on continent a ‘public health emergency of international concern’.

The Democratic Republic of Congo is one of two countries affected by the latest Ebola outbreak. Photo: Xinhua
DR Congo

Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda declared an international health emergency

The Bundibugyo strain, which killed more than 80 people, has no specific treatments or vaccines.

A man is brought to a hospital following an Ebola outbreak in Bunia, DR Congo’s Ituri province, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
Africa

Congo Ebola outbreak: constant burials as death toll reaches 80

Congo has experience in managing Ebola outbreaks but often faces logistical challenges to get expertise and supplies to affected regions.

The Netherlands

France, Netherlands say all hantavirus contact cases negative

Globally three people have died, six are confirmed to have hantavirus, and there is one probable case.

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