An outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has killed at least 80 people and spread into neighbouring Uganda, with health authorities warning that the Bundibugyo strain involved has no approved vaccine or specific treatment. The outbreak, confirmed in Ituri province in northeastern Congo near the Ugandan and South Sudanese borders, has...
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Over 1.5 Million Nigerian Children have Sickle Cell Disease – Lancet Study
Nigeria accounts for the highest burden of sickle cell disease (SCD) globally, with an estimated over 1.5 million children under the age of 15 living with the condition, a major new international study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health has revealed. The study, led by Professor of Public Health at Teesside University, United...

