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  • Four Hajj pilgrims have died of swine flu, Saudi officials say 21 Nov 2009 18:19 GMT
    ... seventies.The fourth was a 17-year-old girl from Nigeria. The Health Ministry said none of the ... H1N1 virus. The latest figures from the World Health Organization show the virus has so far killed ... swine flu in the Middle East and Africa. Performing the Hajj is incumbent upon all ...

  • Four on Hajj killed by swine flu 21 Nov 2009 18:21 GMT
    ... seventies.The fourth was a 17-year-old girl from Nigeria. The Health Ministry said none of the ... H1N1 virus. The latest figures from the World Health Organization show the virus has so far killed ... swine flu in the Middle East and Africa. Performing the Hajj is incumbent upon all ...

  • 12 million targeted for west African Yellow Fever vaccination 17 Nov 2009 17:36 GMT
    ... Health | Society 12 million targeted for west African Yellow Fever vaccination The largest-ever mass vaccination campaign ... to target nearly 12 million people across Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone, all countries at ...

  • Yellow fever cases confirmed in the Ivory Coast 18 Nov 2009 11:31 GMT
    ... Health officials in the African nation of Côte d'Ivoire have confirmed 3 ... about 200 000 cases, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). No cure exists and 50 percent ...

  • Yellow fever vaccination drive to cover almost 12 million West Africans ' UN 17 Nov 2009 15:51 GMT
    ... drive to cover almost 12 million West Africans – UN The largest-ever mass vaccination campaign protecting populations ... disease will begin next week across three West African countries, the United Nations World Health Organization ... to target nearly 12 million people across Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone, all countries at ...

  • Yellow fever vaccination drive to cover almost 12 million West Africans - UN 17 Nov 2009 18:31 GMT
    ... disease will begin next week across three West African countries, the United Nations World Health Organization ( ... to target nearly 12 million people across Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone, all countries at ...

  • WHO, UNICEF join hands to vaccinate millions of Africans against epidemic 17 Nov 2009 18:11 GMT
    ... agencies are vaccinating more than 11 million Africans against yellow fever. The World Health Organization (WHO) ... African countries targeting 11.9 million people in Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone, all at high ... been protected through mass vaccinations conducted in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali, Senegal and Togo, as ...

  • WHO to vaccinate against yellow fever in Benin, Liberia, S/Leone 18 Nov 2009 14:39 GMT
    ... fever vaccination campaign in the Republic of Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone. WHO said in ... latest three of the 13 highest risk African countries to carry out preventive campaigns. ``Since 2007, ... been protected through mass vaccinations conducted in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali, Senegal and Togo, as ...

  • Largest-ever yellow fever vaccination campaign to begin in Africa, says WHO 18 Nov 2009 02:10 GMT
    ... to kick off next week across three African countries -- Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the World Health ... been protected through mass vaccinations conducted in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali, Senegal and Togo, as ...

  • Yellow fever drive targets 12 million West Africans: WHO 17 Nov 2009 19:31 GMT
    ... Yellow fever drive targets 12 million West Africans: WHO A health worker administers a yellow ... million people, would be launched in three West African countries next week. The World Health Organisation ... to kick off in three countries in West Africa next Monday," said WHO spokeswoman Aphaluck Bhatiasevi. ...

  • Mass vaccinations to fight yellow fever in Africa 17 Nov 2009 14:00 GMT
    ... GENEVA (Reuters) - Nearly 12 million Africans deemed at highest risk from yellow fever will ... vaccination drive will span three countries -- Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone -- starting on ... five more countries -- Central African Republic, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast and Nigeria -- to ...

  • Largest-ever vaccination drive to be launched in African countries 17 Nov 2009 17:10 GMT
    ... - Close to 12 million people in Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone will be vaccinated ... fever in the largest health campaign in Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday. "High vaccination ... have been vaccinated against yellow fever in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali, Senegal and Togo since ...

  • Fighting yellow fever in Africa 17 Nov 2009 15:17 GMT
    ... Geneva - Nearly 12 million Africans deemed at highest risk from yellow fever will ... vaccination drive will span three countries - Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone - starting on ... five more countries - Central African Republic, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast and Nigeria - to ...

  • Yellow Fever Vaccination Campaign Underway In 3 African Countries 17 Nov 2009 22:54 GMT
    ... Yellow Fever Vaccination Campaign Underway In 3 African Countries Posted on: Tuesday, 17 November 2009, 15:06 ... effort to help 11.9 million people in Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone, where the highest risk ...

  • The Nation, Others to Benefit From WHO Yellow Fever Vaccination 19 Nov 2009 14:33 GMT
    ... disease will begin next week across three West African countries, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced. ... to target nearly 12 million people across Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone and all countries ...


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