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Infectious diseases remain a danger to every country – UN chief

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, says infectious diseases remain a danger to every country, pushing health systems to the brink and upending daily life for...

Michael Simire - December 28, 2021

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Female mosquitoes can transmit Zika virus to eggs, offspring

Killing only adult mosquitoes may not end Zika outbreaks As the recent Miami outbreak of Zika virus, transmitted by the bite of female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, prompts...

admin - August 30, 2016

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WHO: Climate change may have helped spread Zika virus

Warmer and wetter conditions facilitate transmission of mosquito-borne diseases, which may have added to spread, says lead climate change scientist. Oliver Milman writes in...

admin - February 14, 2016

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Everything you need to know bout Zika Virus

Experts say Zika has ‘explosive pandemic potential.’ Here’s what you should know, writes Abby Haglage in The Daily Beast A mysterious virus called Zika is...

admin - February 11, 2016

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Concern as Zika virus spreads alarmingly

As the Zika virus outbreak spreads across Central and South America, it appears to have landed in North America, where 31 people have been...

admin - January 29, 2016

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Climate ChangeMarch 30, 2023

COP28: PACJA, CSDevNet, SIDA deliberate on ways to tackle climate change

Some civil society groups have been deliberating on ways to tackle climate change even as preparations are on for...

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Renewable EnergyMarch 30, 2023

EU sets higher binding targets for renewable energy consumption

The European Union (EU) is to increase the share of renewable energy in the bloc’s overall energy consumption, under...

Disaster Risk ManagementMarch 30, 2023

Robust plan on flood mitigation underway, says minister

The Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, says a comprehensive plan to mitigate flooding across the country will soon be...

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Climate ChangeMarch 30, 2023

COP28: PACJA, CSDevNet, SIDA deliberate on ways to tackle climate change

Some civil society groups have been deliberating on ways...

Renewable EnergyMarch 30, 2023

EU sets higher binding targets for renewable energy consumption

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