Kinshasa, July 25 (IANS) Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have risen to 2,973, including 1,309 deaths. Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka warned on Friday that the outbreak could further aggravate the humanitarian crisis in the eastern DRC, Xinhua News Agency reported.Speaking on Friday in Bunia, the capital of the eastern Ituri Province and the epicentre of the outbreak, Suminwa said the government has disbursed 50 million US dollars for the response, in add…
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Addis Ababa, July 12 (IANS) The confirmed infection of a US humanitarian worker supporting the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has added critical urgency to the protection of health responders, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.The Africa CDC said in a press statement that health workers, humanitarian personnel, volunteers and operational staff are “sustaining the response under intense pressure,” iden…
Chandigarh, July 2 (IANS) Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema has approved comprehensive administrative proposals aimed at significantly enhancing public service delivery through the recruitment of 619 women multipurpose health workers under the Department of Health and Family Welfare. Cheema, in a statement, said these positions represent a strategic combination of direct recruitment and promotion quotas within the department. According to the breakdown, 220 posts have been vacant for less th…
Gandhinagar, June 26 (IANS) More than 1.58 lakh children in Gandhinagar district will be administered polio drops on June 28 as part of the Pulse Polio National Immunisation Campaign, with authorities deploying thousands of health workers, hundreds of booths, and special outreach teams to ensure complete coverage. The campaign aims to protect 1,58,721 children aged 0 to 5 years across the district by administering two drops of the polio vaccine.The initiative will be carried out through an exten…
Bhubaneswar, June 22 (IANS) More than 900 Swasthya Mitras on Monday staged a protest at Lower PMG in the state capital after abruptly losing their jobs, demanding that the Odisha government reinstate them immediately. Rupesh Rout, Vice President of the All Odisha Swasthya Mitra Association, expressed distress over the sudden termination of their services via an outsourcing agency notice earlier this month.He told media persons, “We have dedicated eight years of hard work to ensuring that the g…