Africa ⁠Centres for ⁠Disease Control and Prevention Director-General Jean Kaseya said the new estimate was ​based on discussions with experts from Congo's government and United Nations agencies.

The survey identified 3,71,520 people (13%) with hypertension, 2,23,069 (7.8%) with diabetes and another 1,69,590 (5.9%) with both diabetes and hypertension. Besides, 31,692 suspected cancer cases (1.1%), 31,274 suspected tuberculosis…

The online system replaces the earlier paper-based process and is aimed at strengthening health surveillance while facilitating smoother passenger processing at points of entry.

France on Wednesday announced its first confirmed case of Ebola identified on its territory: a doctor who had flown back from the DR Congo, which is fighting a major outbreak.

There were 12 confirmed and one probable case stemming from the MV Hondius, including three deaths, in an outbreak which sparked an international health alert.

Chairing a review meeting, Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh said the government has strengthened surveillance, hospital preparedness, diagnostic facilities and vector-control measures to tackle dengue, malaria and chikungunya.

The study also found that pigeons could recognise other lung abnormalities, including emphysema and ground-glass nodules, despite not being specifically trained to identify them. Ground-glass nodules can be associated with…

The epicentre of the ‌Ebola outbreak is in Congo, where 1,094 confirmed cases, including 277 deaths, ​have been ​recorded. Uganda ⁠has confirmed 20 cases and two deaths.

It includes $800 million for a quarantine center in Kenya for Americans exposed to the virus, supplies, treatment, contact tracing, a regional logistics network and infection-control practices, the official said.

Australia in December banned under 16s from the likes of Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, in a crackdown designed to protect children from online bullying and "predatory algorithms".