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Nigeria Diphtheria Outbreak: Zamfara Schools Reopen as Plateau Death Toll Hits 31

Nigeria’s response to the diphtheria outbreak is taking different directions across the country, with Zamfara reopening schools after an improvement in its situation while Plateau State intensifies its response after 31 deaths. The developments highlight the challenge facing health authorities: controlling outbreaks locally while building stronger systems to detect and respond to future public health…

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Global Health Update: DRC Launches Ebola Drug Trial as Europe Battles Deadly Heatwave

Global health authorities are responding to two major public health challenges as the Democratic Republic of Congo begins testing an experimental Ebola treatment while Europe grapples with a deadly heatwave that has claimed more than 1,300 lives. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the first patients have been enrolled in a World Health Organization-backed clinical…

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