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UN board rejects plan to phase out UNAIDS, opts for reforms
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UN board rejects plan to phase out UNAIDS, opts for reforms

NAIROBI,Kenya Oct 27 – The United Nations has rejected plans to phase out its HIV/AIDS programme, opting instead to restructure and strengthen the agency amid funding cuts and concerns over the continuity of services for people living with and affected by HIV. The UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) unanimously backed the continued existence of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS at a special session in Geneva on October 26, 2026, endorsing a transition that will streamline operations while preserving the organisation’s mandate and core functions.

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Time Being by Jude Cook review – a smart existential tale of midlife
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Time Being by Jude Cook review – a smart existential tale of midlife

It’s the kind of moral question that London philosophy professor Esther Luck loves throwing at her students. As it opens, Esther, who has ovarian cancer, is waiting in a toilet cubicle on the fifth floor of her university building – the only one without CCTV – for the arrival of her dodgy French ex, Michel.

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Nigeria Could Be Declared Ebola-Free By December — FG
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Nigeria Could Be Declared Ebola-Free By December — FG

If no further confirmed or probable cases are detected and the country meets the conditions stipulated by the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Federal Government has said Nigeria could declare the Ebola outbreak over as early as December 7, 2026. In a statement on Monday, the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) said the patient was receiving treatment at Geneva University Hospital (HUG), while her husband, identified as a close contact, had been placed in isolation at Zurich University Hospital (USZ).

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KDF deploys specialised rescue team to Eastleigh building collapse
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KDF deploys specialised rescue team to Eastleigh building collapse

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 27- The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has deployed specialised rescue teams, canine units and equipment to support ongoing efforts to locate survivors following the collapse of a building along 9th Street in Eastleigh, Nairobi. In a statement, the KDF said it had deployed specialised Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams, a Rapid Response Unit (RRU) from the Kenya Air Force and canine units to reinforce the search and rescue operation.

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TOR unveils a sweeping four-year transformation agenda
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TOR unveils a sweeping four-year transformation agenda

Mr Edmond Kombat, TOR’s Managing Director, unveiled the “Restoration and Legacy Projects” programme for 2026 to 2029 at the Government Accountability Series Press Conference at the Presidency in Accra. To tackle accommodation challenges within the Tema enclave, the MD said TOR is working closely with the Ghana Home Ownership Fund to build a staff housing project on existing TOR land.

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Ghana explores AI to predict Ebola and other health threats — GHS
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Ghana explores AI to predict Ebola and other health threats — GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is exploring the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to help anticipate disease outbreaks and strengthen emergency planning as the country steps up preparations against the threat of Ebola. Ghana remains in preparedness phase Dr Kaba Akoriyea stressed that Ghana was preparing for a possible Ebola threat, rather than announcing the detection of an outbreak in the country.

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Ghana activates Ebola preparedness system, conducts simulation exercises — GHS
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Ghana activates Ebola preparedness system, conducts simulation exercises — GHS

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it has activated its preparedness arrangements for Ebola and conducted simulation exercises as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s ability to respond to a possible outbreak. Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express on Monday, October 26, Dr Kaba Akoriyea said Ghana was in the preparedness phase and had begun testing its response arrangements through simulation exercises.

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Machete-wielding mob attacks health workers responding to Ebola in Congo
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Machete-wielding mob attacks health workers responding to Ebola in Congo

Angry youths armed with machetes attacked two community health workers raising ​awareness about the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo, killing one and wounding the other, according to officials and ‌a memo seen by Reuters on Monday, in the latest in a series of attacks fueled by misinformation. Reuters previously reported on how the rapid spread of health misinformation posed a threat to healthcare workers in eastern Congo even before Ebola began to spread, with multiple health workers killed in Tshopo after they were accused of spreading an imaginary disease ⁠that caused ​male genitals to…

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Duale: Kenya could be declared Ebola-free after 42 days
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Duale: Kenya could be declared Ebola-free after 42 days

NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 26 – Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale says Kenya could be declared free of Ebola after completing 42 consecutive days without a new case, as health authorities intensify surveillance and prepare to release contacts who have completed the mandatory monitoring period. The assurance comes as Kenya continues to respond to an outbreak of Bundibugyo virus disease, a form of Ebola, following an imported case involving a Kenyan who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo through Uganda before arriving in Nairobi.

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Ebola outbreak: Better to prepare well than to feel sorry later — Dr Agyemang
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Ebola outbreak: Better to prepare well than to feel sorry later — Dr Agyemang

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa South, Dr Kingsley Agyemang, has raised concerns about Ghana’s preparedness to contain a possible Ebola outbreak, warning that inadequate border health surveillance and limited public education could leave the country vulnerable. Dr Agyemang, a member of Parliament’s Health Committee, said Ghana’s extensive trade and travel links with Nigeria made the threat one that could not be treated lightly.

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