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Mashup Score: 5Ebola death toll in Uganda crosses 50, IRC calls for more funding to curb the spread of the virus - 2 year(s) ago
Nearly 50 days since the outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease in Uganda was announced, the situation is still grim as the number of cases continues to rise. Recent reports from the Ministry of Health (MoH) indicate 132 cases and a death toll of 51 people including at least six health workers.
Source: The IRCCategories: Infectious Disease, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 49IRC staff member killed delivering life saving aid in Ethiopia - 2 year(s) ago
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is saddened to confirm the reports of the death of one of our colleagues who died from injuries sustained during an attack yesterday in Shire Town in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. Our colleague, a member of the health and nutrition team, was wounded whilst delivering life saving humanitarian aid to women and children. Another IRC staff member was also…
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.@WHO expresses its deepest condolences to @RESCUEorg whose staff member was killed in #Tigray, Ethiopia. Humanitarians work under most difficult circumstances & must never be targets. Tragedy is happening daily, too many innocent people are dying. https://t.co/auPpWoc0VU
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Mashup Score: 18Why Somalia is facing a catastrophic famine - 2 year(s) ago
Seven million people in Somalia could be at risk of famine amid East Africa’s worst drought in decades as the Ukraine crisis further drives up the cost of food.
Source: The IRCCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
A drought and the war in Ukraine have led to a food crisis in Somalia and people in the region require help https://t.co/WEt0Lzz3az As always, https://t.co/MZFkVqIZ6j also provides an overview beyond what is happening in Somalia.
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Ebola death toll in Uganda crosses 50, IRC calls for more funding to curb the spread of the virus https://t.co/04fjFqiJuv