yellow fever Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/tag/yellow-fever/ Latest News & Press Releases Tue, 16 Aug 2016 10:29:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://news.media.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cropped-SA-shines-as-a-prime-conference-destination-32x32.png yellow fever Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/tag/yellow-fever/ 32 32 Mass vaccination campaign to protect millions against yellow fever in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo https://news.media.co.za/mass-vaccination-campaign-to-protect-millions-against-yellow-fever-in-angola-and-democratic-republic-of-the-congo/ Tue, 16 Aug 2016 10:29:05 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=5143 One of the largest emergency vaccination campaigns ever attempted in Africa will start in Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo this week as WHO and partners work to curb a yellow fever outbreak that has killed more than 400 people and sickened thousands more. Working with Ministries of Health in the 2 countries, WHO […]

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]]> Yellow fever vaccination essential for Angola, WHO reminds travellers https://news.media.co.za/yellow-fever-vaccination-essential-for-angola-who-reminds-travellers/ Tue, 26 Apr 2016 09:52:07 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=4303 26 APRIL 2016: GENEVA – As efforts to bring an outbreak of yellow fever in Angola under control continue, the World Health Organization is reminding all travellers to the country that they are required to receive the yellow fever vaccination and to have a valid certificate of vaccination to prove that they are protected from […]

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]]> Angola extends yellow fever vaccination campaign to Huambo and Benguela provinces https://news.media.co.za/angola-extends-yellow-fever-vaccination-campaign-to-huambo-and-benguela-provinces/ Wed, 20 Apr 2016 06:11:25 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=4282 As Angola grapples with its worst yellow fever outbreak in decades, the Ministry of Health, with the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners have extended the vaccination campaign beyond the capital Luanda into Huambo and Benguela – 2 of the other 5 provinces reporting local transmission. Since the outbreak began in December […]

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]]> Angola grapples with worst yellow fever outbreak in 30 years https://news.media.co.za/angola-grapples-with-worst-yellow-fever-outbreak-in-30-years/ Fri, 25 Mar 2016 07:09:25 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=4106 March 2016 – Angola is grappling with a yellow fever outbreak, which has infected more than 450 people and killed 178 – the first epidemic of the disease to hit the country in 30 years. The outbreak, which was first reported in the capital city Luanda in December 2015, has since spread to 6 of […]

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