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World
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Africa
9/2/2026 9:34:22 PM
Trials for three potential vaccines against the Ebola strain that has killed thousands in the DR Congo should begin by October or November, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
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Egypt
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Health
8/27/2026 3:43:24 PM
Egypt-based pharmaceutical company Minapharm Group said it will receive nearly $16.5 million from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to advance an experimental vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, as a rapidly expanding outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo becomes the country’s largest on record.
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World
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Africa
8/22/2026 1:47:23 PM
Congo has received more than 16,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine as the country grapples with the fastest Ebola outbreak in history, the country's health minister said.
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World
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Africa
8/6/2026 10:08:41 PM
Africa's top health agency announced Thursday it would roll out a vaccine for a previous Ebola strain to counter the latest devastating outbreak in the DR Congo.
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Life & Style
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Health
8/6/2026 3:28:02 PM
Scientists are creating vaccines that aim to go further, teaching the immune system to intercept this type of brewing colon cancer before it turns into a full-fledged tumor.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/27/2026 11:55:22 AM
Egypt and Uganda plan to deepen agricultural cooperation, expand joint investment and strengthen bilateral food security initiatives, Egypt's agriculture ministry said on Monday after Agriculture Minister Alaa Farouk met his Ugandan counterpart, Frank Tumwebaze, in Cairo.
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World
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Africa
7/22/2026 10:57:19 PM
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is now the fastest-growing one in history with over 1,000 people dead, and new challenges are emerging in containing a type of the virus with no approved treatment or vaccine.
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Business
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Economy
6/17/2026 7:50:17 PM
The Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Egypt have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening cooperation in the fields of training and capacity building, while supporting the continuous professional development of personnel working across the pharmaceutical sector. The agreement seeks to contribute to the advancement of Egypt’s healthcare system and ensure the provision of safe and effective medicines and vaccines for citizens.
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Business
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Markets & Companies
6/16/2026 8:04:53 PM
The European Investment Bank (EIB) announced a €750,000 (EGP 45 million) technical assistance package for Egypt's state-owned vaccine producer VACSERA to back a planned €50 million manufacturing facility.
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World
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Africa
5/20/2026 6:57:18 PM
The virus causing an outbreak in Congo, suspected of killing more than 130 people, is less common than others that cause Ebola disease, which is complicating the response because there are no specific treatments or vaccines.
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World
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International
5/17/2026 6:09:00 PM
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 80 as authorities warned there was no vaccine for the strain in a crisis that the World Health Organization declared an international health emergency on Sunday.
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Egypt
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Health
4/28/2026 8:41:30 PM
Egypt’s Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation has warned livestock breeders against using unregistered and unapproved vaccines circulating illegally in the market.
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World
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International
1/11/2026 2:49:40 PM
Germany's health minister has rejected "baseless" claims by her US counterpart that doctors in Germany have faced legal action for issuing vaccine and mask exemptions during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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12/18/2025 2:07:16 PM
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Business
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Markets & Companies
12/16/2025 5:22:53 PM
Egypt has launched construction of a $220 million vaccine and pharmaceutical manufacturing complex in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), in a move aimed at expanding domestic vaccine production and boosting exports to African and regional markets.
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Life & Style
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Health
12/14/2025 11:56:59 AM
A new analysis by the World Health Organization reaffirmed there is no link between vaccines and autism , contrary to theories being propagated in the United States.
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World
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International
8/28/2025 10:00:47 PM
The Trump administration confirmed Wednesday it had fired the head of the top US public health agency after she refused to step down during a standoff with vaccine skeptic Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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World
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International
8/28/2025 11:45:45 AM
The Trump administration confirmed Wednesday it had fired the head of the top US public health agency after she refused to step down during a standoff with vaccine skeptic Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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World
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War in Sudan
8/6/2025 8:57:07 PM
Sudan’s Ministry of Health announced 2,345 new cholera cases, including 21 deaths, bringing the total number of reported infections since August 2024 to 96,681.
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Life & Style
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Health
7/16/2025 2:02:54 PM
More than 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year — about the same number as the year before — according to U.N. health officials.
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