Syria cannot heal without a rebuilt health system
Many Syrian returnees cannot access proper healthcare. Urgent action is required for Syria’s health system to recover.

Many Syrian returnees cannot access proper healthcare. Urgent action is required for Syria’s health system to recover.





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Efforts to stop the latest outbreak of the deadly disease have been hampered by armed conflict in eastern DR Congo.
The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola has a fatality rate of up to 50 percent and no approved vaccine as yet.
World Health Organization says death toll from outbreak has risen to 134, as experts warn of continued challenges.
Aid cuts, debt and conflict are pushing maternal and child health to breaking point.
Funding cuts in health research, and the antivaccine movement make it challenging to respond to viruses.
MV Hondius was carrying 25 crew members and two medical personnel as it reached the Dutch port of Rotterdam.
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The World Health Organization declares the epidemic a global health emergency.
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An Ebola outbreak caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain has killed dozens in Democratic Republic of the Congo.