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Four-time stroke survivor benefits from home reconstruction on Labour Day
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Come Alive returns on Emancipation Day
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Kevin Jackson 
May 26 12:16 AM
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May 26 12:14 AM
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Blending Traditions: Planning a Multicultural Wedding in 2026
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Police hunt for ‘Chucky’ intensifies after second brother killed in August Town
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Police hunt for ‘Chucky’ intensifies after second brother killed in August Town
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May 26 12:08 AM
Police hunt for ‘Chucky’ intensifies after second brother killed in August Town
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Humble Lion return to JPL; Tru-Juice make maiden entry
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Dutch hospital admits patient with ‘low suspicion’ of Ebola
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Dutch hospital admits patient with ‘low suspicion’ of Ebola
May 22, 2026
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — A hospital in The Netherlands said Friday it had admitted a patient with a "low suspicion" of Ebola, adding that diagno...
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WHO says ‘additional case’ of hantavirus reported in Netherlands
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WHO says ‘additional case’ of hantavirus reported in Netherlands
May 22, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — A member of the MV Hondius cruise ship crew who disembarked in Tenerife and was repatriated to the Netherlands was confirm...
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Ebola risk upgraded to ‘very high’ in DR Congo — WHO chief
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Ebola risk upgraded to ‘very high’ in DR Congo — WHO chief
May 22, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The public health risk from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been upgraded from high to very hig...
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Hantavirus risk to Jamaica very low, say experts
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Hantavirus risk to Jamaica very low, say experts
Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 21, 2026
The risk of the hantavirus to the Jamaican population remains very low, according to local medical experts. The reassurance by the experts comes again...
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Rubio says WHO was ‘a little late’ on identifying Ebola outbreak
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Rubio says WHO was ‘a little late’ on identifying Ebola outbreak
May 19, 2026
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that the World Health Organization, the UN body from wh...
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WHO evaluates vaccines, treatments for Ebola outbreak
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WHO evaluates vaccines, treatments for Ebola outbreak
May 19, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)—The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday it was examining whether any candidate vaccines or treatments could be used...
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WHO worried about ‘scale and speed’ of deadly Ebola outbreak
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WHO worried about ‘scale and speed’ of deadly Ebola outbreak
May 19, 2026
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP)—The World Health Organization chief voiced concern on Tuesday about the "scale and speed" of an Ebola outbreak in the Democra...
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Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks sign of our ‘dangerous’ times — WHO
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Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks sign of our ‘dangerous’ times — WHO
May 18, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The deadly hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks are only the latest crises in "dangerous and divisive" times, the World Health O...
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WHO chief says ‘work not over’ after hantavirus evacuation
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WHO chief says ‘work not over’ after hantavirus evacuation
May 12, 2026
MADRID, Spain (AFP)—World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday, "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after eva...
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Five confirmed hantavirus cases from cruise ship, three suspected — WHO
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Five confirmed hantavirus cases from cruise ship, three suspected — WHO
WHO expects hantavirus outbreak to be 'limited', if health measures followed
May 7, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday there were now five confirmed hantavirus cases from the Atlantic cruise ...
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First hantavirus infection could not have been during cruise—WHO expert
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First hantavirus infection could not have been during cruise—WHO expert
May 6, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland(AFP)—The first hantavirus case on the MV Hondius could not have been infected during the cruise, a World Health Organization exper...
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Hantavirus outbreak not like start of Covid pandemic, WHO chief tells AFP
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Hantavirus outbreak not like start of Covid pandemic, WHO chief tells AFP
May 6, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) chief told AFP Wednesday he did not believe a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise s...
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WHO says two hantavirus cases confirmed, five suspected on cruise ship
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WHO says two hantavirus cases confirmed, five suspected on cruise ship
May 5, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)—Two hantavirus cases have been confirmed and five others are suspected among people on a cruise ship stuck off Cape Verde, i...
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Departing US still owes money, says WHO chief
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Departing US still owes money, says WHO chief
April 29, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The United States (US) has still not paid off its membership fee arrears at the World Health Organization, the WHO chief s...
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World going too slow on eliminating hepatitis — WHO
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World going too slow on eliminating hepatitis — WHO
April 28, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said progress in eliminating hepatitis was too slow, with tools available t...
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PAHO/WHO, UNICEF laud Jamaica’s health-promoting fiscal measures
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PAHO/WHO, UNICEF laud Jamaica’s health-promoting fiscal measures
February 20, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have w...
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WHO says sugary drinks, alcohol getting cheaper, should be taxed more
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WHO says sugary drinks, alcohol getting cheaper, should be taxed more
January 13, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) —Sugary drinks and alcohol are getting relatively cheaper, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, urging countries to h...
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United States withdrawal from WHO makes US, world ‘unsafe’—WHO chief
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United States withdrawal from WHO makes US, world ‘unsafe’—WHO chief
January 13, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)—The World Health Organization chief warned Tuesday that Washington's decision to withdraw from the UN health agency was dang...
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WHO chief urges clampdown on nicotine products aimed at kids
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WHO chief urges clampdown on nicotine products aimed at kids
November 17, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP)—Sleek-looking disposable e-cigarettes and candy-flavoured nicotine pouches are among a range of new products targeting young...
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Tuberculosis killed 1.23 million last year– WHO
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Tuberculosis killed 1.23 million last year– WHO
November 12, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) –Tuberculosis remains the world's leading infectious killer, claiming an estimated 1.23 million lives last year, the UN heal...
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Youth leader seeks support to attend WHO conference in Switzerland
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Youth leader seeks support to attend WHO conference in Switzerland
BY BRITTANIA WITTER Online reporter witterb@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 21, 2025
Mental health advocate Nowell Lewin Jr is appealing for public support to attend a major World Health Organization (WHO) youth conference in Geneva, S...
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WHO updates list of essential medicines to include key cancer, diabetes treatments
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WHO updates list of essential medicines to include key cancer, diabetes treatments
September 8, 2025
GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday released updated editions of its Model Lists of Essential Medicines (EML) an...
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‘Thanks and respect’
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Four-time stroke survivor benefits from home reconstruction on Labour Day
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Come Alive returns on Emancipation Day
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Come Alive returns on Emancipation Day
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May 26, 2026
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May 26, 2026
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KINGS AGAIN!
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KINGS AGAIN!
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May 26, 2026
Portmore party!
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