Tag: cope-if-further
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In post-Ebola Sierra Leone, more than half the population face food shortages: U.N.
By Lin Taylor LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As Sierra Leone recovers from the deadly effects of Ebola, more than half the population face food shortages, and many will not cope if further disasters such as drought or floods strike, U.N. food agencies said on Thursday. Food shortages in most of the West African are…
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Myanmar confirms first case of Zika virus infection: state TV
A pregnant foreign woman in Myanmar’s largest city Yangon has been diagnosed with Zika, the first case of the mosquito-borne virus in the southeast Asian country, state-owned Myanmar TV (MRTV) said on Thursday. Zika has spread to some 60 countries and territories since the current outbreak was identified last year in Brazil, raising alarm over…