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DR Congo marks six months since Ebola outbreak began

7th February 20195th February 2019 Josie McFarlane 2226 Views 0 Comments community, Congo, deaths, disease, Ebola, health, Outbreak

Today marks six months since the declaration of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. There have

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Heal Nepal – Equipping the world’s flagship leprosy hospital to embark on its final fight to rid Nepal of the ancient disease

27th January 201930th January 2019 Josie McFarlane 1394 Views 0 Comments charity, community, disease, Heal Nepal, health, Hospital, Leprosy Day, world

Leprosy is not a disease of Biblical times, it is a 21st century blight on humanity that does not need

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Sickle cell: Call The Midwife shines spotlight on disease

23rd January 201924th January 2019 Josie McFarlane 2132 Views 0 Comments awareness, BAME, black, black community, Blood disease, blood donation, Call The Midwife, community, disease, Ethnic, Genetic, health, NHS, Sickle cell

Viewers and people with sickle cell disease have praised TV show Call The Midwife for its storyline portraying the condition.

Influential Bishop to speak out for people affected by leprosy

26th June 2017 Mariah 2047 Views 0 Comments Bishop, Bishop Donald, church, contribution, director, disease, england, friendship, illness, Influential, Leprosy, Leprosy Mission, National, parliament, significant, sufferer, Vice president, Whales, years

Bishop Donald is a new Vice President for the Leprosy Mission The Right Reverend Donald Allister, Bishop of Peterborough, has

Growing rates of sickle cell disease trigger urgent need for more black donors to give blood

21st June 201721st June 2017 Mariah 2399 Views 0 Comments appeal, black, childbirth, demand, disease, donars, Give blood, infections, NHS, patients, Sickle cell, stroke, transplant, treatment, trigger, urge

NHS Blood and Transplant launches new campaign #ImThere (I’m there) to inspire new donors to come forward, register and donate