Sunday, May 14, 2017

Pregnant mom joins growing push for guaranteed paid maternity leave

Alessandra hadn't given much thought to the politics of motherhood -- but now she's expecting a second child and is speaking out

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mother-joins-push-guaranteed-maternity-leave-america/

Counting blessings after brush with skin cancer

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. A woman from New York shared her story about the disease with Meg Oliver.

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/counting-blessings-after-brush-with-skin-cancer/

WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti travels to Kinshasa to discuss Ebola outbreak response

KINSHASA, 13 May 2017 - The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti today visited Kinshasa (DR Congo) to discuss with national authorities and partners ways to mount a rapid, effective and coherent response in order to stop the ongoing Ebola outbreak.

The visit follows notification by the DRC Government of an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Likati health zone, Bas Uele Province, in the northern part of the country bordering Central African Republic. The Likati health zone is around 1400 kilometers from the capital. As of today, 11 suspected cases including 3 deaths have been reported.

From: http://www.who.int/entity/mediacentre/news/statements/2017/ebola-drc-2/en/index.html