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World Service,25 May 2026,49 mins

Ebola affected African countries join forces to control the spread

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Meeting in Uganda's capital, Kampala, humanitarian organisations and health ministers from the three affected countries have agreed to increase border monitoring, improve protection for front line workers, and expand lab capacity. Oil prices have plunged on Asian markets as investors pin their hopes on a deal to end the US-Iran war. We'll hear from inside Afghanistan 5 years on the Taliban's ban on female education and the realities many young girls and women face. (Photo: Congolese health workers receive a patient at the Rwampara General Hospital as authorities intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak; Credit: Reuters)

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