The UN health agency assessed on Wednesday that there is a high risk of the Bundibugyo strain nationally and regionally, but a low risk globally. Low…
Ebola outbreak: “Every epidemic begins in a community and ends in a community” Read More »
Two Lebanese Red Cross volunteers were killed in recent attacks: Youssef Assaf, who was killed during a rescue operation on March 9, and Hassan…
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As health authorities in both the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda respond to the deadly resurgence, the UN is also helping to strengthen…
UN agencies step up Ebola response in eastern DRC Read More »
In an update on the rapidly evolving situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros…
Health ministers and diplomats are in Geneva for the 79th World Health Assembly, a week of negotiations on key issues such as pandemic preparedness,…
WHO assembly opens under the shadow of Ebola, hantavirus and funding cuts Read More »
WHO representative in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Dr. Anne Ancia, told reporters in Geneva that there are more than 500 suspected cases,…
“The world is no safer from pandemics” experts from the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) said on Monday, underscoring how the…
The decision, announced by WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus on Sunday, follows reports of confirmed and suspected infections linked to the…
In a new report, the UN health agency described the “deceptive tactics” manufacturers use to normalize nicotine use among young people. In…
WHO sounds the alarm over nicotine pouches targeting young people Read More »
Nearly 150 passengers and crew from 23 countries had been stranded aboard the Dutch-flagged cruise ship for weeks following an outbreak of Andean…
WHO says hantavirus ship operation completed and monitoring will continue Read More »
