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Health|Science|World
WHO chief raises alarm over scale of Ebola outbreak after death toll climbs
WHO chief raises alarm over scale of Ebola outbreak after death toll climbs
May 19, 2026WHO
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Ebola strain spreading in Congo and Uganda has no approved vaccine
Tests for Ebola don’t detect this strain, so it took the WHO extra time to confirm the cause of the outbreak.
May 19, 2026
Africa|Health|World
Congo opens more centers to treat rare type of Ebola that has killed nearly 120
Congo will open three treatment centers for the Ebola virus in the eastern Ituri province, and the World Health Organization is sending a team of experts to the country, following an outbreak that has killed nearly 120 people
May 18, 2026
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WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda
The World Health Organization has declared an Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern
May 17, 2026
Health|Political|World
China says it won't allow Taiwan to attend WHO's annual assembly
China said on Monday it would not allow Taiwan to take part in the annual assembly of the World Health Organisation (WHO), which starts next week, as Taiwan said it
May 11, 2026
Health|Travel|World
One evacuated passenger tests positive for hantavirus and another develops symptoms on flight home
Passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship have started flying home aboard military and government planes after the vessel anchored in the Canary Islands
May 10, 2026
Europe|Health|Travel|World
Evacuation flights leave Tenerife after cruise ship virus outbreak
Groups of passengers and crew disembarked from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak on Sunday to be evacuated to
May 10, 2026
Health|Science|Travel|World
WHO reports six confirmed hantavirus cases tied to Spain-bound cruise
The World Health Organization said on Friday that eight people had fallen ill, including three who died, in a hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship, with six confirmed cases
May 09, 2026
Business|Health|Science|World
WHO delays pandemic treaty amid pathogen-sharing dispute
World Health Organization member states said on Friday they had extended talks on pathogen-sharing rules, casting doubt on when a pandemic treaty adopted last year can come into
May 02, 2026
Economy|Health|Science|World
WHO says vaccinations save millions in Africa, but US aid cuts and Iran war threaten progress
The World Health Organization says vaccination programs across Africa have saved more than 50 million lives over the past five decades, but progress is slowing in some countries
April 15, 2026
Health|World
Lebanon's hospitals may run out of vital medical supplies within days, WHO warns
Some of Lebanon's hospitals could run out of life-saving trauma medical kits within days as supplies near depletion following mass casualties from
April 09, 2026
Environment|Health|Science|World
World creeps closer to eradicating human Guinea worm cases, with just 10 last year: Carter Center
The Carter Center says there were only 10 reported cases of Guinea worm infections confined to three countries in 2025
January 30, 2026
Health|Science|World
$1.9 billion pledged in fight against polio. But huge gap remains after cuts from donor countries.
$1.9 billion pledged in fight against polio. But huge gap remains after cuts from donor countries.
December 08, 2025
Health|Science|US|World
Global tuberculosis diagnoses rise to a record, but deaths fall, WHO reports
The number of people diagnosed with tuberculosis worldwide rose again last year, eclipsing 2023's record total
November 12, 2025