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World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Kinshasa to support the response to an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, saying the disease “can be stopped” while warning that the operation remains complex in eastern

World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Kinshasa to support the response to an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus, saying the disease “can be stopped” while warning that the operation remains complex in eastern

Uganda confirmed three new Ebola cases, raising the total number of infections in the current outbreak to five, as health authorities expanded contact tracing and monitoring after cases linked to cross-border travel and medical exposure. The Uganda Ministry of Health

Bangladesh’s measles outbreak has crossed 60,000 suspected cases and moved to the brink of 500 child deaths, according to the latest figures attributed to the Directorate General of Health Services. The national count since March 15 stands at 60,540 suspected

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in eastern Ituri province, reporting 80 deaths and 246 suspected cases as laboratory testing identified the Bundibugyo strain of the virus. The Ministry of Health

Bangladesh’s Directorate General of Health Services said the combined death toll tied to the country’s measles outbreak had risen to 415 by May 11, after six more children died in the previous 24 hours. The total includes 65 laboratory-confirmed measles

BUDVA: The FIA has expanded its Safe Mobility 4 All & 4 Life programme into Africa and the Middle East, widening a road safety initiative aimed at helping local authorities and mobility organizations develop practical safety projects. The announcement was

KINSHASA: The Democratic Republic of the Congo has declared an end to the mpox outbreak that had remained under national emergency management for about two years, with Health Minister Roger Kamba saying the epidemic no longer met the threshold for

GENEVA: The World Health Organization has granted prequalification to an additional novel oral polio vaccine type 2, expanding the pool of quality assured vaccines that can be bought for international immunization programmes and deployed in outbreak settings. WHO said the

GENEVA: China criticized the United States for withdrawing from the World Health Organization, telling a meeting of the WHO Executive Board that countries should not place domestic politics ahead of international law as member states consider how to handle the