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Ebola
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus heads for Ituri province where epidemic is centred and calls for halt to fighting that hampers medical relief effortsThe deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of…
May 29, 2026
· 1 min read
Disease Rates
Seven confirmed cases of the virus have already been reported in Kampala, the capital, but officials say the country has robust disease surveillance.
May 27, 2026
· 1 min read
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns of ‘catastrophic collision of disease and conflict’, as Uganda closes border with DRCThe head of the World Health Organization has called for an immediate ceasefire in…
May 27, 2026
· 1 min read
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Director general of World Health Organization urges neighbouring countries to take immediate actionThe World Health Organization has warned that the Ebola outbreak is outpacing response efforts and countries neighbouring the…
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
Health
The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that the fast-moving Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda was outpacing response efforts.
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
Ebola
Conflict and aid cuts are hampering the fight against an outbreak of the deadly virus centred in the Democratic Republic of the CongoThe Democratic Republic of the Congo has faced…
May 20, 2026
· 2 min read
Marco Rubio
US secretary of state says WHO was ‘a little late’ in identifying deadly Ebola outbreak in the DRC and UgandaThe US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said on Tuesday that…
May 19, 2026
· 1 min read
Ebola
WHO chief said he was ‘deeply concerned’ after at least 500 suspected Ebola cases and 130 deaths reported in outbreak of Bundibugyo strain‘It’s heartbreaking’: panic in eastern DRC over return…
May 19, 2026
· 1 min read
Ebola
Conflict, mistrust and delayed detection could complicate response to emergency caused by Bundibugyo variantTo be around the centre of an Ebola outbreak is to become used to the smell of…
May 19, 2026
· 1 min read
Global health
Pandemic report warns of growing global threat as health teams in Africa move to contain Ebola outbreak The world is becoming less resilient to outbreaks of infectious diseases, experts have…
May 18, 2026
· 1 min read
Hantavirus
The health minister, Mark Butler, said five Australians and one New Zealander will be subject to quarantine at the Bullsbrook Centre for National Resilience north-east of Perth, next to RAAF…
May 11, 2026
· 1 min read
World Health Organization
After five years of deliberation the global south has forced the question that defined the Covid crisis: who will get the vaccines?The Covid-19 pandemic did deep and lasting damage to…
May 10, 2026
· 1 min read
