'We’re still behind' in Congo's Ebola outbreak even as testing improves, WHO says
The World Health Organization says Congo's Ebola outbreak had a head start, but testing is improving
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Medical experts say Ebola response is not enough as virus spreads
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The U.S. remains in the WHO. That’s a good thing. - The Washington Post
The World Health Organization has deftly handled attempts by countries to leave.
Ebola virus can linger in body for hundreds of days, doctor warns
Almost a million people have been displaced in northeastern DCR, the WHO says.
Ebola Numbers Suddenly Look More Hopeful
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Tedros Redemption Arc? W.H.O. Chief Enters Heart of Ebola Outbreak with Reputation in Tatters
The stakes could not have been higher for W.H.O. leader Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus as he spent the weekend overseeing Ebola response in Congo.
Pakistan’s Tobacco Control Cell receives WNTD award
The World Health Organization (WHO) has awarded the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) 2026 Award to the Tobacco Control Cell of Pakistan’s Ministry of National Heal...
Visualizing the Ebola outbreak in maps and charts
The World Health Organization has declared that an outbreak of Ebola in Central Africa is a public health emergency. Health officials are racing to trace contacts as the count of suspected cases rises...
WHO says suspected Ebola cases drop to 116 after hundreds ruled out
The World Health Organization said there have been 321 confirmed cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo outbreak and 116 suspected cases.
WHO warns 3.7 million Afghan children could face acute malnutrition in 2026
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WHO scales back number of suspected Ebola cases in Congo, but frontline medics say major challenges remain
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases
WHO says suspected Ebola cases drop to 116 after hundreds ruled out
By Olivia Le Poidevin and Jennifer Rigby GENEVA, June 2 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said there have been 321 confirmed cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo outbreak and 116
WHO Declares A Global Ebola “Emergency”
Get updates on the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, including response efforts and statistics.
5 Ebola patients in Africa recover, World Health Organization says
Confirmed Ebola cases continue to rise in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but the World Health Organization confirms five infected patients have recovered. CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Céline Gounder, an infectious disease specialist who spent time in Guinea as an Ebola aid worker during the West African epidemic, joins to discuss.
Brazil investigates possible Ebola cases amid scramble to contain outbreak
The World Health Organization’s top doctor has traveled to the Ebola hot zone to help bring the unfolding crisis under control as suspected cases of the espec...
Hospitals in Brazil Test Two Patients With Ebola-Like Symptoms
The director general of the World Health Organization has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo as doctors on the ground race to play catch up against the...
WHO chief visits epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo as cases outpace response
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visits Bunia, Congo, as Ebola cases surge. Urgent need for community trust and better response amid rapid virus ...
WHO Chief appeals for early Ebola treatment, safe burials in Congo
The outbreak is the 17th in the DRC and the third-largest since Ebola was discovered
WHO urges stronger action against tobacco use in Afghanistan
The World Health Organization (WHO) marked World No Tobacco Day by calling for stronger efforts to protect people in Afghanistan
WHO Chief Urges Swift Action During Visit to Ebola-Struck Region
As the chartered transport aircraft cut through the turbulent skies over the dense, mist-shrouded canopies of the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo,
Top W.H.O. official in Ebola epicenter as deadly outbreak spreads
The head of the World Health Organization Saturday arrived in eastern DR Congo’s Bunia, a city at the heart of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola, where the ...
W.H.O. Chief Visits Ebola-Struck Region: ‘It’s Time to Move Fast’
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, told The New York Times on a flight to the Democratic Republic of Congo t...
WHO chief visits Ebola hotbed amid ‘alarming’ disease spread — RT Africa
The African nation is facing its 17th Ebola outbreak, with independent observers sounding alarm over the unusually rapid spread of the deadly virus
WHO recommendations on treatments and vaccine candidates for Ebola
The agency makes it clear that the proposed medicines and vaccines should only be used in the context of clinical trials
WHO Chief Visits Congo, Expresses Faith in Ebola Fight
The head of the World Health Organization on Saturday visited eastern Congo's Bunia, a city at the heart of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola, where the virus...
Ebola outbreak: WHO chief visits epicentre Bunia in eastern Congo, urges countries to reconsider travel bans
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited Bunia in eastern Congo as a rare Ebola outbreak continues to spread. He urged community trust, safe burial practice...
WHO chief visits Ebola outbreak epicenter in eastern Congo as cases outpace response
The health organization said latest official figures showed 906 suspected cases and 223 suspected deaths.
WHO director-general arrives in DRC amid Ebola outbreak
The director-general of the World Health Organization has arrived in Bunia, the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
WHO chief visits epicentre of Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
BUNIA, DR Congo — UN health chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus landed on Saturday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo province worst-hit by a severe E...
WHO chief arrives in Congo as officials fear Ebola outbreak spread
World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Congo as health officials continue to battle a severe Ebola outbreak and mi...