DR Congo Ebola Cases Top 5,200 After 100 Days
DR CONGO – The DR Congo Ebola outbreak has surpassed 5,200 confirmed cases just 100 days after it was declared, with the World Health…
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WHO Declares Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak Over
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak over after the final identified contact completed quarantine…
WHO Urges Uganda to Rethink Congo Border Closure
KAMPALA, Uganda – The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged Uganda to reconsider its decision to close its border with the Democratic Republic of…
Children Under Five Face Highest Risk from Contaminated Food – WHO Warns
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that children under the age of five are disproportionately affected by unsafe food, accounting…
Nearly 750 Suspected Ebola Cases Trigger Regional Health Alarm
ABUJA, Nigeria- The World Health Organization, on Friday sounded a fresh alarm over the worsening Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
WHO Warns Ebola Outbreak Risk Remains High Across Central Africa
ABUJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization warns that the risk posed by the deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
Ebola Crisis Deepens as WHO Warns Global Health Systems
Geneva, Switzerland – The World Health Organization warns that a worsening Ebola outbreak in Central Africa, rising malaria cases and weak pandemic preparedness are threatening…
Pandemic Fears Dominate World Health Assembly as Nigeria Pushes Reforms
GENEVA, Switzerland – Delegates at the World Health Assembly have intensified negotiations on pandemic preparedness and global healthcare financing as fears grow over the…
Spain, WHO Praise Cruise Ship Hantavirus Emergency Response Cooperation
LAGOS, Nigeria – The government of Spain and the World Health Organization say the international response to the hantavirus outbreak aboard cruise ship MV…
WHO Says Tenerife Hantavirus Outbreak Poses Low Public Health Risk
ABJA, Nigeria – The World Health Organization has reassured residents of Tenerife that the hantavirus outbreak linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius poses…