Articles tagged with "WHO"

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A healthcare worker takes samples from a patient suffering from Ebola virus disease at the Ebola Treatment Center of the Center Médical Évangélique (CME), in Bunia, Ituri, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on June 23, 2026. (Photo by Benedic

Global Ebola risk 'remains low', WHO chief says

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned against "over-reaction" to the case -- the first ever detected in France. There is "no need for panic", he said, insisting that "the risk to the rest of the world is low".

June 29, 2026

Ebola spreading into new areas in northeast DR Congo: WHO

The WHO warns the Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo is spreading faster and wider than previously detected, with cases rising sharply, healthcare capacity under strain and new areas reporting community transmission.

June 12, 2026

A farmer harvesting wheat in Pasni, Balochistan, under the sun.

Pakistan president, PM call for stronger food safety measures

President Zardari urges all stakeholders to promote safe food practices and ensure compliance with food safety standards across the food chain; PM says the government is implementing a range of measures based on agricultural research and technology to strengthen food security, increase productivity and mitigate the effects of climate change.

June 7, 2026

US warns Ebola outbreak on scale of largest 'is possible'

The US CDC warns the current Ebola outbreak could approach the scale of the 2014 West Africa crisis without stronger interventions, urging expanded case identification, isolation and treatment efforts in the DR Congo and neighboring countries.

June 6, 2026

WHO chief says Ebola 'can be stopped' as he lands in DR Congo

The UN health chief says that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has claimed over 200 lives, can be stopped, as he arrives to oversee the fight against the highly infectious disease.

May 28, 2026

Response team members are helped to wear protective suits before burying a person suspected of having died from Ebola in Bunia, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 25, 2026. (AFP)

WHO warns of 'catastrophic collision' of Ebola and war in DR Congo

The World Health Organization chief warns that conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo is complicating efforts to rein in a deadly Ebola outbreak, while Uganda shuts its border.

May 27, 2026

WHO sounds alarm on Gaza medical shortages

Hospitals in Gaza are being prevented from functioning properly due to a severe shortage of medical supplies, the World Health Organization warned, denouncing Israeli restrictions on essential items.

May 22, 2026

Germany's Health Minister Nina Warken speaks to a journalist after a meeting with World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General ahead of the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva, on May 17, 2026. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

WHO kicks off annual assembly amid hantavirus, Ebola crises

WHO member states meet in Geneva amid global concern over hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks, funding strains following announced US and Argentine withdrawals, and renewed debate over reforming the global health system, pandemic preparedness, and coordination among international health actors.

May 18, 2026

WHO confirms eight cases of Andes hantavirus in outbreak

Three people from the ship have died since it set sail from Argentina on April 1 for a cruise across the Atlantic Ocean.

May 13, 2026

FILE: WHO Director-General Dr Tedros at the ACANU Press Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, 11 December 2025 (WHO photo library)

WHO regrets US notification of withdrawal, rejects accusations over COVID-19 response

The world health body defended its pandemic response, saying it shared information rapidly and transparently, never recommended mandates, and remains impartial, while regretting that the United States’ withdrawal makes both the US and the world less safe.

January 25, 2026