‘Rare, untreatable strain’: Ebola toll mounts in eastern DR Congo
Damien Mama, interim Humanitarian Coordinator in the DRC, arrived in the provincial capital Bunia on Sunday, where he…
Faith, fear and trust: Inside DR Congo’s fight against Ebola
The family carried out the burial themselves – potentially exposing dozens more people to the virus.…
Yemen: Hunger crisis deepens as funding cuts leave millions without support
Around five million people – or 47 per cent of the population – are currently experiencing…
‘We are catching up’ – WHO chief on DR Congo’s Ebola fight
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus briefed journalists in Geneva a day after returning from the DRC, where he…
Unsafe food kills 1.5 million people each year; children most at risk: WHO
The new insights released on Wednesday ahead of next week’s World Food Safety Day, show that…
Lebanon hospital strikes impact most vulnerable patients, warns WHO
According to initial information from the Lebanese authorities, at least 86 people, including healthcare workers, have…
‘You are not alone’: WHO chief vows to stand with DR Congo through Ebola outbreak
Speaking in Bunia, the capital of Ituri province and the epicentre of the outbreak, Tedros said…
WHO chief calls for ceasefire amid DR Congo Ebola outbreak
Ahead of his arrival, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus appealed to armed groups to declare a ceasefire so that health workers can…
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo collides with conflict and hunger, WHO warns
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the Ebola Bundibugyo virus outbreak in Ituri province was spreading…
Ebola epidemic spreading rapidly and outpacing containment efforts
The latest outbreak of the deadly disease, which WHO has declared a public health emergency of…
WHO chief calls for urgent Ebola action and pandemic preparedness
His call came as Ugandan authorities confirmed on Saturday that there were three new cases of…
UN agencies step up Ebola response in eastern DR Congo
As health authorities in both the DRC and Uganda respond to the deadly resurgence, the UN…
