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WHO Declares Ebola Risk ‘Very High’ In Congo Amid Growing Outbreak Fears

WHO Declares Ebola Risk ‘Very High’ In Congo Amid Growing Outbreak Fears

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said there is now a “very high” risk that the Bundibugyo type of Ebola…

May 23, 2026

WHO Declares Ebola Outbreak In Congo And Uganda An International Health Emergency

The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a public health…

May 17, 2026

Hantavirus Scare: First Death Confirmed, WHO Tracing 80 Affected Contacts | All We Know

The World Health Organization (WHO) is tracing passengers from a Saint Helena-to-Johannesburg flight after multiple hantavirus cases linked to the…

May 6, 2026

‘Risk Of Nipah Virus From India Remains Low’: WHO Clarifies No Travel Or Trade Restrictions

Nipah Virus: The World Health Organization (WHO) has said the risk of the Nipah virus spreading from India remains low…

January 30, 2026

Pakistan: Punjab launches HPV vaccination drive targeting 8 million girls amid challenges in flood-hit areas

Lahore [Pakistan], September 15 (ANI): Vaccinating 2.5 million out-of-school girls after recent floods and rains, particularly in marginalised communities, poses…

September 15, 2025

DR Congo confirms new Ebola outbreak in Kasai province

Kinshasa [Democratic Republic of the Congo], September 5 (ANI): The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is confronting a new…

September 5, 2025

US Withdraws Funding From Global Vaccine Alliance Gavi, Citing Concerns Over Trust and Science

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the country will halt funding to Gavi, the global vaccine alliance,…

June 26, 2025