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Ebola outbreak follows hunger and displacement crisis in DR Congo

Date
Monday, May 18, 2026 - 6:00 AM
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A day after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the new Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo an international emergency, top global disease transmission experts stressed that the chances of another global pandemic

WHO assembly opens under shadow of Ebola, hantavirus and funding cuts

Date
Monday, May 18, 2026 - 6:00 AM
Description
From Ebola outbreaks in Central Africa to the complex evacuation of passengers aboard a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) opened its annual assembly on Monday as countries grapple with disease outbreaks, deep

WHO sounds alarm over nicotine pouches targeting young people

Date
Friday, May 15, 2026 - 6:00 AM
Description
Brightly coloured nicotine pouches promoted through social media influencers, music festivals and youth-oriented advertising are driving a rapid rise in nicotine use among young people worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday.

HIV prevention and treatment services faltering, warns UNAIDS

Date
Thursday, May 14, 2026 - 6:00 AM
Description
Decades of gains in the fight against AIDS are under growing threat as donor funding declines and community-based health services collapse in some of the world’s most vulnerable countries, the head of the joint UN programme on HIV/AIDS warned on

WHO says hantavirus ship operation completed, monitoring to continue

Date
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 - 6:00 AM
Description
A complex international operation to disembark and repatriate passengers from the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius has concluded in Tenerife, with the World Health Organization (WHO) praising Spain’s leadership while warning that global coordination must

Hantavirus-hit ship evacuation completed as quarantines begin

Date
Monday, May 11, 2026 - 6:00 AM
Description
The passengers and crew have disembarked from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius in Tenerife and many have returned to their home countries, as the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said the operation demonstrated a “triumph of solidarity”.