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Breakthrough in new drug treatments to fight Ebola in DR Congo
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced what could be a major breakthrough in the battle against Ebola in the Democratic Republic…
Measles cases triple globally
The World Health Organization (WHO) said that measles cases nearly tripled globally during the first seven months of 2019, compared with the…
Second Ebola case confirmed on border with Rwanda
A second case of Ebola has been detected on Democratic Republic of Congo's border with Rwanda, raising fears the deadly illness could…
WHO says e-cigarettes ‘undoubtedly harmful’
Electronic cigarettes are "undoubtedly harmful" and should be regulated, the WHO said as it warned against the use of vaping products by…
WHO urges countries to invest in eliminating hepatitis
Ahead of World Hepatitis Day on the 28 July, the World Health Organization (WHO) calls on countries to take advantage of recent…
DR Congo Ebola outbreak declared global health emergency
The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo a "public health emergency of international concern"…
WHO reports new Ebola incident in Uganda
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared today on Wednesday that a new case of Ebola has been spotted in Uganda for the…
WHO/Europe studies find baby foods are high in sugar and inappropriately marketed for babies
Two new studies from WHO/Europe show that a high proportion of baby foods are incorrectly marketed as suitable for infants under the…
Groundbreaking cancer-fighting drugs now included in updated UN list of essential medicines
The UN health agency, WHO, announced that dozens of new drugs have been added to the list of essential medicines that every…
Worldwide reduction in MERS cases and deaths since 2016
The World Health Organization and colleagues from the University of Oxford, Imperial College London and Institut Pasteur have estimated that, since 2016,…
Nearly 1,000 dead in fight for Tripoli
The World Health Organization (WHO) said that almost 1,000 people have been killed since Libyan renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar launched a…
Americans urged to get MMR vaccine in wake of “record-breaking” European measles outbreak
The American Academy of Pediatrics medical journal on Monday recommended to all U.S. citizens " to take all the recommended vaccinations, including…