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World Health Organization hails recovery of five Ebola patients
World Health Organization hails recovery of five Ebola patients More than 220 people are suspected to have died from the disease’s latest outbreak, which was declared two weeks ago. The World Health Organization (WHO) has hailed the recovery of five people infected with a rare strain of Ebola for which there is no approved vaccine or treatment, amid the latest outbreak of the virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced on...
As the largest World Cup ever kicks off, health officials are focused on more than Ebola
As athletes and millions of fans gear up for the FIFA World Cup starting next week, global health officials are preparing for a high-stakes challenge of their own: protecting against infectious diseases. For the first time, the tournament will span 16 host cities across three countries — the United States, Canada and Mexico — and feature 48 teams, making it the largest World Cup in history. The event also comes amid an Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda that the World Health Organization has...
More than 1.5 million people die and 860 million fall ill from unsafe food, the WHO warns
The World Health Organization warns that unsafe food harms millions of people worldwide, with children being particularly impacted. More than 860 million people fall ill and 1.5 million die worldwide every year due to unsafe food, the World Health Organization has warned. In a new report published ahead of World Food Safety Day on 7 June, the WHO estimates that millions of people across the world suffer severe health consequences as a result of contaminated or poorly handled food.
Brazil investigates possible Ebola cases amid scramble to contain outbreak
The World Health Organization’s top doctor has traveled to the Ebola hot zone to help bring the unfolding crisis under control as suspected cases of the especially deadly strain of the disease top 1,100. Meanwhile, authorities in Brazil were looking into two suspected cases. World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who travelled to the capital of the eastern province of Ituri in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the ground zero of the current outbreak this...
Trump team already blaming Europe over fears that Ebola could come to US via World Cup fans
Trump team already blaming Europe over fears that Ebola could come to US via World Cup fans State Department calls on European countries to abandon World Health Organization approach and adopt stricter travel rules to ensure virus does not reach North America and after outbreak in Central Africa - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments The Trump administration has called on Europe to abandon the World Health Organization’s Ebola playbook and adopt its own rules, amid fears that fans arriving for...
The U.S. Is Winging This Ebola Outbreak
By the time African health officials confirmed the world’s latest Ebola outbreak, the epidemic had already spilled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo into neighboring Uganda. Within two days, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a public-health emergency of international concern. Less than two weeks later, the potential case count has risen past 1,000, including more than 230 deaths, and 10 other African countries have been designated at risk of being swept into the...
WHO says Ebola response catching up as confirmed DRC cases hit 344
The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that the world is "catching up" with the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo, where there have been 344 confirmed cases of the disease and 60 confirmed deaths, although challenges remain. "The outbreak had a big head start, and we're still behind, but under the leadership of the government of DRC, we're catching up," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a press briefing. The outbreak, linked to the...
Evacuation begins of hantavirus ship
A complex repatriation of passengers on board the cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has begun, with more than 90 of the 150 people on board disembarking on Sunday. Most of those who have left the MV Hondius have been repatriated to their home countries on specially chartered flights, while Spanish health workers and the World Health Organization continue the evacuation operation in Tenerife. Three people have died in the outbreak.Also: a landmark trial begins in Syria...
Over 40 dead in Ebola outbreak in DR Congo and Uganda
Over 40 people have died in a growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, where government and international aid organizations are struggling to cope with the spread of the disease. The current strain of Ebola, the Bundibugyo virus, is “a severe and often fatal form” of the disease, according to the World Health Organization. It has no approved treatment or vaccine.
Spread of Ebola in DRC ‘outpacing’ response efforts, warns WHO
The World Health Organization has warned that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is currently outpacing response efforts. The WHO director-general urged neighbouring countries to take immediate action due to the high risk of the disease spreading.