World Health Organization (WHO)

UN News reported that amid what it described as the deadliest-ever Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the World Health Organization outlined a l...

The WHO convened the first meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee about the 2026 Ebola Bundibugyo virus epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. ...

The World Health Organization has issued updated global guidelines aimed at reducing risk of cognitive decline and dementia. The WHO states that up to 45% of dementi...

The World Health Organization (WHO) added the first molecular in vitro diagnostic (IVD) test for Bundibugyo virus (BDBV) to its Emergency Use Listing (EUL). The test...

The World Health Organization reports sustained global progress toward safer blood supplies, noting that voluntary (non-remunerated) blood donations now exceed 85%. ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) said the Ebola outbreak centered in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is "spreading rapidly" and raised its nationa...

The World Health Organization declared an Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo virus in Central Africa to be an international public health emergency. As of the m...

The World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (Ituri province) a public health emergency of international concern...

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus addressed the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, especially residents of Ituri province, about a renewed...

On 23 July 2026, the World Health Organization announced a new technical package to mark World Drowning Prevention Day (25 July). The package sets out seven measures...

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited Bunia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicenter of a Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak. Official figures...

A hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius, a Dutch-operated cruise ship, has resulted in three confirmed deaths and multiple other suspected or confirmed cases. Th...