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Mr Fletcher warned that although Ituri province remains the center of the outbreak, the virus is spreading to other provinces due to conflict and displacement. Since the DRC declared an Ebola epidemic on May 15, the Bundibugyo species has infected more than 1,700 people and killed 600 in the DRC. In neighboring Uganda, authorities have […]

That’s the title of a new report from the United Nations health agency that highlights stark inequalities in cancer survival between high- and low-income countries. Ten million deaths per year The Global Cancer Situation Report 2026, produced with the International Agency for Research on Cancer – IARC, a specialized agency of the WHO – underlines

“The true scale of the epidemic has not yet been fully established,” said Dr Anne Ancia, WHO representative in the DRC. “We would like to say that the situation is stabilizing, but frankly we cannot say that yet,” she said. Speaking from Bunia, the capital of Ituri province at the heart of the outbreak, Dr

According to the latest figures, more than 1,400 confirmed cases of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease, including 350 deaths, have been reported in the two countries. More than 90 percent of infections are concentrated in the DRC’s Ituri province, a major hub for cross-border trade with Uganda – ravaged by years of armed conflict. Call to

Key takeaways Hantavirus is officially over Ebola virus spreads in DR Congo Tons of supplies delivered to earthquake-hit Venezuela Air pollution remains an “invisible” killer Young people must be protected online Taking the world’s temperature on pressing health issues, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus took stock of current global challenges and successes in international cooperation.

The newBlueprint for strengthening responses to fungal diseases and antifungal resistancepublished on Tuesday, presents practical measures to improve prevention, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring. Fungal diseases affect more than 300 million people each year and are associated with high mortality, long-term illness, and significant losses in health and productivity worldwide. Growing global threat They range from

“We have seen an unprecedented increase of new types of drugs on the market and, worryingly, some are more potent or more dangerous than before,” said Monica Juma, executive director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). An estimate 331 million people used drugs in 2024, equivalent to 6.2 percent of the

“Those responsible for violations of the law must be held accountable, and the rights of victims’ families to truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-repetition must be respected,” Türk said in a statement. Mr. Türk’s call comes as 18 people died while in ICE custody in the first five months of this year, an increase

At a press conference in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that more than a month after the outbreak began: Frontline responders have expanded care and testing at unprecedented speed, but conditions on the ground remain challenging. “It is encouraging that since the outbreak was first reported five weeks ago, the response has ramped

Accounting for 15 percent of confirmed cases and more than 25 percent of deaths since the April outbreak, children are almost twice as likely to die as adults, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). “Children are particularly vulnerable because they depend on caregivers and cannot distance themselves from a sick parent or sibling