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Authored by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the message underscores the shared global responsibility to protect humanity from a repeat of the devastation seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed 20 million lives and wiped out $13 trillion in global economic output. During the COVID-19 pandemic […]

“Every day, cases are identified in new health zones. And this really reflects the scale of this epidemic, a scale much greater than what is detected and the high mobility of the population in this part of the DRC,” said Dr Olivier le Polain, head of epidemiology and analysis at the World Health Organization (WHO).

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Thursday expressed concern over rioting and destruction in Northern Ireland resulting from the attack which went viral on social media – and the release of police body camera footage linked to the murder of a student in Southampton by a British-born Sikh man. Extending his sympathy

The fast-moving outbreak, which has also spread to neighboring Uganda, is caused by the rare and deadly Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus. WHO’s director of health emergency alert and response operations, Dr Abdirahman Mahamud, told journalists in Geneva that as of June 8 in the DRC there had been 550 confirmed cases and 101

Damien Mama, acting humanitarian coordinator in the DRC, arrived in Bunia, the provincial capital, on Sunday, where he will assess response efforts and strengthen coordination in support of the government-led campaign to end the latest deadly outbreak. An increasing workload The fast-moving outbreak – which has also spread to neighboring Uganda – is caused by

The family conducted the burial themselves, potentially exposing dozens more people to the virus. The incident offers a stark illustration of one of the biggest obstacles facing efforts to contain the latest deadly outbreak, which has infected 381 people and left 64 dead in the DRC as of June 3. For Marie Roseline Bélizaire, director

In eastern DRC, UN agencies are supporting national health authorities through Ebola treatment centers, case management, surveillance efforts and the delivery of essential medicines and medical supplies. According to Congolese authorities, more than 90 percent of reported cases are concentrated in Ituri province, although infections have also been detected in North and South Kivu. The

New information released on Wednesday ahead of World Food Safety Day next week shows that children under five are particularly vulnerable. Although they represent Just nine percent of the world’s population suffers from nearly a third of all foodborne illnesses.many of which are serious diarrheal illnesses that can prove fatal, according to the World Health

Around five million people – or 47 percent of the population – are currently experiencing crisis or more severe levels of acute food insecurity (phase 3 and above). Meanwhile, an additional 1.4 million people are trapped in the “emergency” phase, and this number is expected to rise as the year progresses. “Families are being pushed

The combination of increased measles transmission and increased international travel creates conditions that could accelerate the spread of the disease during large-scale events, the U.N.-backed Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned in an alert. He urged authorities to step up surveillance, identify higher risk areas and ensure travelers have access to vaccination information and services