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Nutrition Lies at the Heart of India's Health Challenges: Soumya Swaminathan | Outlook India
Former WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan on why India needs a complete redesign of urban health care and why we need a more comprehensive approach to solving the problem of anaemia
As WHO Pushes Restrictions, World Vape Day Calls for Harm Reduction
BRUSSELS, May 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This Sunday, the WHO marks World No Tobacco Day by calling for stricter restrictions on vapes and nicotine pouches. A day earlier, on Saturday, the world celebrates World Vape Day by highlighting how many lives t…
Experts convened by WHO advise on candidate treatments and vaccines for Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus
In response to the current outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus occurring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with cases also reported in Uganda, WHO convened several of its expert and advisory groups. These groups assessed potential vacc…
DGCA issues Ebola Preparedness Protocol for airlines amid WHO alert
Ebola outbreak in DRC, Uganda 'will get worse before it gets better,' WHO chief warns
The head of the WHO warned on Monday that a rapidly growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda "will get worse before it gets better."
India reviews Ebola preparedness as WHO warns outbreak is outpacing response efforts | India News
India issues advisory, warns against travel to parts of Africa as WHO declares Ebola outbreak global health emergency
According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has also officially declared the ongoing outbreak of Bundibugyo strain Ebola virus disease affecting the Democ…
WHO declares Ebola outbreak 'public health emergency' of international concern
WHO declares Ebola outbreak a public health emergency; India reports no cases but advises against travel to affected regions.
K'taka on high alert after WHO declares Ebola outbreak as global health emergency
Karnataka has intensified Ebola surveillance and preparedness after the WHO declared the Congo-Uganda outbreak a global health emergency. Isolation and quarantine centres have been set up, airport monitoring strengthened, and Rapid Response Teams activated. N…
Ebola watch: Health Ministry directs states, UTs to bolster surveillance
India is enhancing its readiness for Ebola. The Union Health Ministry has directed states to boost surveillance and hospital preparedness. This action follows the WHO's declaration of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda as a publ…
Ebola Outbreak Likely Started Months Ago, Spread Undetected: WHO
The Ebola outbreak probably started months ago in central Africa and spread undetected until a super-spreader event in early May, possibly a funeral, World Health Organization officials said. The rare Bundibugyo strain circulated for “a couple months” before …
WHO Goodwill Ambassador Issues Rallying Cry to Accelerate International Efforts to Eliminate Leprosy: "The Last Mile Starts Now"
TOKYO, May 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Yohei Sasakawa has issued a rallying cry for the international community to step up efforts for a world without leprosy. "The last mile starts now," he said, addressing a reception held in Geneva on May 18 during the 79th W…
This U.S. doctor went to Congo to heal others. Then Ebola hit his hospital. - The Washington Post
This U.S. doctor went to Congo to heal others. Then Ebola hit his hospital.The Washington Post Potential spread of Ebola warrants ‘serious concern,’ WHO chief saysCNN Ebola Outbreak in Central Africa Could Last Months, W.H.O. SaysThe New York Times Asian Coun…
Hantavirus most infectious as soon as symptoms appear: WHO
The hantavirus behind the deadly outbreak on a cruise ship is most infectious as soon as symptoms appear, the World Health Organization said Monday, explaining the need to quarantine contacts. If WHO recommends "quarantine it is because actually people are in…
Tabletop Exercise Catastrophic Contagion (October 23,2022. Johns Hopkins fictional exercise)
The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, in partnership with WHO and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, conducted Catastrophic Contagion, a pandemic tabletop exercise at the Grand Challenges Annual Meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on October 23, 2022. The…
Eight Hantavirus cases reported; three dead, six confirmed Andes Virus: WHO
Eight Hantavirus cases have been reported, with three deaths. Six cases are confirmed as Andes virus. The World Health Organization assesses the global risk as low. However, the risk for passengers and crew on a cruise ship is moderate. Experts believe Hantav…
Hantavirus Outbreak: Luxury cruise ship stranded as WHO warns of person-to-person spread
A Dutch cruise ship, the Hondius, is stranded off Cape Verde due to a potential hantavirus outbreak. Three individuals have died, with the Andes type of hantavirus suspected of person-to-person transmission. Authorities are working to evacuate passengers and …
Efforts to eliminate hepatitis delivers gains but more action needed to meet 2030 targets
<p>Global efforts to combat viral hepatitis are delivering measurable progress in reducing infections and deaths, but the disease remains a major global health challenge, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) <a href="/publications/i/item/9789240…