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WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda an international emergency
The WHO declared the Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda an international emergency, citing risks of cross-border spread.
First group of Spanish passengers disembarks from hantavirus-hit cruise ship
New suspected hantavirus cases found in Spain and remote Tristan da Cunha
US response to hantavirus outbreak could be hindered by withdrawal from WHO - NBC
Bacteria becoming increasingly resistant to drugs due to overuse
Antibiotics for common childhood infections are no longer effective in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. This ineffectivity can easily spread all over the world.
Israeli Health Ministry professional chosen for WHO Executive Committee
The Head of the Health Ministry’s International Relations Division has been elected to the World Health Organization’s prestigious Executive Committee.
Rally of the Two Million
Man tests positive for MERS in Abu Dhabi near Oman border - WHO
Cases of MERS-CoV - which can cause fever, coughing and shortness of breath, and in some cases can lead to pneumonia - have been recorded in 27 countries since 2012, according to WHO figures.
WHO says aspartame can cause cancer, Israel issues no warnings
After WHO, officially, says that the widespread artificial sweetener aspartame may cause certain types of cancer, the Health Ministry reacts by saying there is currently no warning.
UN agencies 'alarmed' at scale of Jenin raid, concerned about access
"Attacks against healthcare including prevention of access to persons injured are extremely concerning," said WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier.
WHO's cancer research agency to say aspartame sweetener a possible carcinogen-sources
Aspartame will be listed as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" for the first time by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the WHO cancer research arm.
Russia alleges American vaccine side effects, offers 'Sputnik V' instead
Russia accused the WHO of rejecting the vaccines that were developed in Russia for 'pure opportunistic reasons' while claiming they had proven their effectiveness.
COVID is no longer global health emergency - WHO
Lifting it is a sign of the progress the world has made in these areas, but COVID-19 is here to stay, the WHO has said, even if it no longer represents an emergency.
'High bio-hazard risk' in Sudan after laboratory seized, WHO says
The WHO's Nima Saeed Abid said technicians were unable to access the National Public Health Laboratory to secure the biological materials.
