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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
Elon Musk, WHO spar on Twitter over UN agency's role
Since COVID-19 first emerged, the World Health Organization has complained of an epidemic of misinformation about the pandemic.
WHO sending medics and supplies to Turkey and Syria earthquake zone
WHO doctor kidnapped in eastern Mali
The doctor was taken from his car in the town of Menaka, where Jihadist groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State are active.
Syrian health ministry says cholera death toll rises to 29
Syria said on Monday that 29 people had died of cholera in what the United Nations has called the worst outbreak of the disease in the war-torn country for years.
Uganda health ministry confirms Ebola outbreak
A 24-year-old man in Uganda's central Mubende district showed symptoms and later died.
WHO 'strongly advises against' use of two COVID treatments
The two therapies were some of the first medicines developed early in the pandemic.
Herzog denounces politicization of World Health Assembly
"Such resolutions, based on falsehoods and ulterior motives, damage the work and reputation of this distinguished body, while negatively impacting on health cooperation in the region," he said.
Israel to host WHO European regional conference for the first time
During the conference, Israeli Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz will sign cooperation agreements in the field of health with Germany, Croatia, Cyprus and Kazakhstan.
Oxford malaria vaccine data bodes well for effort to fight disease
Oxford says its vaccine, called R21/Matrix-M, is likely more effective than Mosquirix in preventing the disease that kills about 600,000 a year.
How do sugar substitutes affect the human body? You may be surprised
Weizmann Institute research: Sweetness may come at a price and change your glucose metabolism
