Category: Health
Ebola outbreak is ‘fastest growing ever’ as 600 die
The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo is the "fastest growing" ever, African health authorities said Thursday,...
Red Cross sounds European heatwave health alarm
The intense heat gripping Europe can quickly become be a matter of life and death for the most...
DR Congo Ebola outbreak tops 1,000 cases, kills 254
More than 1,000 Ebola infections have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the latest outbreak...
US urges other nations to ‘step up’ against Ebola
The United States, which is preparing to welcome a wave of World Cup visitors, urged other nations on...
WHO chief praises Uganda’s Ebola effort
The head of the World Health Organization visited Uganda on Monday and praised its efforts to limit the...
Nigeria police order anti-cholera measures over northeast outbreak
Police in Nigeria said they were enforcing sanitation measures in the northeastern state of Borno on Saturday, where...
Dutch health officials clear hantavirus ship to sail again
A cruise ship which sparked a global health alert over a deadly outbreak of hantavirus was on Saturday...
Ebola toll tops 200, other African countries seen at risk
Officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo updated the death toll from the Ebola outbreak to 204 late...
Measles outbreak kills more than 500 children in Bangladesh
A measles outbreak in Bangladesh has killed more than 500 children, government data showed Saturday, marking the country's...
EU says risk of Ebola infection in the bloc is ‘very low’
The risk of an Ebola outbreak in the European Union is "very low" and "there is no indication"...
