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WHO sounds alarm on Gaza medical shortages

The WHO said most of the hospitals and primary healthcare centres in the Gaza Strip were only partially operational.

WHO raises risk of Ebola outbreak in Congo to ‘very high’ at national level

The Bundibugyo strain of Ebola was declared an emergency of international concern.

Ebola case confirmed in rebel-held Congo area far from outbreak’s epicentre

A health worker takes the temperature of an M23 rebel outside the laboratory where samples from suspected Ebola cases are examined, in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 19. REUTERS/Arlette Bashizi

Containing Ebola is hard. The US made it worse

A health worker screening visitors to the Kyeshero Hospital in Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo on May 18 as part of Ebola prevention measures.

WHO says Ebola risk high regionally, low worldwide

Dr Tedros said the latest outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern, but not a pandemic emergency.

Ebola, hantavirus show world’s risk preparedness lagging: Pandemic expert

Ms Helen Clark, co-chair of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, speaks during a session on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly in Geneva on May 19.

Ebola outbreak in Central Africa could last months, WHO says

The outbreak is centered in eastern Congo, where people, including migrant laborers working in gold mines, move across borders.

WHO states strike deal to extend talks on pandemic treaty

A deep disagreement persisted between wealthy and developing countries on how the Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing system would work in practice.

Risk of another pandemic crisis remains, Ong Ye Kung tells attendees at Geneva event

Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung speaking on global pandemic preparedness and response at an event held on the sidelines of the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, organised by the Communicable Diseases Agency Singapore (CDA), Robert Koch Institute (RKI), and the World Health Organization.

Germany preparing to admit and treat US Ebola patient

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that the American had contracted the virus following exposure related “to their work” in DRC and had tested positive late on May 17.

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