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‘You are not alone’: WHO chief vows to stand with DR Congo through Ebola outbreak

Community trust will be decisive in bringing the rapidly evolving Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo under control, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Saturday, as health teams race to contain the emergency that has spread across multiple provinces and into neighbouring Uganda. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/N0xzmFb via IFTTT

‘A disease you get when you care for someone’: WHO on the Ebola frontline

Two weeks into the latest deadly Ebola outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates there are now 906 suspected cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), including 223 suspected deaths. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/Zhlxvfu via IFTTT

WHO chief calls for ceasefire amid DR Congo Ebola outbreak

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) headed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Thursday as the country continues to combat a deadly resurgence of Ebola in its volatile eastern region where instability is rife.  from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/MhEbVg8 via IFTTT

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo collides with conflict and hunger, WHO warns

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned that eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo faces a “catastrophic collision of disease and conflict” as a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak outpaces containment efforts in a region already battered by armed violence, mass displacement and acute hunger. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/tpsb2Sx via IFTTT

International airlines urged to stick to safety measures in wake of Ebola outbreak

As a deadly Ebola strain continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with cases confirmed in neighbouring Uganda, the UN aviation agency is urging governments and flight operators to closely follow guidelines put in place following the COVID-19 pandemic. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/cVBXFqo via IFTTT

Ebola epidemic spreading rapidly and outpacing containment efforts

There are more than 900 suspected cases of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and 220 suspected deaths, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, said on Monday. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/iJC3jWn via IFTTT

WHO chief calls for urgent Ebola action and pandemic preparedness

The recent Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks demonstrate that the world is still vulnerable to rapidly spreading infectious diseases, Tedros Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), warned on Saturday at the close of the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/tIQHsbc via IFTTT

Ebola risk ‘very high’ in eastern DR Congo as UN intensifies response

The UN is rushing emergency personnel, funding and supplies into eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to counter the fast-growing Ebola outbreak spreading through conflict-ravaged provinces. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/pYwqEAh via IFTTT

UN agencies step up Ebola response in eastern DR Congo

United Nations agencies have moved swiftly to support efforts to contain the latest Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), delivering emergency medical supplies, protective equipment and logistics support. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/PVtYhUE via IFTTT

Ebola outbreak: ‘Every epidemic begins in a community and ends in a community’

Facing a fast-moving Ebola outbreak caused by a rare strain of the virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) is relying on a rapid, community-centred response to halt transmission in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, a senior official has told UN News. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/43mgUta via IFTTT

Flak jackets and final goodbyes: Lebanon’s first responders under fire

Before heading to strike sites in war-torn Lebanon, rescue workers and paramedics often say goodbye to one another – a ritual captured in widely shared videos reflecting the growing dangers faced by aid workers since hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel erupted on 2 March. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/eQJxLdV via IFTTT

Ebola risk is high inside DR Congo but it’s no pandemic emergency: WHO

The deadly Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda does not represent a global pandemic emergency, although the risk is high at a regional and national level, the UN health agency chief said on Wednesday. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/UCbIHux via IFTTT

DRC Ebola outbreak: hundreds of suspected cases, no vaccine

A fast-spreading Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has health workers rushing to stop transmission while the roll out of any potential vaccine is months away, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.  from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/srm4jSc via IFTTT

WHO assembly opens under shadow of Ebola, hantavirus and funding cuts

From Ebola outbreaks in Central Africa to the complex evacuation of passengers aboard a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) opened its annual assembly on Monday as countries grapple with disease outbreaks, deep funding cuts and growing geopolitical tension. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/SZQyFB5 via IFTTT

Ebola outbreak follows hunger and displacement crisis in DR Congo

A day after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the new Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo an international emergency, top global disease transmission experts stressed that the chances of another global pandemic similar to the 2019 coronavirus emergency are increasing all the time. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/og8dINa via IFTTT

Ebola outbreak in Central Africa declared a ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, citing rising cases, cross-border spread and significant uncertainties about the scale of the epidemic. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/OafExq4 via IFTTT

WHO sounds alarm over nicotine pouches targeting young people

Brightly coloured nicotine pouches promoted through social media influencers, music festivals and youth-oriented advertising are driving a rapid rise in nicotine use among young people worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/FjPQHM0 via IFTTT

HIV prevention and treatment services faltering, warns UNAIDS

Decades of gains in the fight against AIDS are under growing threat as donor funding declines and community-based health services collapse in some of the world’s most vulnerable countries, the head of the joint UN programme on HIV/AIDS warned on Thursday. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/Fm1uzrE via IFTTT

WHO says hantavirus ship operation completed, monitoring to continue

A complex international operation to disembark and repatriate passengers from the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius has concluded in Tenerife, with the World Health Organization (WHO) praising Spain’s leadership while warning that global coordination must continue in the weeks ahead. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/dUMf0Fn via IFTTT

Recycled plastics for food use require stronger safeguards, warn UN food security experts

Recycled plastics could help reduce the world’s growing waste crisis, but only if food packaging is carefully regulated to prevent contamination, according to a new analysis from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/mz4siCo via IFTTT

From childhood to university, economic inequality shapes life chances worldwide

Economic inequality is leaving a deep mark on children’s health, learning and future opportunities – with effects felt well beyond the classroom, the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF and the UN education agency UNESCO warned on Tuesday.  from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/36zJXcS via IFTTT

Hantavirus-hit ship evacuation completed as quarantines begin

The passengers and crew have disembarked from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius in Tenerife and many have returned to their home countries, as the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said the operation demonstrated a “triumph of solidarity”. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/TQF5RBh via IFTTT

Passengers leave hantavirus-hit cruise ship in Tenerife as WHO says outbreak ‘not another COVID’

Passengers and crew from the cruise ship MV Hondius began disembarking in Tenerife on Sunday under a tightly coordinated international health operation led by Spanish authorities and the World Health Organization (WHO), as officials sought to reassure the public that the outbreak “is not another COVID.” from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/fwoBtse via IFTTT

WHO chief heads to Tenerife to oversee Sunday arrival of hantavirus-hit ship

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has issued a direct plea for calm and solidarity to the citizens of Tenerife ahead of the scheduled arrival of the MV Hondius on Sunday from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/npvVwrA via IFTTT

Malaria vaccine is saving children’s lives: WHO

New evidence shows that malaria vaccination is significantly reducing child deaths in Africa and could have an even greater impact as programmes expand, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/o1Qzk78 via IFTTT

Ukraine: Over 3,000 attacks on healthcare since full-scale Russian invasion

The World Health Organization (WHO) has verified more than 3,000 attacks on healthcare in Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, the UN agency reported on Friday. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/zrqnQhJ via IFTTT

Wider hantavirus outbreak risk is ‘absolutely low’, insists UN health agency

The risk of hantavirus spreading to the general population is “absolutely low”, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) stressed on Friday, as a flight attendant tested negative for the disease after coming into contact with an infected passenger from the cruise ship at the centre of the outbreak, who later died.  from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/PhpCaV5 via IFTTT

Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship not ‘another COVID’, WHO says

A deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean poses a low global public health risk and is “not the start of another COVID pandemic”, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/5AuGvjn via IFTTT

Hantavirus outbreak: Another passenger contracts disease

It’s been confirmed that another passenger from the cruise liner linked to the outbreak of hantavirus has contracted the disease, which has claimed the lives of three people on board and sparked an international alert coordinated by the UN World Health Organization (WHO). from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/IsLZ2Wh via IFTTT

World News in Brief: Gulf tensions rise, Gaza health needs ‘staggering’, skills gap threat

The UN has expressed deep concern over escalating security incidents in the Gulf, warning that recent attacks risk undermining efforts to maintain regional stability. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/ZxFaXuq via IFTTT

Human spread of hantavirus not ruled out on cruise ship

Hantavirus victims on a ship in the Atlantic Ocean may have been infected prior to joining the cruise and human-to-human transmission on board cannot be ruled out – although it is rare - the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/Qe0Gbvc via IFTTT

WHO leads response to cruise ship hantavirus outbreak

An outbreak of deadly hantavirus aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has triggered an international public health response. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/P7gktqi via IFTTT

Three dead in suspected hantavirus infection outbreak on cruise ship: WHO

Three people have died and three others are ill following suspected cases of hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday. from UN News - Global perspective Human stories https://ift.tt/8NyboLM via IFTTT