DR Congo Ebola vaccine trials to begin by November: WHO
Geneva – Trials for three potential vaccines against the Ebola strain that has killed thousands in the DR Congo... Read more
3 Sep
Ebola spreading in DRC ‘faster than any previous outbreak’: WHO
Geneva – The World Health Organization warned Thursday that Ebola was spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo more... Read more
17 Jul
Presidency rejects WHO claims of xenophobia deaths in South Africa
Pretoria – The Presidency has rejected claims by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that 10 African migrants were killed in xenophobia-related... Read more
16 Jun
‘Profoundly heartbreaking’: WHO chief on SA xenophobia
Cape Town – The Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has condemned the recent wave of... Read more
15 Jun
WHO chief praises Uganda’s Ebola effort
Kampala – The head of the World Health Organization visited Uganda on Monday and praised its efforts to limit... Read more
9 Jun
Ebola had ‘big head-start’ but response catching up: WHO
Geneva – The Ebola outbreak raging in central Africa had a “big head-start”, the World Health Organization chief acknowledged... Read more
4 Jun
WHO chief says Ebola ‘can be stopped’ as he lands in DR Congo
Kinshasa – The UN health chief said Thursday the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo which has... Read more
29 May
WHO urges DRCongo’s neighbours to act immediately on Ebola risk
Geneva – States neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo are at great danger from Ebola and should act immediately... Read more
26 May
Suspected Ebola cases top 900 in DR Congo: WHO chief
Geneva – More than 900 suspected Ebola cases have been identified in the conflict-hit Democratic Republic of Congo, the... Read more
25 May
Suspected hantavirus cases to be evacuated from cruise ship
Praia – Two seriously ill crew members on a cruise ship stricken by a deadly hantavirus outbreak will be... Read more
6 May
