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WHO unveils $518m plan to contain Ebola outbreak

The World Health Organization has launched a $518 million six-month emergency response plan aimed at containing the ongoing Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. According to a Reuters report published on Friday, the initiative was announced by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus alongside the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. […]

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WHO, Africa CDC launch $518m Ebola response strategy

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization have unveiled a joint continental preparedness and response plan to combat the ongoing Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain. The six-month initiative, scheduled to run from June to November 2026, aims to mobilise $518 million to support African countries in […]

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WHO raises alarm as Ebola cases multiply across DR Congo, Uganda

The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has raised concerns over the worsening Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring Uganda. He warned that more infections are expected in the coming weeks. Tedros disclosed this in an update posted on his X platform on Tuesday. According to him, 101 […]

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€990bn lost to noise pollution globally — WHO

Environmental experts have stressed the need for prompt action to tackle the challenges of noise pollution following World Health Organisation reports stating that 970 million people are being exposed to harmful noise, with €990 billion economic loss as a result of noise induced impact on healthcare and productivity annually. Vanguard reported that the General Manager, […]

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Hantavirus: Our work is not over yet, says WHO chief

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday “our work is not over” to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness. The fate of the MV Hondius has sparked international alarm after three passengers died in an outbreak of the rare virus, for which […]

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WHO regrets US withdrawal, warns world now less safe

The World Health Organisation has expressed deep regret over the United States’ notification of withdrawal from the global health body, warning that the decision would make both the U.S. and the rest of the world less safe. In a statement issued yesterday, WHO noted that the United States, as a founding member of the organisation, […]

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Trump’s WHO exit takes effect after one-year notice period

The United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organisation officially took effect on Thursday, exactly one year after President Donald Trump ordered the country to pull out of the global health body. Under the terms governing WHO membership, a withdrawal becomes effective after a mandatory one-year notice period, which expired today following the executive order […]

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WHO urges Nigeria to increase health budget to 20%

The World Health Organisation has called on Nigeria to raise public health spending to at least 20 per cent of total health expenditure, as the country’s 2025 allocation of 5.18 per cent of the national budget remains below the 2001 Abuja Declaration, and the 2013 Abuja+12 Declaration, in which African leaders committed to allocate at […]

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Sweetener used in Diet Coke, yoghurt, gum ‘possibly causes cancer’ — WHO

World Health Organisation set to announce that an artificial sweetener used in Diet Coke could “possibly” cause cancer.   Aspartame, which is used in thousands of products including yoghurt and chewing gum, will be listed next month as “possibly carcinogenic to humans” for the first time by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the […]