The Latest Breaking News from WHO

Uganda announces first death in latest outbreak of Ebola

Uganda's health ministry has announced the country's first fatality from the highly contagious Ebola virus since 2019, declaring an outbreak in the central district of Mubende.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 20, 2022

People dying of water-borne diseases in flood-hit Pakistan

Nine die of gastroenteritis, diarrhoea and malaria in Sindh in the last 24 hours as the crisis overwhelms health system.

Al Jazeera · Sep 20, 2022

Ebola strikes again as country records first death in three years and outbreak declared

The WHO's Africa Director Matshidiso Moeti said it is the first time in more than a decade that Uganda is recording the Ebola Sudan strain and that they are working closely to investigate the source of the outbreak

Daily Mirror · Sep 20, 2022

WHO advises against use of two antibody therapies against Covid

At least for the time being, there are no recommended antibody therapies to treat the coronavirus

Wales Online · Sep 19, 2022

Biden: "The pandemic is over"

WHO's chief said last week the end of the pandemic "is in sight," but "we are not there yet."

Axios · Sep 19, 2022

WHO raises alarm on disease in flood-hit areas of Pakistan

The World Health Organization is raising the alarm about a “second disaster” in the wake of the deadly floods in Pakistan this summer, as doctors and medical workers on the ground race to battle outbreaks of waterborne and other diseases

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2022

Nine of Glasgow’s greatest gigs of all time - as chosen by locals

Glasgow has welcomed a huge variety of stars over the years and is famous as having one of the best gig atmospheres in the world - but which concerts stand out in the minds of Glaswegians?

Glasgow Live · Sep 16, 2022

The WHO has advised against the use of two antibody therapies against COVID – here's what that means

New guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) strongly advises against using the antibody therapies sotrovimab and casirivimab-imdevimab to treat patients with COVID-19.

The Conversation · Sep 16, 2022

Who funds CPR, the ‘centrist’ think tank under Income Tax scanner?

The Centre for Policy Research, which has recently come under the tax scanner for alleged irregularities in funding, prides itself on staying true to its “non-partisan” and “independent” values. Since its inception in 1973, the think tank has undertaken studies on almost every topic under the sun, and its academic…

Newslaundry · Sep 16, 2022

Bahrain Detects 1st Monkeypox Case

Bahrain has detected its first monkeypox case, the state news agency BNA said on Friday, citing the health ministry. The ministry said the patient was returning from abroad when his symptoms were suspected and diagnosed, BNA added. "The patient, a 29-year-old male expatriate, has arrived in the Kingdom after recent…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 16, 2022