Pandemic

Geneva — On 17 May 2026, pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 12 - Determination of a public health emergency of international concern, including a pandemic emergency of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR), the Director-General (DG) of the World Health Organization (WHO), after having consulted the States Parties where…

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — People set fire to an Ebola treatment center in a town at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo on Thursday after being stopped from retrieving the body of a local man, a witness and a senior police officer said, as fear and anger grow…

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BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Authorities in northeastern Congo banned funeral wakes and gatherings of more than 50 people Friday in an effort to curb a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in a region where medical workers have struggled with a lack of resources and pushback from angry residents. The World Health…

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The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has completed several settlement agreements with service providers and individuals linked to the R431-million in decontamination, disinfection, and sanitisation of school contracts awarded by the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The contracts were reviewed and set aside by…

The Ebola outbreak has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organisation 01:59, Fri, May 22, 2026 Updated: 02:00, Fri, May 22, 2026 Mandatory Credit: Photo by Xinhua/Shutterstock (16883494e)A medical worker checks the temperature of a local resident as part of Ebola screening in…

WHO’s Helen Clark has warned that ongoing hantavirus and ebolavirus outbreaks highlight the world’s lack of preparedness for the next pandemic. She flagged that health systems that fail to address known endemic risks will be ill-equipped to detect novel pathogens that could trigger future global crises. The World Health Organisation’s…

Lusaka, Zambia – As countries in the region respond to ongoing Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreaks in neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, Zambia continues to take proactive steps to strengthen its preparedness and response capacity through targeted investments in surveillance, digital tools, and pandemic planning. With support…

An outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda has global public health officials scrambling to contain the relevant virus, which the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned will likely spread further and cause more deaths beyond the more than 130 estimated fatalities so far.…