Gaza's healthy ministry announced on Tuesday that over 700 Palestinians died after significant overnight air strikes, marking the highest 24-hour death toll since conflict erupted on October 7. Israel …
Ebola Resurfaces in Previous Epidemic Zone of Congo, WHO Says
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a statement confirming that a deceased woman was found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and has tested positive for the infectious and …
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Internal email reveals 65 virus cases among WHO Geneva staff
According to a recently exposed internal email, the World Health Organization's (WHO) headquarters in Geneva has experienced an outbreak infecting 65 employees. The infections include five people who …
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Spearphishing Campaign Exploits COVID-19 To Spread Lokibot Infostealer
A new spear-phishing attack using the World Health Organization (WHO) trademark to lure users has been discovered by researchers at FortiGaurd Labs. The researchers first observed the COVID-19 themed …
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WHO Targeted in Espionage Attempt, COVID-19 Cyberattacks Spike
The World Health Organization (WHO) has been targeted by cybercriminals in a series of attempted attacks amid the COVID-19 pandemic. New evidence also shows that the DarkHotel APT group has tried to …
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Ebola spreads to high-risk area of Congo: WHO
Although over 60,000 people have been vaccinated and 4,000 kept under surveillance, the DRC’s ongoing Ebola outbreak has spread southwards into an area suffering from frequent fighting between various …
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The World’s Health Organization’s Ten Threats to Global Health in 2019
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a list of the leading 10 threats to global health in 2019. The first listed threat is “Air Pollution and Climate Change,” where 9/10 people breathe …
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Ebola vaccine is having ‘major impact’ but worries about Congo outbreak grow
"As an Ebola outbreak in a conflict-plagued region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to spread after 4 months, there’s a glimmer of hope: An experimental Ebola vaccine appears to …
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WHO considering global health emergency over DRC Ebola outbreak
"WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has convened 'an emergency committee' on the current outbreak in DRC's violence-torn North Kivu region, which has killed 135 people since August, the UN health …
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Cote d’Ivoire seizes tonnes of fake medicines as global counterfeit pharmacetucals market grows
Underscoring the extent of the problem in the Ivory Coast and sub-Saharan Africa in general, almost 400 tons of counterfeit medicine were seized in a two year span. In Africa, up to 7 out of 10 …