The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the escalating conflict in Yemen is taking a “devastating toll,” with nearly 1,000 people killed, more than 4,200 injured and almost 198,000 displaced since the latest escalation. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the worsening violence is unfolding alongside outbreaks of cholera and measles, placing additional pressure...
The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has become the deadliest in the country’s history, with the death toll reaching 2,325, according to government data released on Sunday. The latest figures show that confirmed cases have climbed to 4,945, including 101 new cases recorded in the previous 24 hours. The outbreak...
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is expected to arrive in Spain’s Canary Islands to coordinate the evacuation and medical response linked to the hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship stranded in the Atlantic. The vessel has remained under close monitoring after several passengers and crew members contracted the rare Andes strain of hantavirus,...
A cruise ship struck by a rare hantavirus outbreak is set to sail to Spain after health authorities confirmed the presence of the Andes strain, a variant known for its potential to spread between humans. The vessel, carrying around 150 passengers and crew, had been stranded off the coast of Cape Verde following multiple infections...