Israel to now require cigarette packaging to carry graphic warning images
Israel began requiring all smoking products across the country to carry graphic images of the harms caused by…
Ebola outbreak in Congo set to become second-largest on record after confirmed cases reach 3,200
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is poised to become the second-largest on record within…
Ebola: Africa’s outbreaks complicated by victims who prefer traditional healers over hospitals
RODNEY MUHUMUZA, of Associated Press, reports that the current outbreak is taking place in a region where many…
Health workers struggle to contain Ebola in Congo camps as distrust grows
NIZI, Democratic Republic of Congo – After the Kpangba displacement camp became the first in this part of…
Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to nearly 600
The Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday confirmed Ebola cases had climbed to nearly 600, raising awareness within…
Congo says Ebola deaths top 100 as armed groups threaten response
DAKAR – Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday said confirmed Ebola deaths had climbed to 101 and that…
Ebola cases surge over 400 as fears grow over central Africa outbreak
Published on 06/06/2026 – 16:50 GMT+2 Nearly 500 Ebola cases have now been confirmed in a rapidly expanding…
WHO chief says Ebola response in DRC catching up
A health worker disinfects passengers prior to their boarding of the World Food Programme’s (WFP) aircraft following the…
Congo’s Ebola footprint widens as officials race to gauge epidemic’s true scale
Congo’s Ebola outbreak is being detected across a widening swath of the country’s conflict-hit east as health authorities…
How an HKU-developed eczema product could help fight superbug threat
When Scottish doctor Alexander Fleming accidentally discovered the first antibiotic in 1928, he changed the course of history,…
WHO chief urges safe burials in visit to heart of Ebola outbreak
BUNIA, Congo – The World Health Organization chief traveled on Saturday to the Congolese province hardest hit by…
WHO chief: Reconsider travel bans as DR Congo battles Ebola outbreak
Director General of the World Health Organisation Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (center) arrives in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the…