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WHO says it has less than half funding needed to fight Ebola
10+ hour, 53+ min ago (239+ words) GENEVA, July 14 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization has received less than half the funding it needs to fight the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a WHO official said on Tuesday, urging donors not to abandon the country…...
Congo begins trial of Gilead’s experimental antiviral for Ebola Bundibugyo
10+ hour, 53+ min ago (305+ words) July 14 (Reuters) – Researchers in the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Tuesday they have started enrolling participants in a trial testing Gilead Sciences’ experimental antiviral obeldesivir as a post-exposure treatment for the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda....
The new malaria vaccine helps in Africa but faces a test: Completing all 4 doses
28+ min ago (958+ words) For decades, millions of children across Africa have fallen sick from malaria, one of the continent's deadliest diseases for the young. But Kenfack has never had it, a feat his mother attributes to the recent arrival of a malaria vaccine....
Majority of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are from unknown chains, as outbreak outpaces response
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (434+ words) Eighty percent of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are emerging from unknown chains of transmission, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, a sign the outbreak is spreading faster than health officials can track despite an expanding response. Congo has…...
WHO launches first trial of antiviral to prevent Bundibugyo strain of Ebola
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (495+ words) The first clinical trial is under way of an antiviral drug's effectiveness in people exposed to the deadly Ebola strain spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the WHO said Tuesday. The trial, called EBO-PEP, aims to assess the effectiveness…...
Cameroon Malaria Vaccine
55+ min ago (93+ words) GazetteXtra The malaria vaccines are display on a table at the Soa District Hospital in Yaounde, Cameroon, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Janesville Fire Department: Multiple people, pets, evacuate house fire on city's west side Janesville's Wurtz Service Center to change hands after…...
Affordable healthcare innovation will define Viksit Bharat 2047, says Dr R A Mashelkar at FICCI Legends Series
10+ hour, 11+ min ago (36+ words) Pharmabiz.com Affordable healthcare innovation will define Viksit Bharat 2047, says Dr R A Mashelkar at FICCI Legends Series...
WHO sets research roadmap on climate, health and migration for Western Pacific
9+ hour, 43+ min ago (192+ words) The World Health Organization has launched a new regional research agenda on health, migration and displacement in the Western Pacific, with a strong focus on the impacts of climate change, Qazinform News Agency reports. Developed with input from 108 experts across…...
US bars direct return of citizens from Congo over Ebola
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (259+ words) The Trump administration will prevent U.S. citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo from flying directly back to the United States, citing the country’s worsening Ebola outbreak and introducing one of its toughest travel restrictions since the public health emergency began....
Ebola is spreading faster in eastern Congo than it can be tracked, as deaths pass 700
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (169+ words) Saint Mary’s Regional Health System is celebrating 10 years of collaboration with Survival Flight, marking a decade of expanded access to critical air medical services for patients across the Arkansas River Valley. Read moreSt. Mary's celebrates 10-year partnership with Survival Flight…...