The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is spreading largely undetected, with four out of five new cases having no known link to existing patients. According to the latest government data, the Bundibugyo strain has infected 1,792 people and claimed 625 lives. WHO officials say the true scale of the outbreak could be two to four times higher than reported due to underreporting and ongoing community transmission.

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Speaking about the situation in Europe, Dr Hans Kluge, regional director at the WHO, said: "We have seen, in the region, not only a 30-fold increase in measles cases, but also nearly 21,000 hospitalisations and five measles-related deaths. This is concerning.

W.H.O raises alarm over measles in Europe, urges mass vaccination drive

WHO has requested rich nations to stop booster doses of COVID-19 so as to enhance global supply of vaccines. France and Germany has ignored WHO request and will roll out booster doses from September.

COVID-19: France, Germany to give booster doses from September

The UN-backed effort has faltered badly in recent months, with nearly 60 poor countries stalled in their vaccination efforts and their biggest vaccine supplier unable to share any doses until the end of the year.

Rich countries should donate covid vaccines, not use boosters: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) was criticised for its remarks over draft global alcohol action plan. 'The Women of childbearing age shouldn't drink', says WHO. Women from around the world slammed the organisation as “sexist” and the advice as “absurd”.

'Women of childbearing age shouldn't drink': WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) informed on May 12, 2021 that the COVID-19 variant -B.1.617 that was first found in India in October 2020 has been detected in sequences uploaded from 44 countries in all six WHO regions.

Covid-19 variant first detected in India, found in 44 countries: WHO

Experts suggest that different vaccine combinations could work together to enforce the body’s immune response to the virus, there is currently no evidence it will be as effective.

No data currently available on mixing COVID vaccines: WHO

In an open letter, 24 scientists and researchers from Europe, the United States, Australia and Japan said the study was tainted by politics.

24 scientists ask China to disclose Covid report info

At a time when every nation wants an independent probe over the origin of Covid-19 that took millions of lives, New Zealand on Thursday backs off from supporting any joint statement over the latest Covid-19 report released by World Health Organisation. NZ's Foreign Ministry says 'We want to investigate the origins of Coronavirus independently before coming to any conclusion and commenting on the same'

New Zealand backs off from joint statement on Covid report

According to the World Health Organisation's recent report, '1 in 4 people to have hearing problems by the year 2050'. The report proposed a package of measures, which it calculated would cost $1.33 per person per year.

1 in 4 people to have hearing issues by 2050: WHO

The World Health Organization approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for emergency use. WHO cleared the vaccines manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and South Korean company SK Biopharmaceuticals.

WHO grants emergency approval to AstraZeneca vaccine

China refuses to give raw data on early COVID-19 cases to a world health organization led team probing the origin of a pandemic. Raw data could help answer crucial questions on the origin of a pandemic. WION brings you more details.

China refuse to give raw data on early COVID-19 cases to a WHO led team

A member of the special WHO mission to China said on Wednesday that US intelligence on the origin of the coronavirus was not reliable.

U.S. to conduct independent review of W.H.O data from Wuhan

“The possibility that the virus leaked from a lab – another hypothesis – was extremely unlikely and did not require further study.”, says W.H.O official

'Direct jump of virus from bats to humans unlikely', says W.H.O team

A World Health Organization probe team member has said that the team concluded its site visit in China's Wuhan, they are investigating the origins of coronavirus. The probe team visited various markets and hospital sites that first witness the outbreak. WHO probe team will go through all the data before submitting a summary of their findings.

WHO team members are worried about different bat COVID-19

Covid-19 has killed nearly 1.8 million people around the world, out of over 80 million infected.

'COVID-19 not the big one, it's a wake up call', says WHO

New strain now wreaking havoc across the world. While children have mostly been safe from the virus all this, while this new mutation is more likely to infect them, according to experts.

'Children more likely to contract the new strain of novel coronavirus', says WHO

Since the coronavirus cases emerged in Wuhan in December last year before turning into a global pandemic with the worldwide death toll crossing over 1.4 million.

China questions virus origin ahead of W.H.O probe

The Covid-19 caseload stood at 54,992,571 on Tuesday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

Global coronavirus cases near 55 million

A vaccine against COVID-19 may be ready by year-end, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, without elaborating.

'There Is Hope' COVID-19 Vaccine May Be Ready By Year-End, says WHO Chief

The World Health Organization has warned of a massive increase in fatalities from the novel coronavirus pandemic, expecting the global death toll to reach 1 million next week.

WHO expects global COVID-19 death toll to top 1 million

Dr Mike Ryan, the WHO's emergencies head, said the figure could be higher without concerted international action.

Two million deaths 'very likely' even with vaccine, WHO warns

World Health Organization's emergency program executive director Michael Ryan said today that Wuhan's surveillance system was triggered by COVID-19 but it does not mean that is where the disease originated.

Wuhan's virus fire alarm trigger does not necessarily point to coronavirus origin: WHO

More than 70 countries warned they are at risk of running out of HIV medication due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey conducted by the World Health Organization.

More than 70 countries at risk of running out of HIV drugs

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