WHO brands corona virus ‘public enemy number one’
The corona virus outbreak in China may be over by April, the country’s senior medical adviser said
More Japanese evacuated from China virus epicenter as death toll climbs
A plane of Japanese evacuees from the virus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan arrived in Tokyo on Thursday
China virus death toll crosses 130; Japan, US evacuate citizens
The United States and Japan flew citizens out of the Chinese city at the epicenter of a new virus
China virus toll passes 130 as US weighs flight ban
The White House is holding daily meetings on the outbreak and monitoring China-US flights as a
China virus death toll rises to 41, more than 1 300 infected worldwide
The virus has also been detected in Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Nepal,
China virus death toll mounts to 25, infections spread
A new coronavirus has killed 25 people in China and infected more than 800, the government said on
China says 17 new cases in virus outbreak, Wuhan to restrict large gatherings
China said on Sunday that 17 more people had become infected with a new corona virus strain, fanning
Ebola spreads in Congo after militants attack treatment camp: WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says cases of the deadly Ebola virus are steadily rising in the
New typhoid fever vaccine protects young children
Preventing typhoid has become particularly important because some strains, particularly in South
Rollout of new Ebola vaccine begins in Congo
Health authorities in eastern Congo have introduced a new Ebola vaccine produced by an American
WHO, DRC eye tighter rules for Ebola care over immunity concerns
Congo’s Ebola outbreak has infected over 3,000 people and killed more than 2,000 since August last
Ebola concentrated in DRC mining area: WHO
The Ebola virus has infected 3,227 people and killed 2,154 of them since the outbreak was declared
Philippines risks polio problem as parents skip child vaccines: WHO
The Philippines risks having more cases of polio unless it sharply steps up its vaccinations of
World at risk of pandemics that could kill millions, panel warns
The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board, co-convened by the World Bank and WHO, warned that
Kenya introduces world’s first malaria vaccine
Malaria is a top killer of children under five in the East African nation, and the vaccine is
Amazon fire poses health risk: World Health Organization
Fires raging in the Amazon pose a risk to health including from respiratory diseases, especially in
Three Congolese doctors arrested in connection with WHO official’s death
Congolese doctors have been arrested for allegedly planning an attack on a hospital that killed a
DRC makes new push to fight year-old Ebola epidemic
So far, 1,790 people have died of the dreaded haemorrhagic virus since the first cases were recorded
WHO sounds Ebola alarm as risks intensify
Despite a highly effective vaccine and a swift international response after it was declared 11
UN calls for Libya ceasefire as death toll climbs to 1,000
The UN Security Council called Friday for a ceasefire in Libya as the death toll from a three-month