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WHO defends immunisation schedules after Trump orders fewer childhood shots

US President Donald Trump signs an executive order calling for more research and flexibility on vaccines.

WHO pleads for more support to tackle Ebola outbreak

There have been 3,802 confirmed cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including 1,707 deaths.

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo ‘intensifying’: WHO

The outbreak is now the largest recorded Ebola virus disease outbreak in the country, said the WHO.

‘Walking Ebola’ helps explain why Congo’s outbreak is so hard to stop – and how to treat it

Deaths have almost doubled in July and more than 90 per cent of confirmed fatalities are occurring before patients reach treatment centres.

Up to 45% of dementia risk can be prevented, delayed: WHO

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UN warns of cracks in global immunisation system

An estimated 13.5 million so-called zero-dose children did not receive a single shot in their first year during 2025.

Ebola deaths double in two weeks as WHO warns virus is outrunning response

A doctor provides care to a patient with Ebola virus disease at the Rwampara Ebola Treatment Centre in Bunia, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

DRC Ebola outbreak two to four times bigger than official scale: WHO

According to the latest official figures, the haemorrhagic fever has infected more than 1,960 people and killed over 700 since it was detected two months ago.

WHO says it has less than half funding needed to fight Ebola

At least 1,926 people have been infected and 702 have died from the Bundibuyo outbreak.

Intense sand and dust storms struck China, US in 2025: UN

The UN’s weather and climate agency said these episodes affected public health and the environment, and disrupted transport and economic activity.

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