Browsing: Health
– The Democratic Republic of the Congo has been allocated 70,000 Ervebo Ebola vaccine doses to combat the expanding Bundibugyo outbreak. Authorities in Congo reported a total of 5,208 confirmed cases and 2,476 deaths as of Aug. 18. The epidemic
– The World Health Organization states that Congo’s ongoing Ebola outbreak could be brought under control within three months if adequate resources are allocated to response teams. The latest official figures indicate a total of 5,021 confirmed cases and 2,378
– In 2025, the Democratic Republic of the Congo documented a total of 26,064,143 malaria cases. Throughout the same year, the country also reported 29,938 fatalities associated with the disease. The figures were revealed by Guy Esebe Dembo, deputy director
– According to official assessments delivered by global health authorities on Friday, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is on a trajectory to overtake previous records for fatalities. The World Health Organization confirmed that without swift
– According to official reports through August 7, the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo has resulted in 1,916 fatalities and 4,209 confirmed infections. This figure increases the death toll by 29 compared to the earlier report of 1,887. Additionally, health
– An acute waterborne health emergency in Chad has resulted in 13 fatalities since official public declarations were made late last month. According to the latest surveillance data released by the Ministry of Public Health of Chad, epidemiological investigations reveal
– In 2022, obesity was linked to 9,509 fatalities in Belgium, accounting for 8.2 percent of the country’s overall mortality, according to new data from the Belgian public health institute Sciensano. This marks the first systematic effort by public health
– European health organizations are urging the European Union to implement binding and stronger measures for heat protection as rising temperatures pose increasing risks to public health. The Health and Environment Alliance, known as HEAL, advocates for EU-wide standards in
– Moderna has commenced a Phase 1 clinical trial for an experimental vaccine targeting Bundibugyo ebolavirus in Canada. The first participant received the mRNA-1469 vaccine on August 3 at a facility in Truro, Nova Scotia. This trial is taking place
– Two fatalities associated with Michigan’s 2026 cyclosporiasis outbreak have been officially verified by the state, marking the first reported deaths. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services documented 11,234 cases as of Aug. 3, along with 193 hospitalizations