Health Issues
Catching Up with Ebola in the Congo
The outbreak has also crossed borders. Uganda has reported 15 confirmed cases and one death. A Congolese resident who travelled through the United Arab Emirates…
Lebanon’s Hospitals Under Fire
WHO has verified nearly 190 attacks on healthcare facilities in Lebanon in just three months, killing 128 healthcare workers and injuring 332 others; 11 attacks…
In Congo, Four Nurses Walk Free as Ebola Fight Intensifies
The outbreak is concentrated in Ituri province, as well as North Kivu and South Kivu. In Bunia, the likely epicentre and capital of Ituri, WHO…
Ten Years On, Attacks on Health in Conflict Are Getting Worse
Human Rights Watch is calling on all governments to improve data collection on attacks on health, integrate respect for international law into military doctrine and…
Ebola And the Limits of Preparedness
WHO has been working alongside the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and other partners in both countries to contain the outbreak and support…
A Rare Strain, a Familiar Challenge
The confirmed case count stands at 51, but that number understates the situation considerably. The World Health Organisation has tallied nearly 600 suspected cases and…
When Medicine Becomes a Casualty
More than 72,000 people have been killed and 182,000 injured since October 2023. In 2025 alone, nearly 26,000 additional deaths were recorded. A ceasefire declared…
Ebola at the Gates
The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board, an independent body established by WHO and the World Bank in 2018, said on Monday that “the world is not…
The Virus That Keeps Returning
The outbreak involves the Bundibugyo strain of the virus, for which no approved vaccines or specific treatments currently exist. That makes containment harder and research…
Cuba’s Health System Under Blackout: The Human Toll Is Already Visible
The UN’s messaging, blunt for diplomatic norms, warns of a possible humanitarian “collapse” unless the flow of assistance and energy solutions is accelerated. That is…
A Preventable Toll
287m People living with chronic hepatitis B or C in 2024, roughly 3% of the global population
In Gaza and Iran, the Health Toll of War Deepens
More than 1,800 health facilities have been damaged or destroyed in Gaza; in Iran, three months of dialysis-filter supplies remain.
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