More than 5,300 people still held in Myanmar scam centres: rights group
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WHO and Africa CDC unveil $518m Ebola plan as DRC, Uganda death tolls rise
The DR Congo’s health ministry reported 71 new cases of the rare Bundibugyo strain in just 24 hours.
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What are the Ebola vaccines under research, and when will they be ready?
At least three vaccines are being funded, research being fast-tracked as the outbreak spreads faster than the response.
World Health Organization hails recovery of five Ebola patients
More than 220 people are suspected to have died from the disease’s latest outbreak, which was declared two weeks ago.
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Women bear the brunt of DRC’s Ebola outbreak
Women bear the brunt of DRC’s Ebola outbreak.
Published On 30 May 2026
Confirmed Ebola cases nearly double in days as WHO chief visits DR Congo
WHO’s Tedros calls for a community-led fight as a rare Ebola strain spreads rapidly through conflict-hit eastern DRC.
Kenyan court suspends US Ebola quarantine facility plan
The plan to send Ebola-exposed US nationals to Kenya, which has no known cases of the virus, has provoked a backlash.
WHO chief heads to ‘hardest hit’ Ituri as DRC’s 17th Ebola outbreak spreads
DRC battles Bundibugyo strain as confirmed cases rise to 121, with 17 deaths and 246 suspected fatalities reported.
Ebola outbreak: What travel restrictions have countries imposed?
Some countries ban arrivals from affected countries while others step up screening in bid to contain rare strain.
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Uganda closes border with DRC in an effort to contain Ebola outbreak
Uganda has closed its border with neighbouring DR Congo for four weeks in an effort to contain an Ebola outbreak.
Published On 28 May 2026
WHO chief says suspected Ebola deaths at 220 as epidemic ‘outpacing us’
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says a delay in detecting cases means responders were now ‘playing catch-up’.
