Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it was moving faster than any previous one and had a high risk of spreading to other countries in the region.
READ MOREFear of Ebola is keeping pregnant women away from healthcare facilities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, raising the risk of stillbirths, premature births and maternal deaths as the country's deadliest Ebola outbreak continues to disrupt routine medical care.
Responders are warning the deadly haemorrhagic virus is spreading at an unprecedented rate, outpacing efforts to slow it in the remote eastern part of the country.
The UKHSA described the outbreak as a 'super-spreader.'
Parents and campaigners have claimed the meningitis deaths in Kent could have been prevented — but ministers rejected calls to widen access to a vaccine protecting against the strain linked to the ou
Some students have holed themselves up in their dorms in fear of spreading the contagion
The NHS for England and Wales nearly collapsed due to demand during the pandemic,an inquiry has found.
The Sudan Doctors Network on Wednesday accused the Rapid Support Forces of killing 12 civilians,including six women,and injuring three others in the Shuraim Mima area,north of Bara in North Kordofan
Morocco’s Competition Council has issued a wide-ranging advisory calling for structural reforms to the country’s pharmaceutical distribution sector,targeting regulatory bottlenecks,territ
'She looked really pale and we just went to the hospital where she has been ever since.'
Meg McKay, 20, filmed promotional videos for Club Chemistry in Canterbury on Saturday, just one day before two people died from an 'invasive' strain of meningitis
Mauritania and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) have signed two financing agreements worth €116.6 million to strengthen the country’s health and energy sectors.
Morocco pleaded,on Tuesday,for a collective response and strengthened sub-regional,regional,and international cooperation in the face of the global drug problem.
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