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 North West health department is investigating the death of a patient at a psychiatric hospital in Potchefstroom earlier this month.
A 32-year-old man from eZimbokodweni in KwaZulu-Natal died after contracting rabies following a bite from his unvaccinated dog.
Martin Bullen, 31, was at a pool party on June 10 when he claims a stranger came up and playfully pushed him into the water.
Kyle Ingram-Baldwin was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer.
'At the time, she did not think any harm would come of it and didn’t think much of it.'
They are 'unsafe to eat and not compliant with UK laws'.
In Part 1 of this Spotlight special briefing, we looked at some of the big picture dynamics of HIV in South Africa, and in Part 2, we considered some of the vulnerabilities of our HIV programme.
Nicole Liedemann-Telukram has completed her 1 400km walk from Johannesburg to Cape Town, 10 days ahead of schedule.
The UK government has issued a warning that the machine should not be used.
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