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'Serious and spreading very fast': WHO on Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday warned that a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is spreading quickly, even as response efforts are being scaled up.

The Times of India

‘If not India, then who?’: Palestinian envoy flags Gaza healthcare collapse, seeks urgent assistance

Videos of bombed hospitals in the Gaza Strip and testimonies of doctors desperate for medical aid played on the screen as Abdullah Abu Shawesh, the Palestinian Ambassador to India, sought to draw the attention of journalists gathered at the Embassy to the state of the healthcare system in the genocide-ravaged…

Newslaundry

Ebola outbreak in Congo infects 75 health workers, kills 17: WHO emergency director

Seventy-five healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have contracted Ebola during the current outbreak, with 17 tragically losing their lives. The World Health Organization highlighted the immense risks faced by these frontline responders. This outbreak, while seeing a decrease in cases, underscores the persistent threat of the deadly…

The Times of India

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China rejects Indian chillis, Japan our mangoes. Who is checking what we eat?

Last week, China’s customs authorities rejected Indian chilli shipments carrying what they described as excessive levels of methamidophos – a pesticide associated with nervous system disorders.

Newslaundry

Tennessee Became the First State to Let Pharmacies Sell Ivermectin without a Prescription. Here's What That Looks Like Now.

KFF Health News June 17 investigation: Tennessee pharmacies sell ivermectin 10–21x standard potency via one anti-vaccine doctor's blanket prescriptions. 60+ poison center calls in 2025.

Medical Daily

Lithuania’s plan to send newly trained doctors to rural areas sparks backlash

Lithuania — a Baltic country of 2,8 million — plans to tackle medical deserts by sending junior doctors to remote regions. Junior doctors oppose what they see as a “populist” move.

Euronews

Ebola Outbreak 2026: Singapore Activates Changi Airport Screening as WHO Declares Global Health Emergency

Singapore has launched Ebola border surveillance at Changi Airport amid the 2026 WHO-declared outbreak. Here's what's in place, who's at risk, and what travelers must know.

Medical Daily

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HPV jabs cut risk of dying from cervical cancer before 30 to almost zero

Study reveals positive news, but experts say deaths and cases may rise again as fewer teenagers get vaccinated

The Guardian - UK

Thailand seeks candidate to lead WHO

The Ministry of Public Health has opened applications for qualified candidates seeking to represent Thailand in the race for the next director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Bangkok Post

Over 100,000 Kids Have Died Due to Greenpeace Blocking Genetically Enhanced Rice, New Calculation Shows

Anti-technology activists have blocked the adoption of Golden Rice, which is genetically enhanced to produce the vitamin A precursor beta-carotene, for over two decades.

Reason

London health specialists deployed to Africa to bolster Ebola response

The experts include seven specialists from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Evening Standard

Singapore COVID-19 Wave Driven by NB.1.8.1 Variant as Weekly Cases Surge 60 Percent, Travelers Urged to Stay Alert

Singapore's CDA reports 12,700 COVID cases in one week — a nearly 60% surge — driven by NB.1.8.1. WHO flags the variant; hospitals still coping. Here's the full picture.

Medical Daily

Bunia Locals Reveal How Ebola Fear Is Destroying Livelihoods as Bars Empty and Incomes Collapse in Congo's Outbreak Zone

The Ebola outbreak in Bunia, DRC, is causing economic hardship as residents avoid crowded places, impacting businesses and daily routines

International Business Times UK

Africa's Ebola outbreaks complicated by victims who prefer traditional healers over hospitals

Whenever Ebola comes, some of those stricken choose the road to the nearest hospital

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Lives and incomes lost as Ebola takes toll on Bunia’s public-facing workers

A headteacher, a motorcycle taxi driver and a travel agent are among those who are counting the human and economic cost of the virus

The Independent UK

India bans sale of cough syrups without doctor’s prescription

Indian syrups have been linked to deaths of children at home and abroad

Medical Daily

Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Threatens to Make Most Common Bacterial STI in United States Untreatable as CDC Updates Failed Treatment Guidelines

WHO documents a sixfold global rise in azithromycin-resistant gonorrhea, and ceftriaxone-resistant strains are emerging in US cities. With 1.6 million annual US gonorrhea cases, the CDC has updated treatment guidelines in 2026. Here is what the drug resistance crisis means for sexual health in America.

The Guardian - UK

Right now, we could be living through a hantavirus disaster. The world avoided that, and this is why

As the isolation period comes to an end for those caught up in the outbreak on a cruise ship, let’s celebrate a good news story, says Devi Sridhar of Edinburgh University

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‘The next pandemic will not wait’: Lula and WHO director in urgent plea for leaders to finalise agreement

As Ebola spreads in the DRC, the Brazilian president and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ask leaders to agree pandemic treaty created after Covid

AAP

Six Regional Organisations Sign MoU to Strengthen Asia's Dengue Response as Cases Rise

SINGAPORE, June 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Asia Dengue Voice and Action Group (ADVA) and partner organisations from across Asia have signed a new regional Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen regional cooperation on dengue prevention and control. The partnership comes at a critical time as countries face growing mosquito…

Medical Daily

CDC Issues New Yemen Malaria Travel Alert as Dangerous Parasite Spreads into Previously Low-Risk Areas: What Travelers and Aid Workers Need to Know

The CDC issued a new Level 2 Travel Health Notice for malaria in Yemen on June 11, 2026, as cases spread into previously low-risk areas. WHO EMRO confirmed 1.44 million cases tested in 2025. Yemen's malaria is almost exclusively Plasmodium falciparum — the deadliest species. Here is what travelers need…

The Guardian - UK

Ebola one month on: will the latest outbreak in DRC become the most deadly yet?

With more than 670 confirmed cases and over 135 deaths, the disease has yet to be contained amid funding shortfalls, fear and disinformation

Bangkok Post

Ebola spreading into new areas in northeast DR Congo: WHO

GENEVA - The Ebola outbreak is spreading into new areas of the northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo and is bigger in scale than hitherto detected, the World Health Organization warned Friday.

The Guardian - US

Data is not enough: from Covid to measles, America must relearn risk communication

The confusion over hantavirus and Ebola is a reminder that we must do better at explaining how to respond to an outbreak

Medical Daily

Diphtheria Outbreak 2026: CDC Issues New Sub-Saharan Africa Travel Alert Covering 7 Countries with Over 20,000 Cases and 1,252 Deaths in 2025

The CDC issued a new diphtheria travel alert for Chad, Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Mali, Mauritania, and Somalia on June 2, 2026. WHO documented 20,412 suspected cases and 1,252 deaths in Africa in 2025. Here is what travelers and unvaccinated Americans need to know.

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