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Intensifying Ebola outbreak response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Intensifying Ebola outbreak response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Following the declaration of the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kasai Province, World Health Organization (WHO) is intensifying efforts to support the government to scale up measures to halt the spread of the virus as swiftly as possible.

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Ghana Advances Adolescent Health with New Regional and Global Guidance

Adolescents and young people make up a quarter of Ghana’s population an

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WHO donates supplies to boost infection prevention and control in Schools in Sierra Leone, as they reopen.

09 September 2025, Freetown, Sierra Leone

Guinea-Bissau inaugurates guidelines to reduce maternal mortality

Guinea-Bissau inaugurates guidelines to reduce maternal mortality

Bissau – In an important step to reduce maternal mortality, Guinea-Bissau has launched its first-ever national guidelines for maternal health, focused on improv

Inter-Ministerial Meeting on Cholera in South Sudan – 4 September 2025

Tackling Cholera and Floods: UN and South Sudan Government reconvene in Juba to review previous resolutions urging stakeholders to step up action

Juba - On 7 July 2025 an extraordinary inter-ministerial meeting on Cholera convened at the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and D

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Health Circle promotes informed public debate and community participation

Democratic Republic of the Congo declares Ebola virus disease outbreak in Kasai Province

Democratic Republic of the Congo declares Ebola virus disease outbreak in Kasai Province

“Early care saved my son from severe mpox disease”

When 9-year-old Romulus Jr.