KINSHASA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO / MENA Newswire / — The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported 507 confirmed Ebola cases and 88 confirmed deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The total…

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA / MENA Newswire / — Africa’s top public health body and the World Health Organization launched a $518 million Ebola response plan on June 5, as health authorities worked to contain a Bundibugyo Ebola…

WHO says Congo Ebola response is advancing as testing improves, but contact tracing, insecurity and supply strains slow control efforts.

Uganda confirmed six new Ebola cases, raising the outbreak total to 15 as health teams trace contacts and care for admitted patients.

Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo rose to 282, with Ituri accounting for most confirmed infections in the eastern outbreak.

Bangladesh’s measles outbreak has passed 60,000 suspected cases, with confirmed and suspected child deaths nearing 500.