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Cholera spreads across borders in West and Central Africa

Key factsCholera outbreaks are active in six countries across West and Central Africa, spread along two major transmission corridorsNigeria has…

5 days ago

New Ebola vaccine trial launches as outbreak spreads in DR Congo

Key points3,748 cases, including 1,657 deaths and 708 recoveries, as of 1 August, according to WHOWhile Ebola vaccines exist, trials…

2 weeks ago

DR Congo: Ebola spreads as agencies brace for child victims

“Every day, cases are being identified in new health zones. And that reflects really the scale of this outbreak, a…

2 months ago

Gaza: More deaths reported as starvation spreads

In an update on Friday, OCHA said that the starvation crisis is deepening across the enclave, with the local health…

1 year ago

Chaos spreads as desperate Gazans wait for food aid

Rushdie AbualoufGaza correspondentAlice CuddyReporting from JerusalemEPAThe limited amount of food that trickled into Gaza after an Israeli blockade was partly…

1 year ago

UN alert over deepening crisis in Sudan as famine spreads and violence escalates

In a statement issued by his Spokesperson on Wednesday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he was “appalled” by the deteriorating…

1 year ago

New mpox strain spreads to household contacts in the UK

Two more cases of a new strain of the mpox virus have been detected in London, in household contacts of…

2 years ago

‘Endometriosis spreads like my cancer, so why are waits so long?’

Lara said she had been trying to become pregnant for four years, but after a number of miscarriages and additional…

2 years ago

As the Middle East fighting spreads, potential peace is forgotten

After weeks of stunning tactical success, Israel’s prime minister seems to harbour grand ambitions.In a direct address to the Iranian…

2 years ago

Polio stalks Gazans as ‘anarchy’ spreads, humanitarians warn

In a statement, Christian Lindmeier, spokesperson for the World Health Organization (WHO), said that vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (VDPV2) had…

2 years ago