The Guardian Europe
Ebola Fighters Not Paid, Still Fighting: A Tale of Heroism and Shameful Payroll
DRC Ebola heroes work unpaid as outbreak spreads; UN warns funds run out, and the world collectively checks its wallet.
2026-08-22
The Guardian Europe
2026-08-16
UN News
WHO Tracks 10,400 Attacks on Healthcare - And Exactly Zero People Held Accountable
WHO's tally of attacks on healthcare hits 10,400+ with zero convictions, because apparently accountability is also a casualty of war.
2026-08-15
UN News
‘Ebola is Winning’: UN Admits Defeat to a Virus, Because of Course We Let It Get This Far
Ebola is killing someone every 30 minutes in the DRC, and the UN is asking for more money and a wake-up call, because apparently the world's been napping through a pandemic.
2026-07-29
UN News
Ebola Outbreak Hits 3,200 Cases, Hunger Joins the Ranks of the Virus's Best Friends
UN food agency warns hunger is fueling Ebola's spread in DRC as cases hit 3,200; $293.6 million needed to keep containment efforts from falling apart.
2026-07-21
UN News
UN Experts to M23: 'Please Stop the Rapes, Gang Rapes, and General Reign of Terror, K Thx'
M23 continues its greatest hits tour of sexual violence in DRC; Ukraine and Russia trade missile pleasantries; Southeast Asian crime syndicates discover the gig economy.
2026-07-16
The Atlantic
Ebola Outbreak Reminds Us We're Great at Forgetting What We Learned
The third-largest Ebola outbreak ever shows we've learned some things, but the U.S. seems determined to unlearn the importance of actually maintaining the systems that stop pandemics.
2026-07-05
UN News
Ebola Survivor Returns Home, Stigma Goes Down for the Count in Uganda
An anthropologist plays community mediator as Uganda battles Ebola stigma, proving that cake and conversation can be just as vital as lab results.
2026-06-30
The Guardian
Glasgow Hospital Tests Patient for Ebola; Public Health Scotland Insists It’s Probably Fine
A patient in Glasgow is being tested for Ebola; Public Health Scotland says risk is low, but they're ready to trace contacts and maybe panic a little.
2026-06-02
Ars Technica
Moderna Gets $50 Million to Make a Vaccine for the Ebola Strain Nobody Bothered Making a Vaccine For
CEPI drops $60M+ on three vaccine candidates for the neglected Bundibugyo ebolavirus, because nothing says 'urgent response' like funding a platform that already worked once.
2026-05-31
BBC World
Brazil Places Two Patients in 'Please Don't Be Ebola' Holding Pattern
Brazil nervously watches two international travelers with Ebola-like symptoms, but they probably just have meningitis and malaria - which is somehow comforting.
2026-05-21
The Guardian Europe
Air France Passenger Boards Wrong Flight, Accidentally Recreates Ebola Thriller
One passenger's 'oops' turns an Air France flight to Detroit into a detour to Canada, proving that even amid Ebola outbreaks, human error remains a formidable force.
UN News
WHO Fights Rare Ebola Strain With the Radical Strategy of Actually Talking to People
WHO battles rare Ebola strain in DRC and Uganda with community trust, since no vaccine exists and scaring people doesn't work.
2026-05-16
UN News
UN Drops $10 Million on School-Building in DRC, Because Bullets Alone Can't Teach Kids to Read
UN funds 62,000+ school slots in DRC's war zone, because child soldiers don't need math but future presidents do.
2026-05-15
The Guardian Europe
Ebola Outbreak in DRC Kills 65, Because 16 Outbreaks Apparently Wasn't Enough
Ebola kills 65 in DRC's 17th outbreak since 1976; officials worry about new strain and cross-border spread.
2026-05-08
ScienceDaily
Constipation Drug Shows Surprising Talent for Kidney Protection, Because Why Not
A common constipation drug shows unexpected power to protect kidneys in a clinical trial, suggesting gut health might be the key to slowing chronic kidney disease.
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