The Hill
A Russian lab worker may have died of pneumonic plague, and the world's response is basically: shrug, mistrust, repeat. Also, AI is making bioweapons easier, which is fine.
The Hill
Russia's plague outbreak response is basically 'trust us, bro,' and the world is not having it. Also: everything else that happened.
UN News
WHO asks Israel to stop treating bandages like weapons of war as Gaza faces winter, rats, unexploded ordnance and a prosthetics shipment rejected four times.
UN News
Volker Türk calls for ceasefire in Sudan's fourth year of war, as drones turn weddings and hospitals into targets, and hospitals crumble. UN asks nicely, again.
UN News
UN reports another 'deadly week' in Gaza: children killed, aid destroyed, and a ceasefire that's about as effective as a chocolate teapot.
UN News
WHO tallies 3,205 attacks on Ukraine's healthcare, because apparently bombing hospitals is a strategy, and still tries to patch things up.
The Guardian Europe
DRC Ebola heroes work unpaid as outbreak spreads; UN warns funds run out, and the world collectively checks its wallet.
UN News
WHO's tally of attacks on healthcare hits 10,400+ with zero convictions, because apparently accountability is also a casualty of war.
BBC World
Ebola continues to outpace health authorities in DR Congo, with WHO admitting the virus is ahead of them. Second-worst outbreak ever, no vaccine, and only 30% of cases reached.
UN News
Wildfire smoke is bad for you, even far away, says WHO. Who knew?
UN News
Global vaccination rates inch up one percentage point, which is progress - unless you're one of the 13.5 million kids still getting zero doses.
UN News
An anthropologist plays community mediator as Uganda battles Ebola stigma, proving that cake and conversation can be just as vital as lab results.
BBC World
WHO begins clinical trial for Bundibugyo Ebola strain treatments as DRC outbreak surpasses 1,400 cases and 438 deaths.
The Guardian
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.
The Guardian
Europe faces its worst heatwave on record, with deaths, infrastructure failures, and political inertia, proving that we've learned nothing from the last 20 years of heatwaves.
BBC World
Armed men kidnap a six-year-old Ebola patient in DR Congo, proving that misinformation, suspicion, and knives are a terrible combination during an outbreak that's already killed nearly 200 people.
UN News
WHO's latest blood report: voluntary donations up, but lower-income countries still face shortages, weak governance, and funding gaps - because apparently, sharing life-saving fluid is complicated.
BBC World
DR Congo's Ebola outbreak sets a grim record for speed, MSF says the response hasn't caught up, and the WHO chief visits to see how bad it really is (spoiler: pretty bad).
The Guardian Europe
WHO chief arrives in DRC, assures everyone the Ebola outbreak can be stopped, asks warring factions for a ceasefire, and notes that travel bans don't help much - while neighboring Uganda slams its border shut.
BBC Health
WHO raises Ebola risk to 'very high' in DR Congo as rare Bundibugyo species spreads, vaccines remain elusive, and a hospital fire shows trust is still in short supply.
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