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Health workers dressed in Ebola protective suits carry a coffin with the body of Congolese woman Kahambu Tulirwaho, who died of Ebola, as it is transported for a burial from the Ebola treatment centre in Butembo, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, March 28, 2019. Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters

Congo to combat Ebola by enforcing mandatory emergency health measures

By Krista Larson, Al-Hadji Kudra Maliro, Associated Press

A health worker wearing Ebola protection gear, leaves the dressing room before entering the Biosecure Emergency Care Unit (CUBE) at the ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action) Ebola treatment centre in Beni, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, March 30, 2019. Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters

5-year-old Ugandan boy dies of Ebola as outbreak spreads beyond Congo

There have been three confirmed cases in Uganda for the highly contagious disease that has killed nearly 1,400 in Congo.

By Rodney Muhumuza, Al-Hadji Kudra Maliro, Associated Press

Mwamini Kahindo, an Ebola survivor working as a caregiver to babies who are confirmed Ebola cases, holds an infant outside the red zone at the Ebola treatment centre in Butembo, Democratic Republic of Congo, on March 25, 2019. Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters

WHO warns Ebola could spread if attacks don’t stop

The World Health Organization warned it may not be possible to contain Ebola to the two affected provinces in eastern Congo if violent attacks on health teams continue.

By Krista Larson, Associated Press

UN recommends no screen time for babies, only 1 hour for kids under 5

The World Health Organization has issued its first-ever guidance for how much screen time children under 5 should get: not very much, and none at all for those under 1.

By Associated Press

Mother holding newborn baby in arms. Photo by Getty Images.

Most babies aren’t breastfed in their critical first hour of life, study shows

“These low global rates of early initiation of breastfeeding are evidence of a massive missed opportunity worldwide,” the report said.

By Laura Santhanam

Health officials cautiously optimistic dangerous Ebola outbreak is over

By Helen Branswell, STAT

Transmission of the deadly virus appears to have stopped — though it is not yet time to pull back on the response operation.

U.S. blocks UN health panel from backing taxes on sugar drinks

By Jamey Keaten, Maria Cheng, Associated Press

The move disappointed many public health experts but was enthusiastically welcomed by the International Food and Beverage Alliance — a group that represents companies including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo. and Unilever.

Will lessons learned from the 2014 Ebola outbreak prevent more deaths in Congo?

By Larisa Epatko

The spread of Ebola in West Africa in 2014-2016 was the worst outbreak since the disease's discovery. Here's how international health agencies are responding this time.

Congo reports first urban case of Ebola. Here’s what that means for the outbreak

By Saleh Mwanamilongo, Carley Petesch, Associated Press

Congo's latest Ebola outbreak has spread to a city of more than 1 million people, a worrying shift as the deadly virus risks traveling more easily in densely populated areas.

UN health agency aims to wipe out trans fats worldwide

By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

The World Health Organization has released a plan to help countries wipe out artery-clogging trans fats from the global food supply in the next five years.