Health Oct 20 Congo’s last Ebola patient discharged, raising hopes outbreak is over By Associated Press
Health Sep 23 WHO urges caution on autism and acetaminophen claims, saying several studies ‘found no such relationship’ The World Health Organization called for caution before making links between acetaminophen use by pregnant women and autism. By Associated Press
Health Sep 05 WHO chief says mpox outbreak in Africa is no longer a global health emergency The World Health Organization no longer considers the mpox outbreak in Africa to be an international health emergency, the U.N. agency's director said Friday. By Jamey Keaten, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press
Health Aug 05 The world nearly beat polio. But fake records, misinformation and missteps aided its comeback The World Health Organization has closed in on its bold goal of eradicating polio several times, but the paralytic virus is entrenched in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. By Maria Cheng, Riazat Butt, Associated Press
Health Jun 26 U.S. is pulling funding from Gavi, global group that has paid for more than a billion kids to get vaccinated U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the organization has “ignored the science" and “lost the public trust.”… By Maria Cheng, Associated Press
May 28 New COVID variant driving up cases in parts of the world, WHO says By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press A new variant of COVID-19 is circulating in parts of the world and may be driving an increase in cases in the eastern Mediterranean, Southeast Asia and western Pacific regions. Continue reading
Feb 26 An unknown illness has killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo. Here’s what we do know By Chinedu Asadu, Jean-Yves Kamale, Associated Press The outbreaks in two distant villages in Congo's Equateur province began on Jan. 21 and include 419 cases and 53 deaths. Continue reading
Feb 25 Mystery illness has killed more than 50 people in Congo By Jean-Yves Kamale, Associated Press Health experts say an unknown illness first discovered in three children who ate a bat has rapidly killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks. Continue reading
Jan 27 CDC memo orders public health officials to stop working with WHO immediately By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official, John Nkengasong, sent a memo to senior leaders at the agency on Sunday night telling them that all staff who work with the WHO must immediately stop their collaborations and “await… Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 5:23 The potential impacts of Trump’s decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins As part of his blitz of executive orders, President Trump delivered on a promise to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization. The Trump White House accuses the WHO of mishandling the COVID-19 pandemic and bias toward China. Continue watching