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Two people killed in Kenya protest against US Ebola quarantine site plan, organizer, sources say

Kenyan President William Ruto defended a US-backed Ebola quarantine facility at a military base after two people were killed during protests.

Demonstrators gather near a barricade they created during a protest against a U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine plan on the establishment of a 50-bed facility at a Kenyan air force base that was intended to host Americans exposed to Ebola, in Nanyuki town, in Laikipia County, Kenya June 1, 2026.
Medical teams in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, May 2026

Health Ministry officials meet to discuss, monitor ongoing Ebola outbreak

Workers line up to disinfect their protective equipment at General Referral Hospital of Mongbwalu during the Ebola outbreak response in Mongbwalu, Ituri province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 20, 2026.

WHO reports 906 suspected cases and 223 suspected deaths from Bundibugyo strain of Ebola

A poster displaying Ebola emergency contact numbers is pinned to a tent at the Busunga border crossing between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo in Bundibugyo, on May 18, 2026.

Uganda confirms two more Ebola cases, bringing total to seven


Polio vaccination targets surpassed for Gaza children, WHO says

That amounts to about a quarter of the total population targeted in the campaign to stop the spread of the disease, which can cause paralysis and even death in young children.

 THE WORLD Health Organization in Geneva: The writer asserts that October 7 brought to the fore two of the most critical questions of the day – to be or not to be? And to disengage or reengage?

Pollution kills more than tobacco, malnutrition, can shorten life expectancy by two years - study

Study shows that exposure to air pollution can decrease average life expectancy by two years, and can have a long-lasting effect on public health and economic stability,

 People walk in front of India Gate on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, December 18, 2023.

Gaza’s polio vaccination rate hits 90% with 282,000 vials distributed

In addition to vaccinating the civilian population in Gaza, in late July, the IDF began a broad vaccination operation for all the regular and reserve soldiers in the Gaza Strip.

A Palestinian boy receives polio vaccine at a hospital in Khan Younis in the southern of Gaza Strip February 23, 2014.

Israel, UAE, WHO evacuate Palestinian patients from Gaza for medical treatment abroad

The evacuated patients suffered from various severe conditions including cancer, neurological issues and cardiac diseases. They were accompanied by 63 family members and caregivers.

Israel, UAE, WHO evacuate Palestinian patients from Gaza for medical treatment abroad.

Polio cases 'very likely' in Gaza population, WHO says

According to the WHO, polio is now endemic only in Pakistan and Afghanistan, but more than 30 countries are still listed as subject to outbreaks, including Gaza's neighbors Egypt and Israel.

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Religious women develop technology to find lost travelers at JCT women’s hackathon

A winning app from JCT's women’s hackathon, TrekTag, helps locate lost travelers with radio-wave-equipped bracelets, bypassing cellular service.

 Winning team at the hackathon.

To engage or to disengage with anti-Israel organizations, that is the question - opinion

In recent years, we saw how the engagement with the international film and sports industries brought Israel’s top talent to international screens and major sports venues.

 THE WORLD Health Organization in Geneva: The writer asserts that October 7 brought to the fore two of the most critical questions of the day – to be or not to be? And to disengage or reengage?

Egypt rejects Israeli proposal to allow Gazans through Rafah crossing - report

The closure of the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza has prevented the medical evacuations of at least 2,000 patients, a WHO official noted on Tuesday.

 Military personnel stand guard on the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, October 31, 2023

Somalia, WHO intensify efforts against rising cholera cases

In 2023, Somalia reported over 18,304 cholera cases and 46 deaths, with more than half of the victims being children under 5 years old.

 PREVIEW Police officers stand guard near Hayat Hotel, the scene of an al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group militant attack, in Mogadishu, Somalia August 21, 2022

Israel-Hamas War Day 238: What's happening in Gaza?

Two soldiers killed in Gaza combat • US urges Israel to increase aid to Strip • Hamas says it will not enter negotiations unless war ends

 US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Middle East in the State Dining room at the White House in Washington, US, May 31, 2024.