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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.
Health Ministry officials meet to discuss, monitor ongoing Ebola outbreak
WHO reports 906 suspected cases and 223 suspected deaths from Bundibugyo strain of Ebola
Uganda confirms two more Ebola cases, bringing total to seven
WHO makes multinational appeal to raise money for Palestinians
In the report, the WHO bemoans the problems faced within Gaza and makes special mention of the issues faced in accessing water, fuel, and medical supplies.
Israeli Health Ministry professional chosen for WHO Executive Committee
The Head of the Health Ministry’s International Relations Division has been elected to the World Health Organization’s prestigious Executive Committee.
Israeli Health Ministry denounces World Health Organization for not condemning Hamas
The ministry continued that “Hamas continues to attack Israeli civilians and health infrastructure, hides terror bunkers under hospitals, and embeds rocket launchers next to medical facilities.
Our greatest sin is emissions: We must repent for climate change - opinion
The State of Israel is part of a global ecocide trend of doubling down on fossil fuels at a time when there needs to be instead a speedy move away from oil and gas to renewables.
Climate change kills 250,000 people every year, experts say
One in four deaths can be attributed to preventable environmental causes, according to statistics read at a meeting kicking off New York Climate Week.
WHO pushes China to help reveal the truth on the origins of COVID
The WHO chief's comments come as health authorities and pharmaceutical companies across the world have been racing to update vaccines to combat newer emerging coronavirus variants.
Moderna says updated COVID vaccine is effective against newer variant
Moderna said it had shared the new finding on its vaccine with regulators and submitted it for peer review publication.
US minor catches swine flu at agriculture fair - first case this year
Since 2005, there have been 37 cases of swine flu in the US, WHO said, and 512 globally.
Scientists work to make vaccine for 'Disease X,' the future pandemic
British scientists are working on a vaccine against Disease X, the hypothetical pathogen that will cause the next pandemic.
Man tests positive for MERS in Abu Dhabi near Oman border - WHO
Cases of MERS-CoV - which can cause fever, coughing and shortness of breath, and in some cases can lead to pneumonia - have been recorded in 27 countries since 2012, according to WHO figures.
