World Health Organization

United Nations agency concerned with international public health

The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) which coordinates responses to international public health issues and emergencies. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and has six regional offices and 150 field offices worldwide. Only sovereign states are eligible to join, and it is the largest intergovernmental health organization at the international level.

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World Health Organization (WHO) and World Health Organisation

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Ebola Outbreak Far Larger Than Reported

The WHO says the Congo Ebola outbreak may be four times larger than reported, and the US has barred returning Americans from the country.

U.S. Bars Americans From Returning From Congo Amid Widening Ebola Outbreak Wall Street Journal — Jul 14, 17:22 PM
Majority of new Ebola cases are ‘from unknown chains of transmission,’ WHO official says STAT News — Jul 14, 15:18 PM
Majority of new Ebola cases are ‘from unknown chains of transmission,’ WHO official says The Independent — Jul 14, 13:12 PM
WHO says it has less than half funding needed to fight Ebola Channel News Asia — Jul 14, 11:43 AM
Oxford begins first human trial of Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine Mint — Jul 13, 17:13 PM
Oxford University begins human trials of new Ebola vaccine to combat fast-spreading Bundibugyo strain The Independent — Jul 13, 10:45 AM
Oxford begins first human trial of Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine The Straits Times — Jul 13, 09:45 AM
Venezuela earthquakes death toll rises to 3,889 as health risks mount The Jerusalem Post — Jul 10, 04:58 AM
Ebola outbreak is 'fastest-growing ever' as 600 die ABC News — Jul 09, 19:11 PM
Ebola outbreak is ‘fastest growing ever’ as 600 die in DR Congo South China Morning Post — Jul 09, 17:37 PM
Ebola death toll in Congo reaches 600, as new cases suspected in previously unaffected provinces NY Post — Jul 09, 14:40 PM
DR Congo's Ebola outbreak death toll climbs to 600 France 24 — Jul 09, 12:58 PM
Europe may face 'more deadly weeks' as new heatwave builds, WHO warns The Straits Times — Jul 07, 09:47 AM
Ebola treatment trial begins in Congo as citizens mourn hundreds South China Morning Post — Jul 05, 08:52 AM
Residents in eastern Congo cling to hope as a new Ebola treatment trial begins The Independent — Jul 05, 05:11 AM
Deadly MV Hondius Hantavirus Outbreak Is Over, W.H.O. Says The New York Times — Jul 02, 22:00 PM
WHO declares cruise ship hantavirus outbreak over The Hindu — Jul 02, 21:25 PM
WHO declares cruise ship hantavirus outbreak over Punch — Jul 02, 21:08 PM
WHO declares cruise-linked hantavirus outbreak officially over Al Jazeera — Jul 02, 20:50 PM
WHO declares hantavirus outbreak over as last patient finishes quarantine Washington Examiner — Jul 02, 17:44 PM