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– In Brussels, during August, the European Commission has expanded its efforts to combat the Ebola crisis by securing a €2.1 million procurement of PCR tests targeting the Bundibugyo virus. The procurement involves open-platform testing solutions that laboratories can implement
– In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, authorities secured an allocation of 70,000 Ebola vaccine doses as the Bundibugyo outbreak continues to grow. As of Aug. 18, health officials reported 5,208 confirmed cases and 2,476 deaths. The epidemic now
– The World Health Organization reports that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could be contained within three months, provided sufficient resources are allocated. As of August 16, official data indicated 5,021 confirmed cases and 2,378
– In 2025, the Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded a total of 26,064,143 malaria infections, highlighting the enormous scope of the disease nationwide. Health officials also documented 29,938 fatalities related to malaria throughout the year. During the launch of
– In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the health emergency has been escalating swiftly, with authorities and global health leaders sounding alarms on Friday. The World Health Organization has warned that if active community transmission continues and operational challenges
– As of August 7, the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has resulted in 1,916 deaths, based on official reports. The authorities have documented a total of 4,209 infections during this period. This latest figure exceeds
– In Chad, health authorities announced that a severe waterborne disease crisis has resulted in 13 deaths since official alerts were issued late last month. Based on recent surveillance figures published by the Chad Ministry of Public Health, data shows
– In 2022, data published by Belgian public health institute Sciensano indicated that obesity was associated with 9,509 fatalities across Belgium, accounting for 8.2 percent of the country’s total mortality that year. This report marks the first systematic effort by
– In Brussels, during 2026, several European health groups are calling on the European Union to implement compulsory measures to safeguard populations against extreme heat, as increasing temperatures pose escalating health hazards across the continent. The Health and Environment Alliance,
– Moderna has begun an early-phase clinical trial for a vaccine targeting Bundibugyo ebolavirus amid increasing cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. On August 3, a volunteer in Truro, Nova Scotia, received the initial dose of the mRNA-1469