The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned over the impact of US funding cuts on critical global health initiatives, warning they pose a direct threat to public health efforts worldwide.

At least seven people have tested positive and two have died from a highly contagious Ebola virus strain in Uganda as ...

This appointment comes after the the unexpected death of Dr. Faustine Engelbert Ndugulile, a career politician from Tanzania, who was slated to be the next regional director.

Ugandan officials initiated a clinical trial on Monday for a vaccine targeting the Sudan strain of Ebola, which has resulted in one fatality since the outbreak was declared last week.

The confirmation of Ebola in Uganda is the latest in a series of outbreaks of viral hemorrhagic fevers in the east African ...

WHO urges global leaders to pressure the U.S. to reverse its decision to leave the organization, highlighting the critical information and funding loss it entails. WHO's operations, particularly in ...

The head of the World Health Organization is urging health officials from various countries to encourage the United States to reconsider President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the U.N.

Countries also pressed the World Health Organisation about how it might cope with the exit of its biggest donor.

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization chief asked global leaders to lean on Washington to reverse President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the U.N. health agency, insisting in a closed ...

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus pledged to support Tanzania's response measures, saying the WHO was releasing $3 million from its contingency funds for emergencies, in addition to ...

Tanzania is grappling with another outbreak ... Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, expressed confidence in the country's ability to manage the outbreak, citing previous successes.