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Climate Plans Promise Health Gains. Only Four Governments Count Them.

A WHO review of 114 national climate plans finds 91% of Parties mention health, yet only four of the 82 that claim health gains from cutting emissions quantify or monitor them. Just

October 19, 2026

Climate·Health·News

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Congo’s Ebola Reaches an Eighth Province; Source of Infection Not Given

Two men in Congo's Wapinda health zone have given the Ebola outbreak an eighth province, Nord-Ubangi, and one has died. The ministry's report does not say how they were infected, four days

October 18, 2026

Health·News

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Houthis Fire Eight Missiles at Marib as Yemen Claims 1,326 Strikes

The Houthis launched eight ballistic missiles toward Marib on Sunday, a city sheltering many displaced people, while Yemen's armed forces claimed 1,326 strikes in 24 hours. The government's own tallies since the

October 18, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

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Kenya’s Third Ebola Case Was Quarantined; Three Contacts Are Still Untraced

Kenya's third Ebola patient, a 65-year-old woman, fell ill while already in quarantine, which the Ministry of Health says is why she was caught early. WHO calls it the response working as

October 17, 2026

Health·News

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A Kenyan Surgery Patient’s Wound Fungus Resisted All Four Drug Classes

Researchers in Kenya report a Candida auris isolate from a 28-year-old surgery patient that resisted all four antifungal drug classes, only the second such case on record. The report covers one patient

October 15, 2026

Health·News

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UN Adopts Pandemic Declaration 153-3 as US, Israel and Argentina Vote No

The General Assembly adopted a political declaration on pandemic preparedness by 153 votes to three on Monday, after US objections blocked a consensus vote. The WHO Pandemic Agreement still cannot be opened

October 14, 2026

Health·News

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WHO Says No Weight-Loss Drugs or Surgery for Obese Children Under 10

The WHO's first global guidelines on child and adolescent obesity rule out drugs, surgery and devices for children under 10 and allow medicines for adolescents only after a supervised lifestyle programme fails.

October 14, 2026

Health·News

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WHO: 632 Attacks on Health Care Killed 1,530 in the Eastern Mediterranean

The WHO verified 632 attacks on health care in the Eastern Mediterranean between July 2025 and June 2026, which killed more than 1,530 people, or 86 percent of such deaths worldwide. At

October 14, 2026

Health·News

A woman in a patterned dress holds a young child on a bed at a cholera treatment centre in South Kivu

Cholera Kills 86 in a Week in Congo as Ebola Toll Hits 4,381

Cholera killed 86 people in Congo in the week to September 28, up from 62, as suspected cases rose to 2,932, the World Health Organization said. An Ebola outbreak that has killed

October 14, 2026

Health·News

Health worker in a white protective suit, goggles and a teal mask during the Ebola response in Kenya

Kenya’s Second Ebola Case Was Quarantined; How the First Arrived Is Unclear

Kenya's second Ebola patient fell ill while already in quarantine, a sign tracing is working. How the first patient crossed three countries to reach Nairobi undetected is still unanswered.

October 14, 2026

Health·News

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Climate Plans Promise Health Gains. Only Four Governments Count Them.

Congo’s Ebola Reaches an Eighth Province; Source of Infection Not Given

Houthis Fire Eight Missiles at Marib as Yemen Claims 1,326 Strikes

Kenya’s Third Ebola Case Was Quarantined; Three Contacts Are Still Untraced

A Kenyan Surgery Patient’s Wound Fungus Resisted All Four Drug Classes

UN Adopts Pandemic Declaration 153-3 as US, Israel and Argentina Vote No

WHO Says No Weight-Loss Drugs or Surgery for Obese Children Under 10

WHO: 632 Attacks on Health Care Killed 1,530 in the Eastern Mediterranean

Cholera Kills 86 in a Week in Congo as Ebola Toll Hits 4,381

Kenya’s Second Ebola Case Was Quarantined; How the First Arrived Is Unclear

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