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WHO and African Union call for faster action on women's cancers
WHO, African Union and OAFLAD leaders urge governments to fund and expand breast and cervical cancer prevention, screening and treatment across Africa.
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Eastern Mediterranean Ministers Reaffirm Polio Pledge Amid Budget Cuts
WHO regional committee in Cairo reaffirms polio eradication commitment as wild virus persists in Afghanistan and Pakistan and funding falls.
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WHO Eastern Mediterranean committee opens Cairo session on emergencies and financing
Health ministers from 22 countries meet in Cairo as WHO says the region carries close to half of global humanitarian need amid crises and funding pressure.
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WHO sends $70,000 in Ebola supplies to Kenya after imported case
WHO handed Kenya about $70,000 in protective gear, test kits and sample containers to support its response to a confirmed imported Bundibugyo virus case.
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DRC Ebola outbreak passes 8,900 confirmed cases as new Kenyan import reported
ECDC reports 8,978 confirmed Ebola cases and 4,336 deaths in the DRC as of 11 October 2026, with 945 patients hospitalised and a first imported case confirmed in Kenya.
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WHO: No Evidence of Ongoing Transmission After Russian Laboratory Worker Pneumonia Death
WHO says Russia reported no plague or high-threat pathogen in a fatal laboratory worker pneumonia case and no ongoing transmission, though diagnosis remains unclear.
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Hurricane Isaias Rapidly Intensifies as NOAA Satellite Tracks Gulf Threat
Isaias became the Atlantic season's first hurricane on October 7, 2026, prompting emergency declarations in Alabama and Florida as it heads toward the Gulf Coast.
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UK flu activity above recent years but still low, early season possible
UKHSA reports flu circulating at baseline but higher than the same period in the past four seasons, with young adults driving increases.
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WHO seeks clarity on suspected plague lab death in Siberia
WHO has asked Russia for details on a lab worker's death and about 200 people in quarantine, saying it cannot yet assess the risk.
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MERS Cases Stall as ECDC Keeps EU Risk Low
No new MERS cases were reported between late August and 29 September 2026, while ECDC keeps the risk to Europe low.