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WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that all Ebola transmission chains in the DRC must be found and broken to contain the outbreak, as the death toll tops 3,000. The response faces funding gaps, conflict, and cultural challenges, with up to 80% of new cases outside known contact lists.
An Iranian cardiologist has won a gold medal at the World Invention Exhibition in Switzerland for a high-value medical innovation. The award highlights Iran's growing medical research capabilities and opens doors for international collaboration in cardiology.
The fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak in history has reached two new health zones in DR Congo's North Kivu province, affecting 60 areas total. With 5,794 cases and 2,786 deaths, the virus is outpacing response efforts, hampered by conflict and infrastructure gaps.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has launched an Ebola vaccination campaign prioritizing frontline health workers amid an outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain, for which no approved vaccine or treatment exists. The first doses have been administered in Kisangani, with over 50,000 doses received so far.
The WHO officially declared Uganda Ebola-free on August 27, following 42 days with no new cases. The country recorded 20 cases and 2 deaths since the outbreak began. Meanwhile, the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo remains ongoing, with over 5,600 confirmed cases.
Twenty-one former international cricket captains have written to Pakistan's Prime Minister, urging proper medical care for detained former PM Imran Khan. The letter, confirmed to Al Jazeera, calls for an independent health assessment and restoration of family visits, following a Supreme Court order for hospital transfer.
Gaza's health system is silently collapsing, unable to reach the most vulnerable people living in temporary camps. Travel costs, medicine shortages, and harsh living conditions are worsening diseases. Urgent intervention is needed to rebuild hospitals and restore basic health services.
The UN has sounded the alarm over the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the death toll has exceeded 2,500 and the disease is spreading faster and wider. Attacks on health workers, funding shortages, and conflict are hampering containment efforts, raising fears of cross-border spread.
India's Supreme Court allows passive euthanasia, but most citizens remain unaware of 'living wills' or the right to palliative care for terminal illness, leaving many families in deadlock. Despite legal recognition since 2018, complex procedures, scarce clinics, and widespread ignorance mean the right exists mostly on paper, forcing desperate families to seek court orders for end-of-life decisions.
