World Health Organization (WHO)

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The World Health Organization (WHO) is described as an international health authority that has declared public health emergencies in response to outbreaks of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and hantavirus on a ship. It classifies processed meats like bacon as carcinogenic, emphasizes contact tracing during disease outbreaks, and highlights challenges in healthcare access, particularly in underfunded regions. The organization reports on extreme heat-related mortality in Europe and warns of ongoing risks from infectious diseases despite control efforts.

Recent coverage

• Ebola outbreak death toll in DRC rises to 625 — РИАМО
• Experimental Ebola treatment begins in DRC — Коммерсантъ
• Unusual heat broke temperature records in the Canadian Arctic — Москва 24
• Russian officials blame EU authorities for deaths of Europeans from heatwave — Москва 24
• How many peaches can you eat per day? — Вечерняя Москва
• More than 1,300 people die in Europe due to extreme heat since June 21 — Вечерняя Москва
• WHO: Over 1,300 People Died from Heat in Europe — Ведомости
• Musk: USAID funding played a key role in the creation of COVID-19 — Вести
• Melioidosis: Symptoms, Treatment, and How Dangerous It Is — Вечерняя Москва
• WHO Recognizes Ebola Outbreak in Congo as Largest in Africa by Spread Rate — Коммерсантъ
• Number of Ebola deaths in DRC exceeds 260 — Коммерсантъ
• Why There Are More Mentally Ill People in the World — Вечерняя Москва
• Second patient suspected of having Ebola fever identified in Israel — Москва 24
• WHO: MV Hondius liner passengers may return home after quarantine — Ведомости
• WHO: The risk of an Ebola epidemic resuming in Africa will always exist — Москва 24
• FT Calls Congo Ebola Outbreak 'General Rehearsal' for New Pandemic — Ведомости
• Bloomberg: 11 people with Ebola symptoms escaped from isolation units in DRC — Москва 24