Sudanese civil war escalates risk of a biological crisis – World Health Organisation warns

Sudanese civil war escalates risk of a biological crisis  – World Health Organisation warns

Geneva/Khartoum – A biological laboratory in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, has been occupied by a group that leapt into the conflict. Research was ongoing on measles, cholera, polio and other infectious viruses in this laboratory. Hence, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned that the threat of a biological crisis has increased in Sudan as […]

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Eight more countries in Africa may be hit by Ebola following Congo, warns the World Health Organisation

Eight more countries in Africa may be hit by Ebola following Congo, warns the World Health Organisation

Geneva/Kinshasa: The Ebola epidemic has reached dangerous proportions and has already claimed 26 lives. The World Health Organisation has warned that this epidemic in Congo is extremely dangerous and eight more countries in Africa might contract this epidemic in the near future. This is the eighth time that the African nations have contracted Ebola epidemic […]

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German Health Minister underscores necessity for ‘global reset’ to fight future pandemics

German Health Minister underscores necessity for ‘global reset’ to fight future pandemics

Berlin/Washington: German Health Minister Jens Spahn appealed during a meeting of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Wednesday that “the world is still insufficiently prepared for future epidemics and the risks they pose. Therefore, its structure needs to be rebuilt.” As part of the WHO initiative, a new global hub will be set up in Germany for research […]

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