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Key points Fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever recorded.  No approved vaccine or treatment exists.  Violent instability hampering disease surveillance and care.  Early detection remains critical to saving lives. “The outbreak has been reported in five provinces, but the province of Ituri remains the epicentre of the outbreak, accounting for more than 90 per cent of cases and also 80 per cent… Read More

“When I started as a boy, it was very, very dangerous,” he says. “People were not surprised if somebody got killed in a racing car.” That world no longer exists. Decades of engineering, regulation and relentless safety work have made a 200mph pile‑up survivable. “Everybody now would be surprised if somebody would be injured in a racing car,” Mr. Todt… Read More

More than 57 million people worldwide are living with dementia, with nearly 10 million new cases diagnosed each year. Alzheimer’s disease accounts for an estimated 60 to 70 per cent of all dementia cases. Although there is no cure for the debilitating and irreversible brain condition, WHO said growing scientific evidence shows that many risk factors can be reduced through… Read More

The annual WHO-UNICEF Estimates of National Immunization Coverage reveal 90 per cent of infants worldwide received at least one dose of the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP) vaccine last year, while 85 per cent completed the recommended three-dose series.  Although both figures increased by one percentage point from 2024, global vaccination coverage remains below pre-pandemic levels.  Missing lifesaving vaccines  An estimated 13.5 million children received no vaccines at all during their first… Read More