Category: HEALTH
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Ebola Crisis Deepens in DR Congo as Angry Mob Burns Down Hospital Isolation Tents
Bunia, Ituri Province — May 21, 2026 | By Idea Television World Desk A dangerous and alarming new dimension has emerged in the ongoing Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as an angry mob stormed and set fire to isolation tents at a hospital in the country’s east — threatening to undo weeks…
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Ebola Outbreak Spreads in DRC and Uganda — Here Is What Nigerians Need to Know
Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control has issued a formal public advisory as Ebola cases rise in the Democratic Republic of Congo and cross the border into Uganda. Nigeria currently has no confirmed case — but vigilance is being intensified. Health Correspondent — IDEA TELEVISION The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued…
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One American Tests Positive for Hantavirus, Another Symptomatic as Evacuation Plane Lands in Nebraska
Seventeen U.S. citizens and one British resident evacuated from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius arrive at Omaha’s Eppley Airfield in the early hours of Monday, with two passengers placed in biocontainment units during the flight. IDEA Television News Desk BREAKING: Total confirmed and probable hantavirus cases on the MV Hondius has risen to 10.…
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Hantavirus Outbreak: Spain Begins Evacuating MV Hondius Passengers in Tenerife as WHO Chief Oversees Operation
Three dead, eight infected, and nearly 150 people from 23 nations stranded at sea for weeks — the cruise ship MV Hondius has finally docked at Tenerife, where a meticulously coordinated global evacuation is now underway. TENERIFE, Spain — The Dutch-flagged expedition cruise ship MV Hondius arrived Sunday morning at the industrial port of Granadilla…
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Norovirus Outbreak Sickens Over 100 Passengers and Crew Aboard Caribbean Princess
A norovirus outbreak has swept through the Caribbean Princess, a Princess Cruises vessel currently sailing a 13-night Southern Caribbean voyage, leaving more than 115 people ill, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed. The outbreak was officially reported to the CDC on May 7, 2026. Gastrointestinal illness symptoms were recorded in 102…
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A Deadly Virus on the High Seas
A rare hantavirus outbreak aboard a luxury cruise ship has killed three people, infected at least eight, and prompted an international emergency — but WHO says the world is not facing a new pandemic. A Dutch-flagged cruise ship sailing the Atlantic has become the centre of an unprecedented international public health response after an outbreak…
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What Is Hantavirus? Everything You Need to Know About the Deadly Disease That Just Killed 3 People Near Africa
Breaking — May 4, 2026 Three passengers aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius have died from a suspected hantavirus outbreak in the Atlantic Ocean. The vessel is currently anchored in Praia, Cape Verde — off the west coast of Africa. The World Health Organisation has confirmed one lab-verified case and five suspected infections. One patient…
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Trump Signs Executive Order to Fast-Track FDA Review of Psychedelic Drugs for Veterans
Washington, D.C. – April 18, 2026 President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order directing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to fast-track the review of certain psychedelic drugs, citing the urgent need to address the high rate of suicide among American veterans. The order focuses on compounds already designated as “breakthrough therapies,”…
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Africa CDC Secures Over US$250 Million to Advance Africa’s Global Health Security Agenda at the Lyon One Health Summit in Lyon (France)
EXCLUSIVE STORY BY HEALTH POLICY WATCH. Lyon / Addis Ababa / Brussels, 8 April 2026 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) welcomes the outcomes of the One Health Summit held in Lyon, France, that affirms a decisive shift: Africa is no longer at the margins of global health—it is shaping…
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China to Join WHO Executive Board – Among the Countries to Screen Candidates for Next Director General
The World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board does not make headlines. It should. This is the body that screens Director General candidates, whittles the field down to three, and presents them to the World Health Assembly (WHA) for confirmation. Whoever is confirmed to the board at this year’s WHA in Geneva in May will have…
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