A world in turmoil walks into the UN, looking for a way outWorld leaders gather amid escalating wars and economic uncertainty. The Middle East conflict has drawn in regional nations and closed a vit...
22 Sep, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
In 2013, a Danish man set out to visit every country without flying; nearly 10 years later, the Maldives was his final stopTorbjorn Pedersen journeyed to 203 countries over nine years without flying. He faced malaria, gunmen, and a pandemic, which tested his res...
19 Sep, 2026, 01.00 PM IST
More than 500 dead in DR Congo Ebola outbreakThe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has now claimed over 500 lives. World Health Organization figures show 1,561 confirm...
06 Jul, 2026, 08.47 PM IST
Moderna and other groups get $60 million to develop Ebola vaccineCEPI is investing around $60 million to speed up the creation of vaccines against the deadly Ebola Bundibugyo virus. This funding will supp...
02 Jun, 2026, 09.53 AM IST
Ebola at the gates: Why India must not let its guard downIndia is enhancing its surveillance protocols following an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. One of two suspec...
28 May, 2026, 11.16 PM IST
India sends emergency medical supplies for Ebola outbreak response in CongoIndia has provided crucial pharmaceutical supplies to aid the fight against the Ebola outbreak in Congo. The Africa Centres for Disease Con...
28 May, 2026, 08.05 AM IST
Ebola vaccine update: Russia claims a breakthrough; Oxford researchers, Serum Institute of India aim to begin trial in 3 monthsA new Ebola vaccine developed by Russian scientists shows promise against the current outbreak strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ...
27 May, 2026, 12.24 PM IST
WHO chief: 600 suspected cases of Ebola, 139 suspected deaths, numbers expected to riseThe World Health Organization has declared the latest Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. Suspected cases an...
20 May, 2026, 03.33 PM IST
Ebola, hantavirus show world's risk preparedness lagging: Pandemic expertGlobal health crisis response has improved since Covid-19. However, a leading expert warns that awareness of pandemic risks remains low. Re...
20 May, 2026, 11.22 AM IST
What is Ebola, how does it spread and is there any outbreak in India? All FAQs answeredEbola outbreak: The World Health Organization has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a public he...
18 May, 2026, 09.18 AM IST
What is Disease X? Here's all we know about the next pandemic that could kill 50 million peopleFormer Chair of the UK Vaccine Taskforce, Kate Bingham, has warned that the next pandemic could be deadlier than COVID-19, potentially clai...
27 Sep, 2023, 11.43 AM IST
Guinea confirms 3 dead from Ebola, first cases since 2016The government has declared an Ebola epidemic and started contact tracing and isolating suspected cases. It's also sent an emergency team t...
14 Feb, 2021, 09.54 PM IST
World 'dangerously unprepared' for future pandemics: Jim Yong KimWorld Bank President Jim Yong Kim said the world is "dangerously unprepared" for future pandemics which could be more dangerous than the Eb...
28 Jan, 2015, 10.07 AM IST
Mann Ki Baat: Barack Obama pitches for finding ways to detect Ebola early"The public health infrastructure around the world needs to be improved," the US president said in a joint radio address with Modi in the s...
27 Jan, 2015, 10.00 PM IST
WEF 2015: After Ebola, flu and drug resistance top pandemic threatsThere is little doubt that Ebola would not have taken hold on the scale it did in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea if the health systems in...
23 Jan, 2015, 07.14 PM IST
India far from ready to fight EbolaSources said an expert group appointed by the health ministry to review preparedness has found several lacunae that need to be addressed im...
20 Nov, 2014, 10.36 AM IST
Unless contained, Ebola could become endemic in AfricaBiologists have been sequencing the genome of the virus, and have collected nearly a hundred viruses from patients in the first month itsel...
06 Sep, 2014, 12.37 AM IST