Increase in dengue cases in Fiji and French Polynesia

On 3 February 2025, the Fiji Ministry of Health and Medical Services declared a dengue fever outbreak in the Western Division of the nation,...

Pioneering Ebola vaccine to be tested in Uganda

The Ugandan Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO), and partners have launched the world's first clinical efficacy trial of a vaccine against...

Uganda, Ebola outbreak updated

Following the death of a nurse at the national referral hospital on 29 January, the Ebola outbreak was announced on 30 January 2025. Since...

New Caledonia flu alert raised to red

The Department of Health and Social Affairs (Direction des Affaires Sanitaires et Sociales, DASS) of the Government of New Caledonia has issued an alert...

WHO takes action in GBS outbreak in India

The World Health Organization (WHO) is providing technical support to health authorities in Maharashtra to respond to suspected and confirmed cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome...

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