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‘You are a despcable woman’ – Mbappe responds to rcist statement from Paraguay Senator Amarilla

France forward, Kylian Mbappe, has responded to Celeste Amarilla after the Senator of Paraguay fired racist statement at the Frenchman. Amarilla's racist statement against the Real Madrid goal machine came...

HenrisCounty July 15, 2026Amarilla, France, Ghebreyesus, Statement, WHONo Comments

Health

Africa CDC and WHO launch joint continental response plan against Ebola estimated at ‘US$518 million’

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has joined forces with the World Health Organization (WHO) and launched a joint continental preparedness and response plan on the...

HenrisCounty June 7, 2026DG, DRC, Ebola, Ghebreyesus, Measles, Mpox, Uganda, WHONo Comments

Culture

‘Unsafe foods cause 1.5 million deaths annually’ – WHO

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), "unsafe foods" result to "1.5 million deaths" yearly. This is coming as the the World marks World Food Safety Day 2026 today, Sunday...

HenrisCounty June 7, 2026Disease, Food, health, UN, WHONo Comments

Health

WHO to use ebola outbreak to ‘strengthen’ health system in DRC

Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has said, the World Health Governing Body will use the ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to...

HenrisCounty May 30, 2026Disease, DRC, Ebola, Ghebreyesus, PM, UN, Virus, WHONo Comments

Health

Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda ‘continues to evolve rapidly’ – WHO

Situation Report on Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda as of 24 May, 2026 has been released by the World Health Organization (WHO). The reports reveals,...

HenrisCounty May 27, 2026DR Congo, Ebola, health, Organization, Uganda, Virus, WHONo Comments

Health

‘Catastrophic’: WHO releases statement on Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), has called on warring sides in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to reach a ceasefire immediately to allow "safe...

HenrisCounty May 27, 2026DG, DR Congo, Ghebreyesus, health, WHONo Comments

Health

Early warning signs of a stroke

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), strokes are the third leading cause of death in the world. But how can you identify the symptoms of a stroke, which can...

HenrisCounty May 12, 2026Blood, Brain, Disease, health, Oxygen, Stroke, WHONo Comments

Health

Hantavirus: ’75 contacts identified in South Africa’ – WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its latest highlights from Disease Outbreak News on Hantavirus linked to MV Hondius. The United Nations (UN) Health Agency with the mission to...

HenrisCounty May 9, 2026Hantavirus, South Africa, WHONo Comments

Health

8 cases of hantavirus reported

Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has made known, eight (8) cases of hantavirus has been reported, and included three (3) deaths, so far. Via X,...

HenrisCounty May 7, 2026Covid-19, Ghebreyesus, Hantavirus, health, Ship, WHONo Comments

Health

What is Hantavirus that transmits to human from infected rodents?

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released some information about Hantavirus and how it transmits to humans from infected rodents. This is coming after the World Health Governing Body released...

HenrisCounty May 7, 2026Hantavirus, health, Organization, Rodent, Virus, WHONo Comments

Health

WHO releases hantavirus infection alert, 3 confirmed dead

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released an Alert announcing it is "aware of and supporting" a public health event that involves a cruise vessel sailing in the Atlantic Ocean....

HenrisCounty May 4, 2026health, Organization, WHONo Comments

Health

Disease X: The next pandemic? Speed of spread and defense

Disease X: The next pandemic? Disease X, a term shrouded in mystery and caution, represents not a specific illness but a placeholder for the unexpected, a potential future pandemic that...

HenrisCounty May 1, 2026Disease, health, Treaty, WHO, WorldNo Comments

Environment

At least 150 still missing in Pakistan after deadly flash floods

The head of the Provincial Disaster Authority disclosed on Sunday, more than 150 people are missing in northwest Pakistan, following flash floods that have wrecked devastation in the country, killing...

HenrisCounty August 18, 2025Flood, Pakistan, Rain, Spox, WHONo Comments

News

‘Not what a major country should do’ – China responds after US withdraws from UNESCO

The People's Republic of China has reacted after the United States (US) pulled out from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The decision by the United States...

HenrisCounty July 23, 2025China, Lin Jian, MFA, Spox, Trump, UNESCO, United States, WHONo Comments

News

Trump withdraws US from UNESCO in blow for UN culture and education agency

The Unite States (US) will pull out of the United Nations’ culture and education agency (UNESCO), the US State Department has disclosed, as President Donald Trump continues to pull out...

HenrisCounty July 22, 2025America, Culture, Trump, UN, UNESCO, US, WHONo Comments