Geneva -- The World Health Organization on Friday said the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo — which spilled into Uganda this week — is an "extraordinary event" of deep concern but does not yet ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an end to the Ebola epidemic, which killed more than 11,000 people across West Africa over the course of two years.

Scientists believe the virus is endemic to West Africa, so saying the region is Ebola-free doesn't do much except deflect attention away from an ongoing public health issue.

Emergency vaccination during outbreaks of diseases like cholera, Ebola and measles have over the past quarter-century reduced ...

LONDON (AP) — New estimates from the World Health Organization warn the number of Ebola cases could hit 21,000 in six weeks unless efforts to curb the outbreak are ramped up. Since the first ...

Despite a growing international effort to combat the virus, outside health experts say the United Nations’ World Health Organization (WHO)—the only worldwide health institution—has been slow ...

Uganda's Ebola outbreak is "rapidly evolving" a month after the disease was reported in the East African country, a top World Health Organization official said Thursday, describing a difficult ...

“This vaccine is not yet licensed.” The World Health Organization said in a statement that its support to Uganda’s response to the outbreak includes access to 2,160 doses of trial vaccine.

The story behind the failure of the world's health organizations to stop the Ebola disaster.

According to the World Health Organization, an Ebola outbreak has been declared in Uganda. Health officials have found a dozen cases of the viral infection, also known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever.

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Emergency vaccination during outbreaks of diseases like cholera, Ebola and measles have over the past quarter-century reduced ...