Global Issues News Headlines for “Health Issues”

DR Congo Ebola outbreak: Unrest fuelled by armed groups holds back response

2026-11-13T04:00:00-08:00

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to spread amid repeated and ongoing deadly attacks on civilians and frontline health workers by armed groups that are obstructing efforts to stop transmission, UN responders said on Friday.

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Africa–Asia: Turning Demographic Change into Opportunity

2026-11-12T16:28:24-08:00

ADDIS ABABA & CAPE TOWN, South Africa, November 12 (IPS) - Although Africa and Asia face different demographic challenges, they share a common imperative: ensuring that legislation, policies and budgets translate into tangible improvements in people’s lives.

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‘The War Must Stop’: Nobel Peace Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk on the Urgent Need to Protect Ukraine’s Women and Children

2026-11-12T07:52:05-08:00

BENGALURU, India, November 12 (IPS) - Four years after Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine, the human cost of the war keeps rising. Even though the global public eye is primarily glued to the progress of the conflict itself, its geopolitical implications and territorial bargaining, the millions of Ukrainian women and children experience the burden of this war that changed their lives and future forever.

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Kenya begins countdown towards end of Ebola after last patient discharged

2026-11-12T04:00:00-08:00

Kenya began a 42-day countdown to the end of its Ebola outbreak on Thursday, a day after the last patient being treated for the disease went home and 11 people were released from quarantine.

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2026

2026-11-11T19:06:37-08:00

For millions of women around the world, violence is not a distant threat. It is a reality experienced in homes, communities, workplaces and increasingly, online.

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Hotter World, Older Population: How Long Can Climate COPs Ignore the Obvious?

2026-11-11T18:50:22-08:00

ANTALYA, Türkiye, November 11 (IPS) - As COP31 gets underway in Antalya, two realities demand attention. The World Meteorological Organisation reports that 2015–2025 were the 11 hottest years on record, with 2025 about 1.43°C above pre-industrial levels.

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From Nuclear Weapons to Artificial Intelligence, a New Test of Humanity’s Restraint

2026-11-11T10:36:19-08:00

ASSISI, Italy, November 11 (IPS) - Eight decades after atomic bombs destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the world is confronting a new and potentially dangerous question: What happens when decisions involving human life increasingly pass from people to machines?

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World News in Brief: Ending cholera by 2030 ‘within reach’, Haiti displacement and hunger, US human rights review rescheduled

2026-11-10T04:00:00-08:00

Ending cholera as a public health threat by 2030 is within reach, as every cholera death can be prevented with tools that already exist, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.

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Ebola: IOM urges wider surveillance beyond formal routes in DR Congo

2026-11-10T04:00:00-08:00

Seventy-one confirmed Ebola cases have been detected along transit routes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since the outbreak began almost six months ago, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday.

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When deaths go uncounted: WHO flags dangerous blind spots in Africa’s health data

2026-11-10T04:00:00-08:00

Quality health data can help authorities to identify emerging threats and take lifesaving action, but a new report reveals critical gaps in Africa’s health information systems.

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