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The World Health Organization announces that nearly 30,000 suspected mpox cases have been reported in Africa so far this year, primarily in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as the death toll from mpox surpasses 800 people.
2024-09-23

The World Health Organization says at least 20 vaccines for COVID-19 are in development around the world and that clinical trials are underway.
2020-03-21

At St. Peter's Square Pope Francis reviews highlights from his African visit to Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius on September 4-10.
2019-09-11

Since August 1, another round of pneumonic, bubonic, and septicemic plague spreads in Madagascar, killing at least 45 people.
2017-10-7

Intense, Category 4 Cyclone Enawo is intensifying, as it closes in on the northern tip of Madagascar.
2017-03-6

Wei Hong resigns as Governor of Sichuan province in China after it was revealed that he was undergoing investigation for "breaching party discipline." Former World Health Organization executive committee member Yin Li becomes acting governor.
2016-01-22

The WHO declares Sierra Leone free from Ebola transmissions.
2015-11-7

The World Health Organization monitors an avian flu outbreak in Taiwan, as H5N8 avian flu virus infects nine farms.
2015-01-13

2013 Sudan floods: The WHO reports that floods in Sudan have affected 320,000 people and killed almost 50 people.
2013-08-24