2+ day, 47+ min ago   (170+ words) DAKAR, Sept 11 (Reuters) – The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of Congo ​has passed 7,000, with ‌the virus spreading to a new province, government data showed on Friday. The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo species of ‌Ebola, ​became the…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (868+ words) DHAKA, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Bangladesh, which once came close to eliminating measles, is facing its worst outbreak on record, with 999 suspected and confirmed measles-related deaths reported since March as hospitals struggle with overcrowding, shortages and a continuing influx of sick children....

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (264+ words) JAKARTA, Sept 8 (Reuters) – The Indonesian agency responsible for the country’s free meals programme has temporarily closed nearly 2,000 kitchens for failing to register ​for hygiene checks, its chief said. Here are ‌some details: • The National Nutrition Agency suspended 1,999 kitchens across Indonesia…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (440+ words) DHAKA, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s dengue outbreak is accelerating, with 42,590 people hospitalised and 117 deaths recorded this year, as a sharp September surge strains hospitals and raises fears the mosquito-borne disease could intensify further in the coming weeks. At least four dengue…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (207+ words) GENEVA, Sept 4 (Reuters) – One of the World Health Organization’s main warehouses storing humanitarian medical supplies ​in Ukraine was struck during an ‌air attack overnight in the region surrounding Kyiv, the WHO said on Friday. “Access to the site remains restricted…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (128+ words) PARIS, Sept 4 (Reuters) - French Health Minister ​Stephanie Rist ‌said on Friday that there were around ‌7,000 ​excess ⁠deaths recorded ⁠during the blistering heatwaves that hit the ​country this summer as ⁠of ⁠late July, ​adding that final ​data will... France saw 7,000 excess…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (348+ words) JAKARTA, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s top human rights body urged the police on Friday to investigate several new outbreaks of food poisoning linked to President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship programme to provide ​free meals to students, which made 2,000 people sick this ‌week....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (734+ words) DAKAR, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Health officials battling the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are using anonymised mobile-phone data to map population movements and identify areas where the virus could spread next, according to the World Health Organisation and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (206+ words) BRUSSELS, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Heatwaves from June 18 through August 16 caused 2,935 excess deaths in Belgium, or 22.6% ​excess mortality, public health body ‌Sciensano said in a report on Thursday. • From June 18 through July 3, Belgium recorded its highest excess mortality, with 2,035 additional deaths, or…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (305+ words) JAKARTA, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Nearly 800 Indonesians have fallen ill in separate incidents of food poisoning linked to the government’s free meals programme, a member of a ​parliamentary commission overseeing health said, including more than ‌500 students in East Java province this week....