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While the WHO is celebrating its eradication of one strain of polio, their efforts in wiping out the disease are far from completed. Other strains of polio as well as ghost viruses linked to certain vaccines are standing in the way of the eradication program. For more information, click here. 

In the 1980’s, around 3 million people experienced the parasitic effects of the Guinea worm. Last year, this number was down to 28. Due to a series of setbacks, however, the World Health Organization has moved its expected Guinea worm eradication date from 2020 to 2030. For more information, click…

After being admitted to an Ebola treatment center for 26 hours, a second person has died from contracting Ebola in the city of Goma. Despite efforts to prevent the spread of Ebola in this major transit hub bordering Rwanda, the WHO had no choice but to declare a Health Emergency of International…

WHO: The Emergency Committee met for the first time (via teleconference) regarding the Ebola Virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, May 18th. The committee decided that the current situation does not meet the criteria for a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Key…