WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo a global emergency... The agency emphasizes that the outbreak still “does not meet the criteria for a pandemic emergency.”
Asian countries tighten health controls due to the Indian Nipah virus; does it threaten to spread?... Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and China implement security and prevention measures to prevent the virus from crossing into their territories
Psychological abuse and torture: This is what the world's most extreme prisons are like... Many of these prisons present alarming levels of overcrowding, torture, lack of hygiene, and forced labor
WHO: WHO engaged in identification of 'pathogens' causing epidemic in future, scientists took charge... The World Health Organization (WHO) will identify and list the 'pathogens' that can give rise to epidemics in the future so that work can be done on its prevention.
