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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Also known as: Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus · WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus · Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus · WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus · Dr Ghebreyesus · WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus · Dr. Tedros

World Health Organization Director-General responding to global health crises including Ebola outbreaks and pandemic preparedness.

2026-04-262026-11-06

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May 2026
31 MayThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeHealth workers stand in a new Ebola treatment center during a visit of WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in Bunia, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 31, 2026. …
Doctors say US Ebola quarantine centre to pose biosecurity threat to Kenyans
29 MayThe Standard
… World Health Organization (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in the capital, Kinsasha, late on Thursday, two weeks after the outbreak of the highly contagious haemorrhagic fever was declared.He had been due to travel on Friday to Ituri, a remote northeastern province t …
WHO chief in Ebola-hit DR Congo which sees first recovery
28 MayCitizen Digital
… WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus fears insecurity in the eastern DR Congo, which has been plagued for three decades by conflict, is making it extremely difficult to contain the outbreak. …
WHO chief heading to Ebola-hit DR Congo
25 MayCitizen Digital
… "As surveillance efforts have been scaled up in the #DRC #Ebola response, more than 900 suspected cases have been identified so far, including 101 confirmed cases," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a Sunday social media post that gave no update on the death …
Suspected Ebola cases top 900 in DR Congo: WHO chief
23 MayCitizen Digital
… WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says transmission within the DRC is spreading rapidly, raising concern among health authorities. …
WHO raises cross-border alert after Uganda confirms three new Ebola cases
23 MayCitizen Digital
Ebola risk upgraded to 'very high' in DR Congo: WHO chief By AFP May 23, 2026 06:41 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during …
Ebola risk upgraded to 'very high' in DR Congo: WHO chief
22 MayThe Standard
… Situation 'deeply worrisome'WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the situation was "especially challenging" as health workers scramble to catch up with the spread of the virus and track down contacts of everyone thought to be infected, in highly insecure areas. …
Ebola risk now at highest level in DR Congo, says WHO
21 MayCitizen Digital
… "We expect those numbers to keep increasing, given the amount of time the virus was circulating before the outbreak was detected," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters. …
DR Congo Ebola risk high regionally, low worldwide: World Health Organisation
21 MayThe Standard
Audio By VocalizeWHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a press conference on Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, in Geneva, on May 20, 2026. …
India postpones Africa summit after Ebola outbreak
20 MayCitizen Digital
… We expect those numbers to keep increasing, given the amount of time the virus was circulating before the outbreak was detected,” said WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. …
Gov’t heightens Ebola surveillance as WHO raises alarm over DRC outbreak

Society

WHO adds two experimental Bundibugyo Ebola vaccines to DRC trial

The News

The World Health Organization has recommended adding two experimental vaccines—ChAdOx1 (developed by the University of Oxford and Serum Institute of India) and Moderna's mRNA-1469—to an ongoing clinical trial in the Democratic Republic of Congo targeting the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, marking the first evaluation of vaccines specifically designed against this strain during an outbreak.

5 November 2026 · Capital News →

Yesterday

WHO adds two experimental Bundibugyo Ebola vaccines to DRC trial
The World Health Organization has recommended adding two experimental vaccines—ChAdOx1 (developed by the University of Oxford and Serum Institute of India) and Moderna's mRNA-1469—to an ongoing clinical trial in the Democratic Republic of Congo targeting the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, marking the first evaluation of vaccines specifically designed against this strain during an outbreak.
5 November 2026 · Capital News →
WHO warns one in four teens globally inactive
The World Health Organization reports that a quarter of adolescents aged 11–17 engage in no physical activity of at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise per week, raising health risks. The finding, based on surveys from 140 countries and territories covering more than 3.2 million teens, extrapolates to approximately 240 million young people with no active days in a week.
5 November 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Wednesday 4 November

Six climate-health measures could save 1.6 million lives yearly
The World Health Organization released a report proposing heat-health warning systems, climate-resilient water and sanitation infrastructure, improved hand hygiene, cleaner household energy, and efficient fossil fuel pricing—measures it said could save nearly 1.6 million lives annually and generate up to $5.4 trillion in fiscal benefits while avoiding 16.7 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions each year.
4 November 2026 · The Standard →

Wednesday 21 October

WHO warns Ebola outbreak outpacing containment efforts in DRC
The WHO has warned that efforts to contain Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo risk being undermined by armed conflict, mass displacement, and restricted access to affected communities, even as infections decline in some areas and rise in others. Cases have spread to Kenya and Nigeria, and the Africa Centres for Disease Control has called a meeting of health ministers to coordinate the response.
21 October 2026 · The Standard →

Tuesday 13 October

UN adopts pandemic declaration; US, Israel, Argentina dissent
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a political declaration calling for stronger global cooperation on future pandemic prevention and response, with 153 votes in favour. The US, Israel and Argentina voted against; New Zealand and Paraguay abstained.
13 October 2026 · Capital News →

Wednesday 7 October

WHO chief urges nations to reduce aid reliance, strengthen health systems
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told parliamentarians from around the world to use legislative and budgetary powers to strengthen health systems, reduce dependence on foreign aid, and prepare for future pandemics, while advancing universal health coverage and supporting the WHO Pandemic Agreement.
7 October 2026 · Capital News →

Tuesday 6 October

WHO supports Kenya, DRC, Uganda in Ebola containment efforts
The World Health Organization is backing Kenya, the DRC, and Uganda in containing Ebola following confirmation of an imported case in Kenya. WHO commended Kenya's swift and transparent response and urged against travel or trade restrictions on the affected countries.
6 October 2026 · The Standard →

Thursday 24 September

US pledges $267 million for DRC Ebola response at UNGA
The United States has pledged $267 million to support response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the latest WHO figures show 7,733 confirmed cases and 3,732 confirmed deaths across 63 health zones. Africa CDC Director-General called for faster release of emergency funds and stronger domestic financing during discussions at the UN General Assembly on pandemic preparedness gaps.
24 September 2026 · The Standard →

Friday 18 September

DR Congo Ebola epidemic spreads to new areas, shows no signs of slowing
The Democratic Republic of Congo's worst Ebola outbreak in history, declared in mid-May, is spreading to new parts of the country rather than winding down, according to Doctors Without Borders. As of the report date, the virus has killed more than 3,600 people out of 7,200 recorded infections.
18 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Monday 14 September

Bundibugyo Ebola spreads across DRC borders despite Uganda's outbreak control
A 23-year-old man from South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo traveled across borders through Rwanda and Uganda, carrying Bundibugyo Ebola into Sud-Ubangi province, where 38 contacts were traced. Uganda declared its own Bundibugyo outbreak over on July 28 after recording 20 confirmed cases and two deaths, following 42 consecutive days without new cases.
14 September 2026 · The Standard →

Friday 28 August

Uganda declared Ebola-free after 42 days without cases
Uganda has been declared free of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus after completing 42 consecutive days without a new confirmed case. The outbreak recorded 20 confirmed cases, 18 recoveries and 2 deaths, with the WHO and Africa CDC welcoming the milestone as the internationally established benchmark for determining transmission has ended.
28 August 2026 · Capital News →

Monday 24 August

WHO cautions Kenya against changing vaccination schedules
The World Health Organisation has warned against changing childhood vaccination schedules without strong scientific evidence, following the United States' announcement of significant changes to its immunisation policy. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the organisation was concerned that the US changes were not aligned with established evidence, noting that delaying vaccines or separating doses could leave children unprotected against preventable diseases.
24 August 2026 · The Standard →

Friday 21 August

DR Congo receives 70,000 Ervebo vaccine doses for Ebola response
The WHO said DR Congo will receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo vaccine for trials and limited use against a Bundibugyo strain Ebola outbreak, though the vaccine is approved only for the Zaire strain. The allocation includes 20,000 doses for a Phase 3 clinical trial and 50,000 for frontline and health workers, following a request from the DRC government, which has recorded more than 5,000 cases and over 2,300 deaths since the outbreak was declared three months ago.
21 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Tuesday 18 August

DR Congo Ebola outbreak moving faster than previous epidemics
The WHO Director-General warned that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is moving faster than any previous epidemic and risks spreading to more countries, stating the outbreak is "far from being under control." The DRC's 17th Ebola outbreak has killed more than 2,300 people out of nearly 5,000 cases, making it the deadliest in the country's history, and is being fuelled by insecurity, displacement, and population movement in weakly-governed regions.
18 August 2026 · The Standard →

Friday 14 August

Ebola outbreak reaches sixth DRC province, threatening cross-border spread
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has expanded to a sixth province, Bas-Uele, after a fatal case was reported in a motorcycle-taxi driver who traveled from Haut-Uele to Buta. The case has heightened concerns about cross-border movement to South Sudan, as DRC figures show 4,449 confirmed cases including 2,061 deaths, with a 46.3 percent fatality rate.
14 August 2026 · The Standard →

Sunday 9 August

Five killed in overnight Russia-Ukraine drone and missile strikes
Russian strikes killed two people across Ukraine overnight Saturday and Sunday, while a Ukrainian drone attack killed three people in Russia's Belgorod region. The strikes damaged civilian infrastructure including a medical warehouse and residential buildings in Kharkiv and Odesa, with dozens wounded.
9 August 2026 · The Standard →
WHO warehouse in Dnipro destroyed in attack
The WHO chief said on Sunday that a humanitarian warehouse in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro holding medical supplies for frontline health facilities was struck and destroyed, with no casualties reported. The WHO has recorded 3,148 attacks on healthcare in Ukraine since the February 2022 Russian invasion, resulting in 240 deaths and 1,055 injuries.
9 August 2026 · The Standard →

Saturday 8 August

WHO recommends Ervebo vaccine trial against DR Congo Ebola outbreak
WHO vaccine experts recommended a full-scale human trial of the Ervebo vaccine to test if it offers cross-protection against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where confirmed cases have exceeded 4,000 with 1,850 fatalities.
8 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Thursday 6 August

WHO chief visits DR Congo amid intensifying Ebola epidemic
The World Health Organization's Director-General arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo for talks with President Felix Tshisekedi as the country's 17th Ebola outbreak spreads at an "exceptional" pace. The outbreak, declared on May 15, has recorded 3,874 confirmed cases and 1,751 deaths.
6 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Wednesday 5 August

WHO chief visits DR Congo amid intensifying Ebola outbreak
The WHO director general has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo for meetings with President Felix Tshisekedi as the Ebola epidemic spreads at an "exceptional" pace. The country's 17th Ebola outbreak, declared in May, has recorded 3,874 confirmed cases and 1,751 deaths, with the Bundibugyo virus variant currently lacking a vaccine or treatment.
5 August 2026 · The Standard →

Monday 3 August

DRC Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak surpasses 3,700 confirmed cases
The Democratic Republic of Congo's Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has reached 3,748 confirmed cases with 1,657 deaths and a 44 per cent case fatality rate on its 78th day, now the second-largest Ebola outbreak in history. Health authorities report that transmission continues to outpace response efforts despite improvements in contact tracing.
3 August 2026 · The Standard →

Wednesday 22 July

Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda kills over 1,000
The World Health Organization reports that the Ebola outbreak declared in May has killed more than 1,000 people across the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, with 2,473 confirmed cases in DRC (including 999 deaths) and 20 cases in Uganda (including two deaths). The outbreak, concentrated in DRC's mineral-rich Ituri province, faces control challenges due to poverty, violence, and unsafe burial practices that accelerate transmission.
22 July 2026 · The Standard →

Friday 17 July

Ebola spreading faster in DRC than any prior outbreak
The WHO warned Thursday that Ebola was spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo more quickly than during any previous outbreak. More than 2,000 cases including 796 deaths have been confirmed since the outbreak was declared two months ago, making it the third-largest Ebola outbreak on record.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
WHO warns Ebola spreading faster than any previous outbreak
The World Health Organization warned that Ebola was spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo more quickly than during any previous outbreak. More than 2,000 confirmed cases including 796 deaths have been reported since the outbreak was declared two months ago, compared to the 2018-2020 outbreak which took more than 10 months to reach 2,000 cases.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Thursday 16 July

US maintains travel restrictions on DRC departures as Bundibugyo outbreak spreads
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Department of Homeland Security have maintained stringent travel measures, including a Do Not Board list, for people departing the Democratic Republic of the Congo to prevent Bundibugyo Ebola importation during the country's largest recorded outbreak. An American physician infected with the virus while working in the DRC is receiving treatment in Germany.
16 July 2026 · The Standard →
Ebola spreading faster in DRC than any previous outbreak
The WHO warned Thursday that Ebola was spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo at a faster pace than during any previous outbreak. More than 2,000 cases including 796 deaths have been confirmed since the outbreak was declared two months ago, making it the third-largest Ebola outbreak on record.
16 July 2026 · The Standard →

Wednesday 15 July

World's first trial tests post-exposure Bundibugyo Ebola prevention
Scientists have launched EBO-PEP, the first clinical trial evaluating post-exposure prophylaxis with an experimental antiviral pill called obeldesivir for Bundibugyo Ebola, among high-risk contacts including family members and healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. If successful, it would become the first proven strategy to prevent Bundibugyo Ebola after exposure.
15 July 2026 · The Standard →

Tuesday 14 July

WHO confirms second US Ebola patient transferred to Germany
The World Health Organisation confirmed that a second American humanitarian worker infected with Ebola's Bundibugyo strain has been transferred to Germany for treatment, ending speculation that Kenya's Nanyuki facility would receive the patient.
14 July 2026 · The Standard →

Monday 13 July

American Ebola patient transferred to Germany for treatment
An American Ebola patient has arrived in Germany for treatment, the Berlin health ministry confirmed on Monday. The humanitarian worker had been in Bunia, in the northeastern Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the outbreak is centered.
13 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Tuesday 7 July

Over 500 dead as Ebola outbreak spreads in DR Congo
More than 500 people have died in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo since it was declared in mid-May, with 1,561 confirmed cases recorded according to WHO figures. The outbreak has a 32 percent case fatality rate and is concentrated in Ituri province, while two deaths have also been reported in neighbouring Uganda.
7 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →