Yemen vaccine shortages leave millions of children without routine immunisations in Houthi-held areas
Routine vaccine shortages in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen are leaving about five million children without essential immunisations, according to the latest reporting from the country. The shortage is affecting families in areas where public hospitals and paediatric clinics once provided routine shots free of charge. In the southwestern city of Ibb, one father said he had to travel to government-held Taiz to vaccinate his four-month-old son after being told the vaccines were no longer being supplied locally.The disruption is linked to the suspension of operations by the United Nations children's agency in areas controlled by the Houthis in October 2025.... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 07 Sep 2026 15:32 LONDON
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DR Congo Ebola outbreak deepens as WHO warns response must ramp up
The World Health Organization has warned that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo must be brought under control by breaking every chain of transmission. Speaking in Geneva, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the epidemic will continue to threaten the DRC, its neighbours and the wider region until all transmission chains are identified and stopped. The warning comes as official government data show deaths from the disease have now exceeded 3,000.Tedros said it remains unclear how many people came into contact with the virus before they died, which means there are transmission chains that health teams have... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 02 Sep 2026 17:59 LONDON
