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UN health agency; sets global outbreak norms, declared first Bundibugyo PHEIC 17 May 2026.

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#12 28 Jul

Recorded the 16 July discharge that started a countdown to 27 August

Pandemics and Biosecurity: Uganda calls its Ebola outbreak over
#12 27 Jul
#12 27 Jul
#12 27 Jul
#11 20 Jul

Reported most new cases outside known contact chains

Pandemics and Biosecurity: 80% of Ebola cases now untraced
#12 16 Jul

Reported three new human H9N2 infections in China

Pandemics and Biosecurity: H9N2 case leaves a Chinese man critical
#10 13 Jul

Reported the 44% isolation rate on 3 July

Pandemics and Biosecurity: Isolation slips as Ebola funding arrives
#9 6 Jul

PABS talks reopen under a deadline

Pandemics and Biosecurity
#9 3 Jul

Published DON612 putting confirmed cases at 1,481

Pandemics and Biosecurity: Ebola cases pass 1,481 as isolation lags
#9 2 Jul

Added the first BDBV molecular diagnostic to its Emergency Use Listing

Pandemics and Biosecurity: WHO lists first Bundibugyo Ebola test
#9 2 Jul

Announced the first patient enrolled in the Bundibugyo treatment trial

Pandemics and Biosecurity: Ebola trial doses its first patient
#10 1 Jul

Published its first Blueprint on fungal disease and antifungal resistance

Pandemics and Biosecurity: WHO issues its first fungal blueprint
#8 25 Jun
#8 24 Jun

Published WHO DON608 recording 915 confirmed cases and 234 deaths as of 19 June

Pandemics and Biosecurity: DRC Ebola tops 1,000 confirmed cases
#8 24 Jun
#8 21 Jun
#8 17 Jun
#7 12 Jun

Published DON607 reporting 695 confirmed cases and 138 deaths across DRC and Uganda

Pandemics and Biosecurity: WHO counts 695 cases as Ebola climbs
#7 12 Jun

Attributed trial design to national leadership and community consultation via DON607

Pandemics and Biosecurity: First Ebola treatment trial goes live
#7 11 Jun

Co-authored the Continental Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan with Africa CDC

Pandemics and Biosecurity: Nearly a billion mobilised, no cure
#6 8 Jun

Published DON606 shifting to confirmed-only reporting after clearing testing backlog

Pandemics and Biosecurity: WHO cuts the count, cases keep climbing
#6 1 Jun

Continued advisory-group assessment of MBP134 and remdesivir without authorising either

Pandemics and Biosecurity: $112m for vaccines, none for the wards
#8 1 Jun
#8 1 Jun

Published GLASS 2025 report drawing on 23 million infections across 104 countries

Pandemics and Biosecurity: One in six infections beats the drug
#5 29 May

Published DON605 data showing 906 suspected versus 134 confirmed cases

Pandemics and Biosecurity: Why the 14% death rate is too low
#5 29 May

Recorded M23-territory attacks on health facilities in DON605

Pandemics and Biosecurity: Burned clinic rebuilt as access fails
#5 29 May
#5 29 May

Documented Uganda's 2-to-9 confirmed case rise in DON605

Pandemics and Biosecurity: Uganda Ebola cases jump from 2 to 9
#5 29 May

Published DON605 recording 1,040 total cases and 241 deaths

Pandemics and Biosecurity: Ebola passes 1,000 cases in DRC
#5 28 May

Published DON604 reporting Rt of 0.7 and single-spillover genomics on 28 May

Pandemics and Biosecurity: Ship hantavirus cluster is winding down
#4 23 May

Hosted WHA79 where member states adopted the GAP-AMR 2026-2036 plan

Pandemics and Biosecurity: WHA79 adopts a 10-year AMR plan
#4 22 May

Convened the IHR Emergency Committee and published Temporary Recommendations

Pandemics and Biosecurity: IHR committee meets, rejects travel bans
#4 21 May

Published Disease Outbreak News 603 logging 831 cases and 186 deaths

Pandemics and Biosecurity: Bundibugyo Ebola: 831 cases, 186 dead
#4 20 May

Sponsored a trial of remdesivir and MBP134 pending DRC and Uganda regulatory approval

Pandemics and Biosecurity: Ebola drug trial awaits DRC, Uganda nod
#4 19 May

Hosted the 79th World Health Assembly where PABS deferral was agreed

Pandemics and Biosecurity: WHO defers vaccine-sharing pact to 2027
#3 17 May
#3 17 May
#3 17 May
#3 17 May

Issued PHEIC determination on 17 May 2026 without Emergency Committee

Pandemics and Biosecurity: WHO declares Ebola PHEIC, no committee
#3 14 May
#2 9 May
#1 7 May

Maintained low global risk assessment while DON 599 framing became outdated after Andes confirmation

Pandemics and Biosecurity: Andes hantavirus confirmed in Swiss returnee
#2 1 May

Announced extension of PABS negotiations at the concluded 6th IGWG meeting on 1 May 2026

Pandemics and Biosecurity: Pandemic Agreement still unsigned after one year
#64 10 Apr
#1 31 Mar
#23 6 Mar

Documented 13 verified attacks on healthcare in Iran: 4 killed, 25 injured

Iran Conflict 2026: WHO: 13 Iran healthcare attacks, 4 dead
#23 6 Mar

Reported $18 million in health supplies inaccessible at Dubai logistics hub

Iran Conflict 2026: $18m health supplies locked in WHO hub
#22 5 Mar

Confirmed Dubai emergency logistics hub operations currently disrupted

Iran Conflict 2026: WHO Dubai hub halted, 75 nations hit