What does the US withdrawal from the WHO mean for global health?
The US completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, ending its membership for the first time since 1948.
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The US completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, ending its membership for the first time since 1948.
![A girl suffering from mpox waits for treatment at a clinic in Munigi, eastern Congo on Aug. 19, 2024. [Moses Sawasawa/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-1769207244.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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The continental health body says the Ebola outbreak will be over if no new cases are reported in Uganda by January 10.
Studies in West Africa said the vaccines developed by Johnson & Johnson and Merck & Co appear to be safe in children.
The East African nation has so far recorded 141 infections since the outbreak was declared on September 20.
Case numbers remain low compared with a 2013-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa that killed at least 11,300 people.
Education minister says cabinet has decided to close preschools, primary schools and secondary schools from November 25.
Health experts say the government’s response to the outbreak has been slow and inept, allowing infections to spread.












Officials note that risk of Ebola outbreak in US remains low and no cases have been confirmed outside Uganda.
The Uganda outbreak has been attributed to the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus which has no proven vaccine.
The country’s 15th outbreak comes to an end as neighbouring Uganda races to tackle virus outbreak of its own.