Voluntary unpaid blood donations must increase rapidly to meet 2020 goal

13 JUNE 2016 | GENEVA - Voluntary, unpaid blood donations must be increased rapidly in more than half the world’s countries in order to ensure a reliable supply of safe blood for patients whose lives depend on it, WHO said on World Blood Donor…

End of the most recent Ebola virus disease outbreak in Liberia

9 JUNE 2016 | MONROVIA - Today the World Health Organization (WHO) declares the end of the most recent outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Liberia. This announcement comes 42 days (two 21-day incubation cycles of the virus) after the last confirmed…

End of Ebola transmission in Guinea

1 JUNE 2016 | BRAZZAVILE - Today WHO declares the end of Ebola virus transmission in the Republic of Guinea. Forty-two days have passed since the last person confirmed to have Ebola virus disease tested negative for the second time. Guinea now…