The position was eliminated the same week a new Ebola outbreak was declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Pregnant and lactating women are particularly vulnerable to the disease.

More than 100,000 cases of the bacterial disease have been reported in the war torn country.

Hans Rosling of the Karolinska Institute has passed away at age 68.

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The World Health Organization announces three final candidates for the agency’s top position. 

More than 400,000 people—including 125,000 children—die from foodborne illness every year, according to the World Health Organization.

Just a quarter of countries have an action plan in place to address antibiotic resistance, according to a survey by the World Health Organization.

A new report from the World Health Organization finds that tuberculosis has infected hundreds of thousands more people around the world than was estimated a year ago.

The United Nations Security Council declares the situation in West Africa a “threat to international peace and security” and calls for even more resources to fight the spread of the Ebola virus.