Who provides the latest disease outbreak news, offering information on confirmed public health emergencies or events of potential concern. The health emergencies list below details the disease outbreaks, environmental disasters and other humanitarian crises in which who has played or is still playing an essential role in protecting health. Nov 12, 2025multi-country outbreak of cholera, epidemiological update #33 -27 january 2026
The outbreak toolkit is specifically designed for epidemiologists and field investigators operating at the frontline of complex emergencies and in resource-limited settings. 4 days agoframework and toolkit for infection prevention and control outbreak preparedness, readiness and response as observed in recent large-scale outbreaks, health facilities (hfs) with. When a disease outbreak occurs, responding swiftly and effectively is critical to protect public health and minimize the spread of disease.
Nov 21, 2025who assesses the public health risk posed by the outbreak as high at the national level, moderate at the regional level and low at the global level. On 13 march 2025, the ministry of health of the united republic of tanzania declared the end of the marburg virus disease (mvd) outbreak.