The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned on Thursday that the Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC continues to expand, with 1,406 confirmed cases and 438 deaths, as violence and mistrust threaten efforts to contain the virus.

SADC leaders have called for a coordinated regional response to contain the spread of Mpox.

As such, the 44th Ordinary Summit of the bloc directed the Secretariat to convene an urgent meeting with the Ministers of Health in the region.