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EuroWire, GENEVA: The World Health Organization called on governments, scientists, health workers and the public to renew their commitment to working together and supporting science as it marked World Health Day 2026 with a campaign centered on evidence-based health action.

An unidentified illness has claimed the lives of more than 50 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) within hours of symptom onset, prompting urgent investigations by local health authorities and the World Health Organization (WHO). The outbreak,