A potential Ebola outbreak has been reported in the DRC, at a time when the Trump administration has paused communication with the WHO.

Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital Kampala with the first patient died from the disease on Wednesday, the health ministry said on Thursday. The patient, a male nurse, had initially sought treatment after developing fever-like symptoms.

The World Health Organization called on the US to reconsider a decision to leave the agency, suggesting the move could undermine global health security.

President Donald Trump used one of the executive actions that he issued on his first day back in the White House to begin the process of withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization for the second time in less than five years.

Ooh, that’s a big one,” Donald Trump said Monday as he signed an executive order – one of dozens during his first hours as president – to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization.

Who funds the World Health Organization? A list of donors after US withdrawal - The World Health Organization is losing its biggest funder after Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the US

President Donald Trump's decision to exit the World Health Organization means the U.N. agency is losing its biggest funder. For the two-year budget ending in 2025, the U.S. is projected to be WHO’s largest single contributor by far.

Public health experts say the United States’ departure could cripple the WHO’s operations or leave an opening for China to assume greater control over the agency.

Uganda's ministry of health has confirmed a new outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital, Kampala, with one reported death. The victim was a 32-year-old male nurse whose symptoms included "high fever, chest pain, and difficulty in breathing" and "bleeding from multiple body sites".

Uganda's ministry of health has confirmed a new outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital, Kampala, with one reported death. The victim was a 32-year-old male nurse whose symptoms included "high fever, chest pain, and difficulty in breathing" and "bleeding from multiple body sites".

Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital Kampala with the first confirmed patient dying from it on Wednesday, the health ministry said on Thursday.