UN, South Sudan enhance Ebola preparedness following outbreak in DRC
The UN and South Sudan said on Friday that they have intensified preparedness and response activities against Ebola in the wake of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the…
Child victims of DRC Ebola outbreak need ‘special care’ – UNICEF
The ongoing deadly Ebola outbreak in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has particularly affected children, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said. The outbreak…
DRC begins vaccination against latest Ebola outbreak – WHO
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has started vaccination against the latest Ebola outbreak in the northeaster North Kivu province, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday. The…
Congo to start using Ebola vaccine as early as Monday – Health minister
Democratic Republic of Congo will start using an Ebola vaccine as early as Monday to counter a new flare-up in the heavily populated eastern part of the Central African country,…
WHO sees Ebola outbreak under control in Congo
June 26, 2018 The spread of Ebola seems to have been stopped in Congo, less than three months after the outbreak of the deadly disease was declared, the World Health…
Ebola in Congo: Nigeria intensifies screening at airports
May 23, 2018 Following Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa, the Federal Government has increased surveillance in all airports to forestall the re-occurrence of 2014 experience….
First doses of experimental Ebola vaccine arrive in DR Congo
May 16, 2018 The first 4,000 doses of experimental vaccine provided by the WHO to combat against the Ebola outbreak has arrived on Wednesday in Kinshasa, the capital city of…
WHO prepares for worst case Ebola scenario, hopes to deploy vaccine
May 11, 2018 The WHO is preparing for the worst case scenario in an Ebola outbreak in a remote area of Congo, including spread to a major town. WHO…