20 new confirmed cases of Ebola reported in DR Congo
In the past week, from 21 to 27 October, 20 new confirmed Ebola virus disease (EVD) cases were reported from...
DR Congo: Second Ebola vaccine to be introduced in October
The health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have announced plans to introduce a second experimental Ebola...
Odds stacked against Ebola’s newest drugs
The effectiveness of Ebola’s latest preferred drugs hinges on a number of factors that are beyond the control of the...
Ebola is no longer incurable
The promising results of the Pamoja Tulinde Maisha (PALM ) study has public health experts across the world leaping for...
One year later, DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak remains relentless and devastating
“1 August, marks one year since the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) declared an outbreak of...
Gender matters in responding to major disease outbreaks like Ebola
Written by Julia Smith, Simon Fraser University Despite over a year of containment efforts, the World Health Organisation recently declared...
How DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak became a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
On 17 July 2019, the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the...
Ebola in Uganda: Index patient and grandma dead, third case confirmed
This week, healthnews.ng reported the spread of the Ebola virus disease to Uganda. The index patient, a 5-year-old child from...
From DR Congo, Ebola spreads to Uganda
The Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) have confirmed a case of Ebola Virus Disease in Uganda....
WHO is introducing another experimental Ebola vaccine in DR Congo
To address vaccination challenges in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), WHO’s Strategic Advisory...
