Tag: DR Congo

In the past week, from 21 to 27 October, 20 new confirmed Ebola virus disease (EVD) cases were reported from five health zones in two affected provinces in the Democratic ...

The health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have announced plans to introduce a second experimental Ebola vaccine, manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, from mid- October. This ...

The Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) have confirmed a case of Ebola Virus Disease in Uganda. Although there have been numerous previous alerts, this is the ...

To address vaccination challenges in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) has recommended the introduction of an ...

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, have concluded a visit to Butembo, in the Democratic Republic of the ...

Something quite disheartening is happening in DR Congo and we should all be worried since it bears strong message for public health experts and just about everyone of us. Ebola remains ...

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo has averaged 5 new cases daily Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced  that between 28 November to 4 December 2018, 35 new cases ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced the commencement of the first-ever multi-drug Ebola trial inDemocratic Republic of Congo. In a statement made available to healthnews.africa, WHO said the trial is ...

Based on situation on the ground regarding the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, the meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General concluded that a Public Health Emergency of ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has decried the negative impacts that security challenges in at-risk areas are having on the response to the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the ...