Ebola death toll continues to rise in DR Congo
Here is everything that has happened regarding the latest Ebola outbreak in DR Congo As of 7 August 2018, 44 Ebola virus disease cases (17 confirmed and 27 probable), including ...
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Tag: Ebola
Ebola: Ring vaccination begins in DR Congo’s North Kivu
A total of 3,220 doses of the rVSV-ZEBOV Ebola vaccine is available for adminstration The Ministry of Public Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo today announced the launch ...
WHO confirms 3 more cases of Ebola in DR Congo
An analysis of latest figures showed confirmed cases of Ebola in DR Congo rose by 23% within 3 days Within 3 days, 3 more cases of Ebola virus disease were ...
An update on the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
With information flying around regarding the Ebola crisis in DR Congo, WHO gives an update on the status of the outbreak On 28 July 2018, the North Kivu Provincial Health ...
Ebola returns to DR Congo
About a week after ending an Ebola outbreak, another is declared in DR Congo The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have ...
A new type of Ebola virus has emerged
While the world celebrated end of Ebola outbreak in DR Congo, a new type of the virus emerged in Sierra Leone There is a new member of the family of ...
The grave shortcomings of Nigeria’s Ebola prevention strategy
In their BMJ editorial on airport screening for Ebola, Profs David Mabey and Stefan Flasche, said the adoption of the policy of “enhanced screening” gives a false sense of reassurance. This ...
Ebola vaccination gets underway today in DR Congo
USD1 million has been set aside for the Ebola vaccination exercise in DR Congo Even though Ebola virus disease has reemerged in DR Congo, the response to the latest outbreak ...
Nigerian Senate set to intervene in resolving JOHESU strike
Senate calls for truce regarding JOHESU strike On Tuesday, the Nigerian Senate issued an appeal to the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) to call off its nationwide strike claiming it ...
As Ebola returns to Africa, Nigeria attempts to secure its borders
Nigeria is screening passengers at borders for Ebola. Reminiscing the last outbreak begs the question: Is screening enough? This week, healthnews.africa reported that Ebola has returned to Africa via DR ...
