Dr Abdirahman Mahamud, Director, Health Emergency Alert and Response Operations at the World Health Organization (WHO), who returned last week from one…
The DRC now has more than 780 confirmed cases and 180 deaths, while Uganda has recorded 19 confirmed cases, including…
As of 17 June, 896 confirmed cases and 232 deaths had been reported across 31 health zones in the country,…
WHO has expanded isolation capacity for suspected cases and upgraded treatment facilities, including the construction of individual isolation rooms that…
“Every day, cases are being identified in new health zones. And that reflects really the scale of this outbreak, a…
Damien Mama, interim Humanitarian Coordinator in the DRC, arrived in the provincial capital Bunia on Sunday, where he will assess response efforts and…
“More recoveries are expected, especially when people are diagnosed early and able to access care, and as outbreak response intensifies,” the UN World…
Speaking in Bunia, the capital of Ituri province and the epicentre of the outbreak, Tedros said local communities must remain…
Ahead of his arrival, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus appealed to armed groups to declare a ceasefire so that health workers can reach people and halt spread of…
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the Ebola Bundibugyo virus outbreak in Ituri province was spreading in an environment where…