Ebola

Ebola risk ‘very high’ in eastern DR Congo as UN intensifies response

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday raised the national risk assessment for DRC to “very high” - although…

3 months ago

UN agencies step up Ebola response in eastern DR Congo

As health authorities in both the DRC and Uganda respond to the deadly resurgence, the UN is also helping to…

3 months ago

Ebola risk is high inside DR Congo but it’s no pandemic emergency: WHO

In an update on the fast-developing situation in eastern DRC, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that…

3 months ago

DRC Ebola outbreak: hundreds of suspected cases, no vaccine

WHO’s representative in DRC, Dr Anne Ancia, told reporters in Geneva that there are more than 500 suspected cases including…

3 months ago

Ebola may be spreading faster than first thought, WHO doctor warns

Hundreds of cases are suspected in central Africa but experts fear the actual number may be much higher. Source link

3 months ago

Ebola outbreak follows hunger and displacement crisis in DR Congo

“The world is not safer from pandemics”, said experts from the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) on Monday, who underscored…

3 months ago

Ebola outbreak in Central Africa declared a ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’

The decision, announced by WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus on Sunday, follows reports of both confirmed and suspected infections linked to…

3 months ago

Ebola in Uganda: New outbreak kills nurse in Kampala

The Sudan Ebola Virus Disease (SUDV) is a highly infectious haemorrhagic fever which is transmitted through contact with infected bodily…

2 years ago