Tag: Ebola
3 new Ebola virus cases confirmed in DRC
Three more new cases of the Ebola virus disease have been confirmed in the Butembo health zone in the eastern…
Ebola infects 14 people, kills 9 in Guinea, DRC
Two African countries of Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have reported 14 Ebola virus cases and…
Guinea’s Ebola vaccination postponed
Ebola vaccination in Guinea is being delayed as the plane carrying a batch of vaccine doses was unable to land,…
NCDC places Nigeria at ‘moderate risk’ of Ebola
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has placed Nigeria at ‘moderate risk’ of Ebola outbreak as Guinea battles the contagion.
DR Congo: Ebola cases on the rise, 2 dead
The number of confirmed cases of the Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has…
WHO steps up efforts to curb Ebola outbreaks in Guinea, DRC
With efforts gathering pace to promptly tackle the new Ebola outbreaks in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
UN allocates $15m to fight Ebola in Guinea, DRC
The United Nations has allocated $15 million (N5.8 billion) to fight the fresh Ebola outbreaks in Guinea and the Democratic…
WHO begins counter-Ebola vaccination campaign
The immunisation campaign against Ebola commenced on Monday in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the first case was…
Ebola outbreak in Guinea, WHO asked to rush in vaccines
Guinea declared a new Ebola outbreak on Sunday, with the authorities asking the World Health Organisation (WH0) to rush in…
Ebola epidemic strikes again in Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo declared a new Ebola epidemic on Monday in the western city of Mbandaka. The town is…
WHO confirms three fresh Ebola cases in DRC
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has recorded three new cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Congo records second Ebola death
The Democratic Republic of Congo has recorded a second Ebola death after seven weeks of no case.
Ebola virus returns
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, has confirmed a case of Ebola virus in Congo…
AfDB approves $1m grant for Uganda to stem Ebola transmission
The African Development Bank has released a $1 million grant to Uganda to help the East African country tackle an…
4 Ebola responders killed in DRC attack
Two attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have killed 4 workers responding to the Ebola outbreak and…