Tag: Ebola
Ebola death toll hits 200 in DR Congo
More than 200 people have now died in the latest outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according…
Congo facing worst Ebola outbreak
The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the most severe in the country’s history with 319…
Uganda starts Ebola vaccination for frontline health workers
Uganda on Wednesday started Ebola vaccinations for frontline health workers in the infected areas with support from the World Health…
Ebola virus infects 300 people in Congo
The deadly Ebola virus has infected 300 people in Congo since an outbreak erupted almost two months ago in the…
Congo to install Ebola screening checkpoints at polling stations
Health checkpoints will be installed at the entrances to all polling stations in Congo’s Ebola-affected region during the December election,…
Ebola: Over 150 people dead in Congo
Without any end to the epidemic, the number of deaths from Ebola has reached 147 (35 of them probable), the…
Congo: Ebola death rate has risen to 135 – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says no fewer than 135 people have been killed by the Ebola virus outbreak in…
Militant attacks: WHO suspends work on Ebola in Congo
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is suspending parts of its effort to fight Ebola in Congo after a string of…
Russia creates new powder vaccine against Ebola
The Russian health care ministry, has got a new dry powder vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus disease, Health Minister,…
UN, South Sudan intensify Ebola preparedness
The UN and South Sudan said on Friday that they have intensified preparedness and response activities against Ebola in the…
Ebola death toll in Congo rises to 67
At least 67 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an official says. Dr Alfred Longi,…
Ebola outbreak spreads in DRC – WHO, UNHCR warn
Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has spread to eastern ‘no-go’ zone surrounded by rebels, UN…
Child victims of DRC Ebola outbreak need ‘special care’ – UNICEF
The ongoing deadly Ebola outbreak in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has particularly affected…
WHO expects more Ebola cases in Congo
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday that it could not be certain that it had identified all people…
DR Congo: WHO calls for access to tackle Ebola
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for “free and secure” access to the Ebola-affected people in the conflict-affected region…
Ebola: Latest outbreak is Zaire strain, vaccinations to start: WHO
The Ebola outbreak in Congo is confirmed to be the Zaire strain of the virus and vaccinations of health workers…
Ebola: Congo health ministry confirms arrival of experimental vaccines
The Ministry of Health in Congo confirmed the arrival of an experimental vaccine, which is manufactured by Merck and proven…
Ebola cases in DR Congo ‘will rise in coming days’ – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised the alarm that cases from the resurgent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic…
Ebola: “Unsafe burial” of woman triggered outbreak in DRC – WHO
The death and unsafe burial of a 65-year-old woman in Mangina in the Democratic Republic of Congo was the critical…
Congo Ebola outbreak poses high regional risk – WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that an Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is likely…
Ebola: ‘We’ll fight new outbreak in DR Congo’ – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said it would fight the resurgence of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the…
Ebola: Congo declares 4 new outbreak in eastern province
Officials from the Health Ministry said four people have tested positive for Ebola in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo…
Congo declares 4 new Ebola cases
Officials from the Health Ministry said four people have tested positive for Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo just…
Ebola: WHO reports great feat in Congo
Congo has made great strides in fighting Ebola, but the virus is not yet under control, a senior World Health…
Ebola: Organisation calls for regional awareness
The Director-General, West African Health Organisation (WAHO), Stanley Okolo, on Monday called on the regional countries to remain alert as…
Ebola: Congo medical workers conclude vaccination
Medical workers in Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) on Tuesday concluded vaccination of Ebola patients in the city of Mbandaka with…
Ebola: Organisation calls for regional awareness
The Director-General, West African Health Organisation (WAHO), Stanley Okolo, on Monday called on the regional countries to remain alert as…
Ebola: FAAN steps up surveillance in airports
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has stepped up surveillance and screening for Ebola Virus and other infectious diseases…
Ebola: FAAN intensifies screening of passengers
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has intensified screening of inbound and outbound passengers at the Murtala Muhammed International…
Ebola: Health officials working on getting accurate information
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Friday said they are working hard to get out accurate…