MSF teams are currently in the Mbandaka and Bikoro areas and are putting in place two Ebola Treatment Centres of 20 beds each. Photographer:
10 Countries on High Alert Over DRC Ebola Outbreak
"We are very concerned, and we are planning for all scenarios, including the worst-case scenario," said WHO emergency response chief Peter Salama in Geneva. Up to 18 people are suspected of dying from infection so far.
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Africa: Ebola Outbreak - WHO Puts 10 Countries On 'High Alert'
DW, 11 May 2018
WHO officials have described the affected area as "one of the most difficult terrains on earth," making it difficult to access. The UN health agency is hoping to avert an epidemic… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola - How a Global and Local Response Has Been Mobilised
The Conversation Africa, 12 May 2018
The number of confirmed cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has increased but health authorities are confident that the outbreak can be contained. At least 17… Read more »
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Uganda: Uganda Intensifies Ebola Screening At DRC Border Posts
East African, 11 May 2018
Uganda has began screening of all travellers from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), following the outbreak of the viral haemorrhagic fever in the neighbouring country. Read more »
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Africa: Congo Ebola Outbreak Met With Rapid Response After West African Crisis
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 9 May 2018
Six months after an Ebola outbreak was confirmed in West Africa in March 2014, the World Health Organization declared an international emergency and called for help. The disease… Read more »
InFocus
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Medical teams from the World Health Organization arrived in the country to help combat the Ebola virus, as government officials in the Bikoro area in Equateur Province put plans in ... Read more »
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Health authorities will screen travellers at all entry points including Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Busia and Malaba, Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki has said. This ... Read more »
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Minister of Health Isaac Adewole says that his ministry has stepped up surveillance at all entry points into Nigeria to prevent the spread of Ebola disease, following a fresh ... Read more »
