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Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Calls For Urgent Push to End Ebola Outbreak
WHO, 25 March 2019
As the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) approaches 1000 cases amid increased violence, WHO reaffirmed its commitment both to ending the outbreak and… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Aims to End Ebola Outbreak Within Months
VOA, 15 March 2019
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief says the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) can be brought to an end in six months, if everything goes as… Read more »
DR Congo Ebola Outbreak Can be Halted in 6 Months - WHO
The World Health Organization's Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says enough progress has been made and believes the Ebola outbreak in Congo's North Kivu and Ituri provinces can be overcome within six months' time.
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros visited the town of Bikoro in the north-west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to assess the response to the Ebola outbreak (File photo).
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Part of the response to the current outbreak has been to try out new drug regimes. As such, research is playing a critical role as efforts are made to establish their efficacy. But ... Read more »
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Armed assailants attacked an Ebola treatment centre in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, starting a fire and engaging in an extended gun battle with security forces, Read more »
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The Democratic Republic of Congo needs an estimated U.S. $148 million to fight the current Ebola outbreak until July, says the World Bank, which has just announced grants of up to ... Read more »
