Dozens of Ebola survivors are dispelling rumours and caring for patients and lone children as research has shown that people who survive the disease become immune. Read more »
The current outbreak of Ebola in the country is the Democratic Republic of Congo is second deadliest in history, killing more than 400 people and infecting hundreds more. Its ... Read more »
More than 600 people have fallen ill with the Ebola virus, and at least 368 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The DRC is where Ebola was first discovered in ... Read more »
As of mid-December there have been more than 500 cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo, of which two-thirds are women. In Beni - one of the hardest hit areas - it's the women ... Read more »
New, confirmed cases continue to emerge in zones which were Ebola-free, risking the reintroduction of the deadly disease to the remaining "health zones". These events highlight the ... Read more »
Ebola in the Democratic Republic Congo has now spread to urban areas. The Conversation Africa's Moina Spooner spoke to Mosoka Fallah who was head of case detection during Liberia's ... Read more »
During a cross-border meeting among health officials from the two countries, Uganda and DR Congo resolved to increase cross-border surveillance and harmonize data collection tools ... Read more »
The newest urban locations to be affected are the city of Butembo, as well as Kalenguta, 25km to its north, and Katwa, 30km to its east. These areas have all seen an increase in ... Read more »
The tally of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached 426, surpassing the number of cases in the 2000-2001 Uganda outbreak and making it the second worst in ... Read more »
Health workers have launched a door-to-door, four-day blitz to first bring malaria under control, with the aim of cutting suspected Ebola cases in half. Read more »
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