Health authorities in DR Congo say that two experimental drugs being used in a clinical trial to control the spread of Ebola appear to be saving lives. The trials of two drugs ... Read more »
The vaccine will be administered to up to 800 health professionals and frontline workers such as cleaners, ambulance personnel and mortuary and burial teams to prevent the spread ... Read more »
There's been a continued increase in the number of Ebola cases since the outbreak was first declared in the DR Congo. Until recently the response to the disease was coordinated by ... Read more »
Although Mozambique is not on the list of high risk countries, the Health Ministry is monitoring the epidemic in Democratic Republic of Congo, and any eventual outbreaks in ... Read more »
Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo's densely populated eastern city of Goma rose from one to five this week, raising fears of a wider outbreak of the deadly virus that ... Read more »
One year ago, on August 1, 2018, the Ebola epidemic broke out in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A total of 2,701 people have been infected, of whom 1,813 have died. Almost a ... Read more »
One person has died, a third diagnosis has been reported and 15 persons have been quarantined in Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Goma is home to more than a million Read more »
Following the completion of the recommended 42 days without any new cases since the first report of Ebola, Uganda has been declared free of the virus by the World Health ... Read more »
Two international organisations - USAID and the World Bank - have announced a combined U.S.$339 million in assistance to fight the deadly Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic ... Read more »
Oly Ilunga was dismissed as head of the team tackling a persistent Ebola outbreak. Oly said his stay as minister could jeopardize efficiency, stability and consistency in the ... Read more »
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