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Congo-Kinshasa: Latest Ebola Outbreak Poses High Regional Risk, Says WHO
DW, 3 August 2018
The WHO said the presence of armed groups and the wide-distance spread of the disease, could make vaccination "near impossible" in North Kivu. It's the tenth outbreak in DRC since… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Quick-Starts Efforts to Tackle New Ebola Outbreak
VOA, 3 August 2018
The World Health Organization says expert staff and equipment have been sent to northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo to quick-start the process of combating a new outbreak of… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Deadly Ebola Outbreak Confirmed in Eastern DRC
VOA, 2 August 2018
Four cases of the Ebola virus have been confirmed in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, officials confirmed Wednesday. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: New Ebola Outbreak in North Kivu
DW, 1 August 2018
A week after declaring the end of an Ebola outbreak, the health ministry has announced a new one near the Ugandan border. Local authorities have called for "calm and prudence" in… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Cluster of Presumptive Ebola Cases in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
WHO, 1 August 2018
The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced today that preliminary laboratory results indicate a cluster of cases of Ebola virus in North Kivu province. The… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo Declared Over, Now Let's Tackle Other Health Challenges - Who Chief
UN News, 24 July 2018
The Ebola virus outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been declared over, thanks to a concerted national and international effort to contain the threat, the UN's… Read more »
New Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo
A week after declaring the end of an Ebola outbreak, the Democratic Republic of Congo's health ministry has announced a new one near the Ugandan border. Local authorities have called for "calm and prudence" in the northeastern province.
InFocus
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By declaring an end to the Ebola outbreak less than three months after the first case was recorded in the north-west of the country, the government has achieved something that not ... Read more »
MSF teams are currently in the Mbandaka and Bikoro areas and are putting in place two Ebola Treatment Centres of 20 beds each. Photographer:
