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DR Congo Govt Okays Experimental Ebola Drugs

The health ministry has reported a total of 102 cases (6 new), with 75 confirmed; 59 people have died, and 9 additional cases are suspected.

Congo-Kinshasa: Govt Approves Experimental Ebola Treatments

CIDRAP, 23 August 2018

The Ebola outbreak in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) shows no signs of slowing down, as health officials approved the use of four additional Ebola… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Tackling Ebola in Congo Conflict Zone an 'Unprecedented' Challenge

Thomson Reuters Foundation, 17 August 2018

At least 44 people have died in Congo's tenth Ebola outbreak since the deadly virus was discovered in the 1970s Read more »

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Figuring Out How to Fight Future Ebola Outbreaks

Researchers say a more sophisticated understanding of the environments through which the disease spreads will lead to faster, more effective treatment. Read more »
- Congo-Kinshasa: Researchers Plot Maps, Collect Data to Fight Future Infectious Disease Outbreaks
- Congo-Kinshasa: Security Issues Constrain DR Congo Ebola Operation
New Ebola Outbreak Hits Children Hard

An ongoing deadly Ebola outbreak in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has particularly affected children, the UN's children agency, UNICEF, said after more ... Read more »
- Congo-Kinshasa: New Ebola Outbreak Hits Children Hard
- Congo-Kinshasa: MSF Opens Ebola Treatment Center in Response to Outbreak in North Kivu
African Expertise Essential in Preventing Ebola Pandemic

In a guest column for AllAfrica, Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor of Nigeria Health Watch says that African experts were key to ending the west African Ebola epidemic and are essential for ... Read more »
- Africa: African Expertise Key to Stopping Ebola - Then and Now
- Resource Document WHO Combats Ebola in DRC
Current Ebola Outbreak More Dangerous

The World Health Organization has said that more than 100 armed groups are operating in North Kivu, delaying Ebola treatment to those in need. The situation is causing the current ... Read more »
- West Africa: Ebola Outbreak Potentially More Dangerous Than West African Epidemic
- Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Calls for Secure Access in Responding to Ebola Outbreak

Photo: OMS / S. Hawkey

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Photo: Eugene Kabambi/World Health Organisation

On 8 August 2018, the vaccination of frontline healthcare workers started, followed by the vaccination of community contacts and their contacts, in Mangina, North Kivu, the epicenter of the 10th Ebola epidemic to hit the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Photo: UNICEF/Naftalin

An Ebola health worker at Bikoro Hospital, Democratic Republic of the Congo.