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Congo-Kinshasa: Violence Puts Ebola Humanitarian Response At Risk - World Food Programme
UN News, 20 November 2018
A spokesperson for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has condemned any violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that could slow down the humanitarian response… Read more »
Victory Over Ebola Blocked by Conflict in DR Congo
Security concerns remain a major impediment in the control of the Ebola outbreak, with people living in Ugandan districts bordering the DR Congo at high risk as well as the safety of peacekeers in the conflict-wracked region being questioned.
MONUSCO peacekeepers in Beni territory, North Kivu, Democratic Repbulic of the Congo.
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Congo-Kinshasa: Now Ebola Fighters Face Attacks While Battling Deadly Disease
allAfrica, 19 November 2018
Security concerns remain a major obstacle in ending the Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo, that has so far claimed more than 200 lives. On November 16, more than a dozen WHO staff had… Read more »
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Uganda: Uganda-DRC Border Residents At High Risk of Ebola
East African, 17 November 2018
Security concerns remain a major impediment in the control of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has so far claimed over 200 lives. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola Situation Reports - Democratic Republic of the Congo
WHO, 17 November 2018
On 1 August 2018, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a new outbreak of Ebola virus disease in North Kivu Province. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Statement on Latest Attacks in Democratic Republic of Congo
WHO, 19 November 2018
Following deadly attacks on Friday in the town of Beni, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ebola response activities are continuing. Read more »
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Uganda: Government Warns of Ebola On Uganda-DR Congo Border
Monitor, 18 November 2018
The Ministry of Health has asked people in districts neighbouring DR Congo to be alert and watch out for signs of the Ebola haemorrhagic fever, with some cases already registered… Read more »
InFocus
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The latest outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed over 209 people, World Health Organization emergency response chief Peter ... Read more »
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The current epidemic, the country's tenth, is on track to surpass the previous largest outbreak in 1976, that led to 280 deaths Read more »
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For fear of cross-border spill, Uganda is vaccinating at least 3,000 healthworkers in five districts that border DR Congo, where the latest outbreak has killed at least 180 people. Read more »
