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How DR Congo's Ebola Epidemic Became the World's Second Deadliest

Months after an Ebola outbreak was declared in the DR Congo, it has claimed more than 1,500 lives, infected over 2000 people, and spread across the border into neighbouring Uganda, where two deaths and three suspected cases were reported in mid-June. Despite a decline in the number of new cases reported over the past few weeks, the World Health Organisation has said there remains a "high risk of geographical spread both within the DRC and to neighbouring countries".

Congo-Kinshasa: Hunger, Measles, Cholera, and Conflict - Ebola Not the Only Killer

The New Humanitarian, 3 July 2019

As the Democratic Republic of Congo grapples with the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, aid groups say a host of other emergencies - from renewed conflict and mass… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: How Ebola Epidemic Became the World's Second Deadliest

The New Humanitarian, 2 July 2019

More than 11 months after an Ebola outbreak was declared in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the viral disease has claimed more than 1,500 lives, infected 2,244 people, and… Read more »

Photo: Alain Coulibaly/MONUSCO

Ebola treatment centre at Beni Hospital, North Kivu, DR Congo.

Africa: West African Lessons for DRC's Fight Against Ebola

The Conversation Africa, 4 July 2019

There seems to be no end in sight to the Ebola outbreak that has swept through the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since last August. By 19 June, nearly 1500 people had… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: 'Sometimes We Have to Abandon the Patients' - Treating Ebola in Congo's Warzone

Thomson Reuters Foundation, 4 July 2019

'If it weren't for (the conflict), I think with all the new technology we would be able to stop this outbreak quickly.' Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Communities and Coordination Are Crucial in Fighting Ebola

WHO, 4 July 2019

Close to the border with the Ebola-hit Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), over 100 volunteer health workers are busily planning surveillance actions to detect potential Ebola… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Violence Threatens Lifesaving Ebola Operation

VOA, 29 June 2019

A senior World Health Organization official warns efforts to contain the spread of the deadly Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo will remain elusive unless the vicious… Read more »

InFocus

Ebola Now Under Control - Uganda Health Ministry

Dr Allan Muluuta, the assistant commissioner for disease control at the Ministry of Health has said the government is on top of the plan to fight the further spread of Ebola which ... Read more »
- Uganda: Ebola Now Under Control, Says Govt
- Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola Response in Congo Leaves Locals At Greatest Risk
WHO Under Pressure as Ebola Spreads to Uganda

In a decision that baffled some critics, the World Health Organization's advisory committee, the International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee has declared that the Read more »
- Africa: WHO Under Pressure Over Ebola Response
- Congo-Kinshasa: Local, Not Global, Efforts Needed Against Further Ebola Spread
WHO Changes DR Congo Ebola Vaccination Strategy

The World Health Organization's panel of experts say that a wider group of contacts will now be vaccinated and it is going to reduce dosages to allow for this due to concerns over ... Read more »
- Congo-Kinshasa: WHO Overhauls Ebola Vaccination Strategy as Cases Surge
- Congo-Kinshasa: Why I Chose to Help - a Doctor From Guinea On Why She Volunteered for the DRC Ebola Crisis
DR Congo Authorities Confirm Ebola Outbreak

Medical teams from the World Health Organization arrived in the country to help combat the Ebola virus, as government officials in the Bikoro area in Equateur Province put plans in ... Read more »
- Africa: Congo Ebola Outbreak Met With Rapid Response After West African Crisis
- Congo-Kinshasa: Medical Teams Work to Contain Ebola Outbreak in DRC

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