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Congo-Kinshasa: Why Declaring Ebola a Public Health Emergency Isn't a Silver Bullet
The Conversation Africa, 19 July 2019
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. It took the… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Why Gender Matters in Responding to Diseases Like Ebola
The Conversation Africa, 22 July 2019
Despite over a year of containment efforts, the World Health Organisation recently declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo a Public Health Emergency of… Read more »
Why Making Ebola a Public Health Emergency Isn't a Silver Bullet
The World Health Organisation has declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo a public health emergency. One of the expected impacts of the decision is that more funding will be raised for the response teams in the field as international support is stepped up. But Professor Yap Boum, writing in The Conversation Africa, says the outbreak of a deadly disease within a conflict zone - and now in a major city - cannot be solved with a technical solution such as more funding.
A mother holds her child in the zone where people suspected of being infected by Ebola are held in quarantine at the Ebola Transition Center in Beni, North Kivu, January 18, 2019.
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Congo-Kinshasa: Don't Panic, Support DR Congo in Fight Against Deadly Ebola Virus - WHO
UN News, 19 July 2019
Ebola virus is just one challenge among many facing communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, reiterating an… Read more »
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Uganda: Govt Joins Desperate Hunt for Ebola Vaccine
RFI, 19 July 2019
Uganda has fast-tracked testing of Ebola vaccines, as the WHO declared the outbreak in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo a "public health emergency of international… Read more »
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Rwanda: Health Minister Refutes Claims Congolese Ebola Victim Passed Through Rwanda
New Times, 19 July 2019
The Minister for Health, Dr Diane Gashumba, has refuted claims that a Congolese fishmonger who died of Ebola a few days ago might have entered Rwanda infected with the virus. Read more »
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Uganda: Suspected Ebola Patient Dies in Masaka
Monitor, 18 July 2019
A suspected Ebola victim, who had been admitted to Kitovu Missionary Hospital in Masaka has died, the district health official has confirmed. Read more »
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Uganda: Uganda Scrambles to Respond to Fresh Ebola Scare in Kasese
East African, 18 July 2019
Ugandan authorities scrambled to respond to a fresh Ebola threat after a Congolese trader died of the disease four days after she had been to Mpondwe market in Kasese district,… Read more »
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"It is time for the world to take notice and redouble our efforts. We need to work together in solidarity with the DRC to end this outbreak and build a better health system," said ... Read more »
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This latest spread stems from a pastor who rode a bus from the northeast to Goma. Authorities have identified the two buses he took before arriving in Goma; these people will need ... Read more »
