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Congo-Kinshasa: AU to Host an Ebola Co-Ordination Centre
East African, 26 October 2019
A meeting held in Goma by the Democratic Republic of Congo and officials from nine neighbouring countries has resolved to establish an Africa Ebola Co-ordination Task Force to… Read more »
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Central Africa: African Health Ministers Move to Halt Ebola Threat
Monitor, 22 October 2019
Health Ministers and senior immigration officials of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the nine neighboring countries to DRC have resolved and committed their governments… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Investing in Health Systems Is Only Way to Stop Next Ebola Outbreak
The Conversation Africa, 21 October 2019
The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) recently surpassed 3,000 infections. The outbreak had been raging for nearly a year by the time it was… Read more »
African Health Ministers Plan Ebola Task Force
Health ministers and senior immigration officials from DR Congo and neighbouring countries Uganda, Burundi and Zambia, among others, have resolved that there is a need for the force to support cross-border joint planning and implementation of Ebola preparedness and response activities.
Travellers are screened for the Ebola virus before getting into Kenya at the Busia One Stop Border Post on June 12, 2019, following three confirmed cases in Kasese, western Uganda.
InFocus
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Authorities have said that a 37-year-old man who was in quarantine in Karonga, had not died of ebola. Secretary for Health and Population Dan Namarika said that "Epidemiologically, ... Read more »
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The number of measles cases in DR Congo has more than tripled in 2019, compared to the whole of 2018. UNICEF is vaccinating thousands more children against measles and ... Read more »
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According to the UN, the survivals point to a positive response to the outbreak, was made possible by the joint efforts of the DR Congo health officials and its partners. The ... Read more »
