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Africa: Building on Ebola Response to Tackle COVID-19 in DR Congo
WHO, 25 June 2020
The Ebola outbreak in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was declared over today, almost two years since the first case was confirmed. The DRC Ministry of… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Vigilance Against Flare-Ups and Support for Survivors Must Continue
WHO, 25 June 2020
Today marks the end of the 10th outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This long, complex and difficult outbreak has been overcome due to… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Increase in Support for Life-Saving Programming Needed as Ebola Outbreak Ends
IRC, 25 June 2020
An IRC survey found Ebola-impacted communities are facing deteriorating mental health, reduced access to healthcare, increased violence against women and girls and major income… Read more »
Celebrations as Ebola Outbreak Ends in Eastern DR Congo
The tenth outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which lasted 23 months, is officially over. National officials and international organizations are calling for humanitarian assistance to support affected communities. The strategies used by thousands of DRC health workers and international supporters to defeat Ebola are the same skills and policies needed to suppress the spread of COVID-19, said WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus. It was a team effort led by the government of DR Congo, Tedros said during a briefing with WHO Afro Director Matshidiso Moeti, virologist Professor Jean-Jacques Muyembe and Eteni Longondo, Congolese health minister.
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25 June 2020
How Learning From End of Ebola Outbreak Will Help Stop COVID-19 Pandemic
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The WHO Africa Regional Director Dr Matshidiso Moeti, Congolese virologist Professor Jean-Jacques Muyembe and Eteni Longondo, DR Congo Health ... see more »
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Unicef, 25 June 2020
UNICEF welcomed the announcement by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today of the end of the 23-month long Ebola outbreak in the east of the country,… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: How 'Ebola Business' Threatens Aid Operations in Congo
The New Humanitarian, 18 June 2020
Questionable practices in the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including payments to security forces, renting vehicles at inflated prices, and job kickback… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: How Traditional Healers Became Allies in Ebola Response
WHO, 20 June 2020
At the entrance to the Centre de médecine tradi-moderne du village, a health centre offering conventional and herbal treatments, in Beni town, a painted mural shows a man… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Coping Mechanisms Put in Place For Ebola, Measles and COVID-19
The Conversation Africa, 22 June 2020
Ebola, a viral haemorrhagic fever of humans and other primates, has become endemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The country has had 10 outbreaks in 40 years and has… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: How Local Testing Sped Up Response to New Ebola Outbreak
WHO, 23 June 2020
When a young man in his town died of a haemorrhagic fever, Fabien Impanda Boliko had to act fast. The 56-year-old laboratory technician in Mbandaka tested and identified the first… Read more »
A World Health Organization Ebola vaccination team works in Butembo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in January 2019.
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Simultaneous outbreaks of Ebola on opposite sides of DR Congo, a drop in vaccination rates for killer diseases like polio, a resurgence of malaria and other preventable ... Read more »
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The Democratic Republic of Congo's deadliest ever Ebola outbreak appears to be drawing to a close, but aid groups have cautioned against scaling down response efforts too quickly, ... Read more »
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Five new cases of Ebola have been declared in Mbandaka in the north-west of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to Health Minister Eteni Longondo, who said four people ... Read more »
