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WHO is cautious as Congo celebrates discharge of last Ebola patient
3/3/2020 5:32:17 PM20

WHO is cautious as Congo celebrates discharge of last Ebola patient

As health officials in Congo celebrated the discharge of the last Ebola patient from its treatment centre in Beni on Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) cautioned that the outbreak was not yet past.

DR Congo Ebola death toll 2,231 to date
12/29/2019 6:57:24 PM20

DR Congo Ebola death toll 2,231 to date

A total of 2,231 people have died out of 3,373 declared cases of Ebola in the current epidemic in the DR Congo, according to the agency overseeing the response

Four dead, five injured in attacks on Ebola responders in Congo
11/28/2019 6:10:20 PM20

Four dead, five injured in attacks on Ebola responders in Congo

Four members of Ebola response teams in eastern Congo have been killed in two attacks that the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) predicted ...

Ebola vaccine moves closer to market licence: European regulator
10/18/2019 6:43:45 PM20

Ebola vaccine moves closer to market licence: European regulator

A vaccine against Ebola, not yet licensed but used to stem an outbreak in DR Congo, moved a step closer to the market Friday after obtaining a green light from Europe's medicines watchdog.

World Health Organisation: Tanzania not sharing information on Ebola
9/22/2019 12:40:36 PM20

World Health Organisation: Tanzania not sharing information on Ebola

Tanzania is refusing to provide detailed information on suspected Ebola cases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said, a rare public rebuke as the region struggles to contain an outbreak already declared a global health emergency.

DR Congo ex-health minister arrested for 'embezzling Ebola funds': police
9/14/2019 6:06:13 PM20

DR Congo ex-health minister arrested for 'embezzling Ebola funds': police

Former DR Congo health minister Oly Ilunga has been arrested over allegations he embezzled public funds to tackle the Ebola epidemic, police said on Saturday.

UN chief vows continued support for DR Congo army
9/1/2019 5:28:41 PM20

UN chief vows continued support for DR Congo army

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Sunday vowed continued support for the Democratic Republic of Congo, grappling with the double scourge of militia violence and an Ebola epidemic.

UN chief expresses solidarity with Ebola-hit DR Congo
8/31/2019 6:28:20 PM20

UN chief expresses solidarity with Ebola-hit DR Congo

UN chief Antonio Guterres started a three-day tour of the Democratic Republic of Congo Saturday, expressing ‘solidarity’ with a region ravaged by violence and an Ebola epidemic.

DR Congo Ebola death toll crosses 2,000 ahead of UN chief's visit
8/30/2019 7:51:53 PM20

DR Congo Ebola death toll crosses 2,000 ahead of UN chief's visit

The Ebola outbreak showed no signs of easing in DR Congo Friday on the eve of the UN chief's visit to the country

Ebola spreads to remote, militia-run Congo territory
8/19/2019 1:39:22 PM20

Ebola spreads to remote, militia-run Congo territory

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have confirmed a new case of Ebola in the remote, militia-controlled territory of Walikale

Second Ebola patient in major Congo city dies, a year after outbreak
7/31/2019 6:38:02 PM20

Second Ebola patient in major Congo city dies, a year after outbreak

The second patient infected with the Ebola virus in Congo's major city of Goma has died, almost exactly a year after the start of the epidemic

Central Africa routes on airlines' radar over Ebola
7/24/2019 8:18:04 PM20

Central Africa routes on airlines' radar over Ebola

The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently sounded the highest alarm over Ebola, a highly contagious disease, which has already killed more than 1,600 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo...