May 28, 2019, at 09:39 am
New Delhi, May 28 (IBNS): Amid what global Vaccine Alliance Gavi is calling an “unprecedented combination” of epidemics, the UN and partners are supporting the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s major new immunization campaign against cholera which began on Monday, targeting more than 800,000.
DR Congo: ‘No time to lose’ says newly appointed UN Ebola response coordinator
May 24, 2019, at 04:30 pm
New York, May 24 (IBNS): With the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s worst ever Ebola outbreak now in its tenth month, the United Nations on Thursday announced measures to strengthen its response, with the Organization’s newly appointed Emergency Coordinator (EERC) declaring there is “no time to lose”.
Over 1,200 people died from Ebola outbreak in DR Congo since August : Health Ministry
May 20, 2019, at 10:01 am
Moscow, May 20 (Sputnik/UNI) More than 1,200 people have died from the Ebola virus disease since August in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the country's Health Ministry said.
May 09, 2019, at 03:09 pm
New York, May 9 (IBNS): Now in its tenth month, the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has claimed more than a thousand lives, prompting Secretary-General António Guterres to throw the support of “the whole United Nations system” into stemming the spread of the deadly virus.
Ebola situation worsening in DR Congo, amidst growing ‘funding gap’ UN health agency warns
May 01, 2019, at 08:28 am
New York, May 1 (IBNS): Strengthening both security and the Ebola response effort is essential to contain the growing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN health agency’s officials said on Tuesday, following a visit to the epicentre of what is already the worst outbreak in the country’s history.
UN condemns attack on Ebola treatment centre in DR Congo which left doctor dead, two others injured
Apr 20, 2019, at 06:48 am
New York, Apr 20 (IBNS): The UN has condemned an attack on an Ebola treatment centre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Friday, which led to the death of a doctor working for the World Health Organization (WHO), and injured two others.
Ebola cases rising in DR Congo, but UN health agency cites progress in community trust-building
Mar 30, 2019, at 09:14 am
New York, Mar 30 (IBNS): A rise in new cases of deadly Ebola virus disease in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been announced, while authorities say that progress is being made in accessing communities that have been wary of outside help, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
Mar 10, 2019, at 08:30 pm
New York, Mar 10 (IBNS): Amidst a deadly Ebola outbreak, on Saturday morning armed groups brutally attacked an Ebola treatment centre in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) eastern city of Butembo, prompting the United Nations health agency’s chief chief’s call “to protect the treatment centres”.
DR Congo: Insecurity and attacks mean Ebola will keep spreading, warns world health agency
Mar 02, 2019, at 12:13 pm
New York, Mar 2 (IBNS): Worsening security in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo marked by attacks on Ebola clinics have made it a “given” that the deadly virus will spread further, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
DR Congo: Ebola response resumes despite ‘risky environment’
Jan 09, 2019, at 09:25 am
New York, Jan 9 (IBNS): Despite a precarious security environment and continuing pockets of mistrust on the part of affected populations, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Tuesday that all Ebola-affected areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) North Kivu Province are now accessible to health workers.
DR Congo violence puts Ebola humanitarian response at risk, UN food relief agency warns
Nov 21, 2018, at 09:16 am
New York, Nov 21 (IBNS): A spokesperson for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has condemned any violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that could slow down the humanitarian response to the Ebola outbreak in the vast country’s north-east, following an attack on a UN base and nearby hotels housing UN staff, in the city of Beni on Friday.
Government must ‘secure’ polls in key DR Congo vote due next month: UN envoy
Nov 14, 2018, at 09:59 am
New York, Nov 14 (IBNS): With key national elections due next month in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), armed groups in the east of the country still threaten to derail the vote, the top United Nations official in the country told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo conflict zone ‘remains dangerous and unpredictable’ – UN chiefs
Nov 09, 2018, at 09:06 am
New York, Nov 9 (IBNS): While new measures to tackle the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are working, the epidemic remains dangerous and unpredictable, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Nov 08, 2018, at 08:35 am
New York, Nov 8 (IBNS): The World Health Organization (WHO), and Ugandan Ministry of Health, have begun vaccinating frontline health workers in the country against Ebola, in a bid to stop an outbreak in the neighbouring Democratic of Congo (DRC) from crossing the border.
Security Council urges responder-safety focus, as DR Congo Ebola outbreak worsens
Oct 31, 2018, at 08:08 am
New York, Oct 31 (IBNS): The United Nations Security Council has voiced “serious concern” over the impact of deteriorating security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on the response to the deadly Ebola outbreak and fears that the virus could spread further into the country and the wider region.
World Health Organization calls crisis meeting over deadly Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
Oct 16, 2018, at 09:26 am
New York, Oct 16 (IBNS): World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has called an Emergency Committee meeting on the Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has already claimed around 130 lives.
Violence and displacement in Ebola-hit DR Congo threatens humanitarian response
Sep 29, 2018, at 07:19 am
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): Increasing violence in Ebola-affected areas of north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) threatens the safety of tens of thousands of people there, the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
Sep 22, 2018, at 07:58 am
New York, Sept 22 (IBNS): New Ebola virus hotspots in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are threatening progress made in tackling the deadly disease and increasing its risk of spreading, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday.
As children in Ebola-affected areas of DR Congo head back to school, UNICEF ramps up support
Aug 29, 2018, at 08:26 am
New York, Aug 29 (IBNS): As the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) gears up for the upcoming academic year – with some 250 schools in Ebola-affected health zones – the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is scaling up education; health and water; sanitation; and hygiene programmes to assist children and their teachers.
DR Congo: Ebola outbreak spreads to eastern ‘no-go’ zone surrounded by rebels
Aug 25, 2018, at 07:56 am
New York, Aug 25 (IBNS): Rebel violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is escalating inside the vast country’s Ebola-hit North Kivu province, putting millions at risk, the United Nations refugee agency warned on Friday.
Aug 04, 2018, at 07:06 am
New York, Aug 4 (IBNS): Protecting vulnerable people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from the latest Ebola Virus outbreak is going to be “very, very complex”, given the huge logistical challenges and ongoing conflict there, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
New cluster of Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - World Health Organization
Aug 02, 2018, at 09:18 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced on Wednesday that preliminary laboratory results indicate a new cluster of cases of the deadly Ebola virus in North Kivu province.
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo declared over, now let’s tackle other health challenges: WHO chief
Jul 25, 2018, at 09:06 am
New York, July 25 (IBNS): The Ebola virus outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been declared over, thanks to a concerted national and international effort to contain the threat, the UN’s top health official said on Tuesday.
DR Congo: Ebola spreads to city from countryside, one new case registered
May 17, 2018, at 06:26 pm
Kinshasa, May 17 (IBNS): At least a new case has been registered as Ebola spread from countryside to a city in DR Congo, reports said on Thursday.
DR Congo: UN prepared for ‘all scenarios’ despite low risk of Ebola spreading
May 12, 2018, at 12:52 pm
New York, May 12 (IBNS): The chances of the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) spreading across borders are low, said the United Nations health agency on Friday, although nine neighbouring countries remain on alert.