Uganda declares end of Ebola virus outbreak
Jan 13, 2023, at 11:02 pm
New York: In Uganda, a deadly outbreak of Ebola virus has been stopped in its tracks and declared officially over, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
Doses of Ebola candidate vaccines expected to be shipped to Uganda next week: WHO
Nov 18, 2022, at 10:38 pm
New York: Three candidate Ebola vaccines for a proposed clinical trial in Uganda should be shipped to the country next week, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Wednesday.
WHO supports Uganda Ebola response, faces challenges fighting Haiti cholera outbreak
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:27 pm
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to support Uganda as the Government there responds to a deadly Ebola outbreak, agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday, in his weekly press conference on global health challenges.
Uganda: Ebola deaths rise to 17
Oct 11, 2022, at 03:23 pm
Kampala: Uganda's Ministry of Health said Ebola deaths in the country have risen to 17 from 10 registered two days ago.
Seven Ebola cases, one death confirmed in Uganda, WHO scales up response
Sep 23, 2022, at 05:32 pm
New York: The UN health agency, WHO, announced on Wednesday that it is speeding up efforts to respond to a fresh outbreak of the deadly, infectious Ebola disease in Uganda.
Uganda declares Ebola breakout
Sep 20, 2022, at 11:21 pm
Kampala: The deadly Ebola virus has broken out in central Uganda, said the country's health ministry.
WHO supports DR Congo authorities as Ebola resurges in volatile east
Aug 24, 2022, at 07:05 pm
New York: Ebola has resurfaced in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following confirmation of a case in the restive eastern province of North Kivu, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Tuesday, citing authorities in the country.
Congo registers new Ebola case, linked to previous outbreak
Aug 23, 2022, at 03:56 pm
Kinshasa: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) confirmed a new case of the Ebola virus in the northeastern North Kivu Province, the health ministry said in a statement.
WHO recommends two new lifesaving medicines to treat Ebola
Aug 20, 2022, at 09:55 pm
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for countries to improve access to two lifesaving Ebola medicines, in its first guidelines on the viral disease, published on Friday.
New Ebola outbreak declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Apr 25, 2022, at 03:03 am
New York: The health authorities of the African nation declared a new outbreak of Ebola after a case was confirmed in Mbandaka, a city in the north-western Equateur Province, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Saturday.
Democratic Republic of the Congo declares Ebola outbreak over
Dec 17, 2021, at 04:42 pm
New York: The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) North Kivu Province that began in October, is officially over, national health authorities announced this Thursday.
Côte d’Ivoire: Ebola vaccination of high-risk populations begins three days after outbreak declared
Aug 19, 2021, at 12:39 am
New York: The vaccination against Ebola of high-risk populations began on Monday in Côte d’Ivoire following the discovery of an outbreak in the country three days ago. The swift response came after vaccines manufactured by Merck, which the World Health Organization (WHO) helped to secure to fight a four-month long outbreak in neighbouring Guinea, were quickly sent to the country.
Côte d’Ivoire confirms first Ebola case in 25 years
Aug 17, 2021, at 10:55 pm
New York: A case of Ebola virus has been confirmed in Côte d’Ivoire for the first time since 1994, the country’s Ministry of Health has confirmed. The World Health Organization (WHO) is coordinating the delivery of vaccines to the country.
Latest deadly Ebola virus outbreak in DR Congo declared over
May 04, 2021, at 06:27 pm
New York: The 12th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was declared officially over on Monday, just three months after the first case was reported in North Kivu, but it marks the end of the country’s fourth outbreak of the deadly disease in less than three years, said the World Health Organization (WHO).
1,600 vaccinated in Guinea Ebola virus outbreak but more jabs needed: WHO
Mar 06, 2021, at 04:03 pm
New York: More than 1,600 people have received Ebola virus vaccinations in Guinea where four have died in a new outbreak, but more lifesaving jabs will be needed to contain the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
West Africa steps up efforts to tackle latest Ebola threat
Feb 26, 2021, at 09:02 pm
New York: As a new Ebola outbreak threatens Guinea, six neighboring countries are urgently scaling up preparation and response efforts to prevent the further spread of the deadly virus, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Guinea’s Ebola vaccination postponed amid problems with delivery: Local WHO Branch
Feb 22, 2021, at 02:51 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Ebola vaccination in Guinea is being delayed as the plane carrying a batch of vaccine doses was unable to land, the Guinea branch of the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
White House vows US help to stop Ebola outbreaks in Africa
Feb 17, 2021, at 02:24 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The United States will do everything in its power to stop resurgent outbreaks of the potentially lethal Ebola disease in countries in Africa, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement on Tuesday.
Two die as new Ebola outbreak declared in southern Guinea
Feb 16, 2021, at 03:10 pm
New York: Guinean health authorities have declared an outbreak of Ebola in a rural community in the south of the country, with at least seven people infected, two of whom died, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Sunday.
WHO aware of three reported deaths from Ebola in Guinea
Feb 15, 2021, at 03:57 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting the authorities in Guinea, where at least three deaths from Ebola have been reported.
UN agencies and partners establish global Ebola vaccine stockpile
Jan 13, 2021, at 05:57 pm
New York: In a major milestone in the fight against deadly diseases, United Nations agencies and humanitarian partners announced on Tuesday, the establishment of a global Ebola vaccine stockpile, to help control future epidemics by ensuring timely access to vaccines for populations at risk, during outbreaks.
WHO regional department in DR Congo says 11th outbreak of Ebola virus defeated
Nov 18, 2020, at 10:46 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: DR Congo has overcome the eleventh outbreak of the Ebola virus, which had been circulating for half a year in the Central African nation, the World Health Organization (WHO) regional department announced on Wednesday.
WHO warns against potential Ebola spread in DR Congo and beyond
Sep 12, 2020, at 03:34 pm
New York: Ebola is spreading in a western province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), raising fears that the disease could reach neighbouring Republic of Congo and even the capital, Kinshasa, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
WHO concerned about growing Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
Jul 17, 2020, at 10:05 pm
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners are concerned about the growing Ebola outbreak in the northwestern province of Equateur, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as they face critical funding gaps amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN health agency said on Thursday
WHO to support DR Congo as Ebola resurfaces in the northwest
Jun 02, 2020, at 09:04 am
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) will assist the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as it confronts a new Ebola outbreak in the northwest amid the novel coronavirus pandemic and other challenges, agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday.
DR Congo: With Ebola on the wane, UN agencies prepare to combat coronavirus
Mar 04, 2020, at 09:40 am
New York/IBNS: After more than a year of battling an Ebola virus outbreak that killed more than 2,200 people, UN officials are “cautiously optimistic” that the epidemic in the northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will soon be history as the country gears up to face the emerging threat of coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Newly licensed vaccine, ‘milestone in the fight’ against Ebola in Africa, UN health agency
Feb 15, 2020, at 09:50 am
New York/IBNS: Four countries in Africa have licensed an Ebola vaccine to “cement hard-fought progress” in keeping their people safe from the deadly disease, the UN health agency said on Friday.
DR Congo Ebola outbreak still an international public health concern
Feb 13, 2020, at 01:14 pm
New York/IBNS: The Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains an international public health concern, experts meeting in Geneva concluded on Wednesday.
‘Air bridge’ vaccination operation begins for Ebola-hit communities in DR Congo
Dec 14, 2019, at 07:15 am
New York/IBNS: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has seen an increase in the number of reported cases of the deadly haemorrhagic virus Ebola linked to ongoing violence by armed groups targeting remote communities, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
Ebola emergency chief decries new attacks on frontline staff, after DR Congo worker death
Nov 05, 2019, at 10:27 am
New York/IBNS: Security measures for staff helping to fight health emergencies need to be stepped up urgently, a UN health agency top official said on Monday, after a frontline Ebola epidemic community worker was reportedly stabbed to death at his home in northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).