Ebola virus

Muyembe, Elumelu and Tambadou among world’s most influential people – Time Magazine

Nigerian philanthropist Tony Elumelu is one of the most recognizable African names on Time Magazine's 100 most influential people list…

September 24, 2020

NEWS: DR Congo’s Ebola ‘evolving in a concerned way’

Ebola outbreak in the western section of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is of grave difficulty as instances attain…

August 21, 2020

NEWS: Ebola cases rise in new DR Congo outbreak

The Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo's northwest is growing, according to health officials, sounding the alarm weeks after the…

July 19, 2020

DR Congo declares end to Ebola in the east

Congolese Health Minister Eteni Longondo on Thursday officially proclaimed the end of the Ebola epidemic in eastern Democratic Republic of…

June 25, 2020

DRC leader hopes to eradicate Ebola in his country by December

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has voiced hope that the Ebola epidemic in his country would be stamped…

November 16, 2019

WHO approves Ervebo, the world’s first Ebola vaccine

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday approved a historic vaccine to combat Ebola virus. The drug called, Ervebo and…

November 13, 2019

Congo to introduce second vaccine against Ebola in mid-October

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday said Congo would introduce a second vaccine against Ebola from mid-October, as the…

September 23, 2019

A Grim and Deadly History of Ebola in Africa

The death toll from the latest Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) went past 2 000 on…

August 31, 2019

‘Ebola kills but heals quickly’ – Congolese doctor after 2 patients get ‘cured’

Two Ebola patients who were treated with new drugs in the city of Goma in eastern Congo have been declared…

August 14, 2019

DRC Doctor Who Survived Ebola Inspired to Help Others

Dr. Kambale Tsongo Philemon survived the deadly Ebola viral disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo in November 2018. And…

July 22, 2019

Uganda Intensifies Surveillance After WHO Reports New Ebola Incident

The World Health Organisation (WHO) will work with authorities in Uganda to vaccinate about 590 fishmongers at the Mpondwe market,…

July 18, 2019

BREAKING: WHO Declares Congo’s Ebola Outbreak a Global Health Emergency

The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo now constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, the…

July 17, 2019

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