Ebola

Ebola kills doctor in Uganda

A Tanzanian doctor working in Uganda who contracted Ebola has died, the first health worker… Read More

WHO sees Ebola risk as “very high”

WHO’s Guinea representative, Georges Alfred Ki-Zerbo, told a virtual briefing that 18 cases had been… Read More

WHO alerts six countries after Ebola outbreaks

World Health Organization has alerted six countries to watch out for potential Ebola cases after… Read More

Congo declares end of Ebola outbreak, sees lessons for COVID fight

Congo announced the end of an almost six-month Ebola outbreak in the west of the… Read More

Fatal attacks on clinics risk resurgence of Ebola epidemic

The world’s second biggest Ebola epidemic on record has killed over 2,200 people since mid-2018,… Read More

Rollout of Ebola vaccine begins in Congo

The new vaccine, which has passed clinical trials but has never been tested in a… Read More

Anti-Ebola radio in DR Congo closes down after killing

A local radio station that has been involved in the fight against Ebola in eastern… Read More

300 attacks on Ebola health workers this year: report

The Democratic Republic of Congo declared an Ebola epidemic in August 2018 in the conflict-wracked… Read More

Anti-Ebola fighter killed as new vaccine arrives

A radio host who helped spread the word in the fight against Ebola has been… Read More

WHO, Congo eye tighter rules for Ebola care over immunity concerns

The World Health Organization and Congolese authorities are proposing changes to how some Ebola patients… Read More

Ebola survivors battle grief and stigma in eastern Congo

Arlette Kavugho was discharged from an Ebola ward in eastern Congo in March, but her… Read More

Pharma gets nod for first ever Ebola vaccine

EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has recommended granting a conditional marketing authorisation in the European… Read More

Congo approves use of second experimental Ebola vaccine

DRC's latest Ebola epidemic, which began in August 2018, has killed more than 2,100 people,… Read More

Tanzania not sharing information on suspected Ebola: WHO

East African nations have been on high alert over an outbreak of Ebola in the… Read More

Congo to deploy second Ebola vaccine

Health authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo said on Saturday that they plan to introduce… Read More

Ebola survivors face kidney problems

People who survive Ebola virus infection face a dramatically higher risk of dying - probably… Read More

UN chief visits DR Congo’s restive Ebola-hit east

UN chief Antonio Guterres arrived Saturday in the troubled east of DR Congo, expressing "solidarity"… Read More

Ebola death toll in east Congo outbreak climbs above 2,000

Only the 2013-2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa has been deadlier than the current outbreak.… Read More

Measles kill more people in DR Congo than Ebola: NGO

DR Congo declared a measles epidemic in June. Read More

First two Ebola cases confirmed in Congo’s South Kivu

A woman and her child were the first two cases confirmed with Ebola in Congo’s… Read More