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A spike in conflict and displacement in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is pushing children into the worst cholera crisis since 2017, warns UNICEF. more
Eastern DR Congo: Health system at breaking point warns WHO

New York: Increased violence, natural disasters and disease outbreaks have fueled a deteriorating health situation in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a senior o ...

WHO supports DR Congo authorities as Ebola resurges in volatile east

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 ...

Ebola vaccination campaign begins in DR Congo to counter new outbreak

New York: An Ebola vaccination campaign has begun in northwest Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), to halt the spread of a deadly new outbreak in the country, where the disease is end ...

New Ebola outbreak declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo

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 He ...

Democratic Republic of the Congo declares Ebola outbreak over

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 announ ...

Bubonic plague putting young lives at risk in DR Congo: UNICEF

New York: A resurgence of Bubonic plague in Ituri province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is putting young lives at risk, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, warn ...

Latest deadly Ebola virus outbreak in DR Congo declared over

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, ...

West Africa steps up efforts to tackle latest Ebola threat

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, t ...

WHO concerned about growing Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

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 ...