Health

‘We won’t get to zero cases of Ebola without a big scale-up in funding,’ UN relief chief warns

New York, July 16 (JEN): Deadly, attacks on health workers in Ebola-hit areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including one at the weekend that left two dead, are an indication that combating the disease outbreak will require far greater international support, UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock said on Monday. more

DR Congo: Ebola case confirmed in Goma

Goma: A case of Ebola has been reported from Goma city in DR Congo, officials said.

Ebola fight ongoing amid evidence of ‘several massacres’ in DR Congo’s Ituri province

New York, June 29 (JEN): The vital work of tracing people infected with deadly Ebola virus disease in north-east Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is progressing, despite evidence of ...

Second Ebola death confirmed in Uganda as UN health agency mulls global emergency call

New York, June 14 (JEN): Together with Uganda, UN humanitarian agencies are racing to contain deadly Ebola virus disease (EVD) there, after the announcement that it has claimed a second v ...

UN health agency identifies 5-year-old Congolese boy as first confirmed case of Ebola in Uganda

New York, June 12 (JEN): The World Health Organization (WHO) and Ministry of Health, confirmed on Tuesday the first case of the deadly Ebola virus in Uganda, stemming from the nearly year ...

DR Congo: Strengthened effort against Ebola is paying off, but insecurity still major constraint – UN health agency

New York, May 29 (JEN): Although the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to make headway thanks to the determination of health workers on the ground, in ...

Over 1,200 people died from Ebola outbreak in DR Congo since August : Health Ministry

Moscow (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.

Uganda’s Ebola preparedness ‘will go a long way’ says WHO chief

New Yor): In the wake of an ongoing Ebola outbreak affecting the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), neighboring Uganda is implementing a series of preventative response measu ...

DR Congo violence puts Ebola humanitarian response at risk, UN food relief agency warns

New York, 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 ...

Government must ‘secure’ polls in key DR Congo vote due next month: UN envoy

New York, 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 Unit ...