Tag Archives: DRC

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said Tuesday that it has reported more than 10,000 confirmed Ebola cases since the outbreak began in May, according to data released Tuesday by the country’s health authorities. The latest report showed that the country had recorded a …

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | Africa’s fight against Ebola faces mounting challenges as the virus spreads across national borders, with the second death in Kenya and uncertainties over the source of Nigeria’s first infection complicating containment efforts, even as a major vaccine trial launched Friday in the Democratic Republic of …

Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda has barred travelers with a history of travel to neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from transiting through the country to prevent the spread of Ebola, the Health Ministry said Friday. The move followed a case involving a traveler suspected of having a …

Kinshasa, DRC | URN | A vaccine trial targeting the Ebola Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is expected to begin shortly, raising hopes for new tools to combat an outbreak that has killed thousands of people and spread across multiple provinces. The trial, named Tumaini, …

      The science and suspicion behind Uganda’s travel restrictions   SPECIAL REPORT | Uganda’s Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak was officially declared over in August. Yet the United States and Canada continue to enforce restrictions affecting travellers linked to Uganda. The measures raise questions about public-health risk, economic costs and the …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The World Health Organisation (WHO) has intensified Ebola preparedness efforts in three priority countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, citing conflict, displacement and fragile health systems that could complicate efforts to contain a potential outbreak. The United Nations health agency is prioritising Djibouti, Somalia and …

  BENI, DRC | Xinhua | For years, Alex Olela fought Ebola from the front lines, treating patients during five outbreaks of the deadly disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Then, in a cruel twist, the doctor found himself on the other side of the battle — …

GOMA, DRC | Xinhua | Former President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Joseph Kabila was named head of a newly formed political-military alliance on Monday, bringing the political and military leaders of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebellion under his leadership. The new alliance, known as the …

Kinshasa, DRC | URN | Hundreds of thousands of children in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are facing major disruptions to their education as the country battles its largest and deadliest Ebola outbreak, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has warned. The humanitarian organisation said fear of Ebola, inadequate …

Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | A candidate vaccine against the Bundibugyo Ebola virus has entered a new phase of clinical trials in Uganda, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Thursday, as efforts accelerate to develop vaccines against the virus driving the ongoing Ebola outbreak in …