Congo’s Women Stepped Up To Fight Ebola. Now they Want Equality
When Ebola hit her town three years ago, Congolese seamstress Zawadi Kavira did something previously unthinkable in her conservative community – she became a builder. Construction was traditionally seen as men’s work in Mangina in North Kivu province, where the Democratic Republic of Congo’s worst-ever Ebola epidemic began. But the rural community needed extra hands […]
Sex Abuse Scandal Rocks World Health Organization, But What Now?
‘This is a dark day for WHO.’ A damning report has found that the World Health Organization failed to prevent and tackle widespread sexual abuse during the Ebola reponse in Congo – a probe triggered by an investigation by The New Humanitarian and the Thomson Reuters Foundation. WHO staff knew of allegations in early May […]
Guinea Officially Declares New Ebola Outbreak
Guinea’s Health Ministry has now confirmed a new outbreak of the rare but deadly virus that causes fever, aches, diarrhoea, and sometimes bleeding. DR Congo has also reported cases. The government of Guinea officially declared a new outbreak of Ebola on Sunday. The official confirmation of the outbreak comes after several cases were identified in […]
EU Approval Of First Ebola Vaccine Is A Game Changer
This week the European Commission gave approval to an Ebola vaccine — an act that the World Health Organization calls landmark moment for global health and a likely game-changer in the battle against this deadly disease. This is the first time an Ebola vaccine has been licensed anywhere in the world. The next step, prequalification […]
Ebola Death Toll In East Congo Outbreak Climbs Above 2,000
More than 3,000 people are believed to have been infected in the current outbreak as teams struggle to curb virus in remote, conflict-hit areas The death toll from Democratic Republic of Congo’s year-long Ebola outbreak has climbed above 2,000, government data showed on Friday, as responders battle to overcome community mistrust and widespread security problems. […]
Second Ebola Case Detected In Eastern Congo’s Main City
Goma’s first Ebola case was detected in mid-July, prompting the World Health Organisation to warn that the spread of the disease could accelerate A second case of Ebola was detected on Tuesday in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, a local health official said, increasing concern the virus could establish a foothold in the densely […]
Two Ebola Health Workers Killed In the DRC
The health ministry of the Democratic Republic of Congo said Monday two community health workers engaged in Ebola prevention have been killed in the eastern North Kivu province. The ministry said the workers had been receiving death threats for months. Ministry officials, meanwhile, have confirmed the first case of Ebola in Goma, a city of […]
Three Suspected Ebola Victims Escape From Kanungu Isolation Centre, Uganda
Three suspected Ebola victims have escaped from the isolation centre at Kihihi Health Centre IV in Kihihi town council in Kanungu District in western Uganda. They are Saddi Muhima, 46, his son Issa Muhima, 19 and Milton Nsenga, all from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The three were admitted in isolation when they presented […]
Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola Outbreak ‘Worsening;’ Over 1,000 Dead
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) says the outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is “worsening” and has killed more than 1,000 people. IFRC said Saturday that in the past week, 23 cases were reported in one day, a record number since the start of the outbreak […]
$80 Million Raised To Fight Ebola In DRC
The World Bank, supported by Japan, Germany and Australia, has allocated up to U.S. $80 million in grants over the next six months to help fight Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The grants will cover more than half the cost of the DRC government’s drive to end the current Ebola outbreak. The […]
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