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Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola cases rise, surpass previous outbreak

Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola cases rise, surpass previous outbreak

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC)…
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Building on Ebola response to tackle COVID-19 in DRC

Building on Ebola response to tackle COVID-19 in DRC

The Ebola outbreak in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of…
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How local testing sped up response to new Ebola outbreak

How local testing sped up response to new Ebola outbreak

When a young man in his town died of a haemorrhagic fever, Fabien…
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How traditional healers became allies in Ebola response

How traditional healers became allies in Ebola response

At the entrance to the Centre de médecine tradi-moderne du village, a…
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No link between two ongoing Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

No link between two ongoing Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

New genetic sequence analysis by the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
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New Ebola outbreak detected in northwest Democratic Republic of the Congo; WHO surge team supporting the response

The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)…
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Une partie de 50 motos en pleine livraison à l'INRB Kinshasa, ce samedi 30 mai 2020. OMS/ Eugene Kabambi

Des nouveaux appuis de l’OMS et ses partenaires (ECHO & Gavi) à la RDC pour contribuer à maîtriser la circulation du coronavirus.

KINSHASA, 30 MAI 2020. L’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS),…
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Riposte vaccinale contre la rougeole dans l'aire de santé de Badara, dans la zone de santé de la N'Sele, Ville-Province de Kinshasa. OMS/Eugene Kabambi

RDC : 1 200 000 enfants ciblés par une vaccination contre la rougeole dans 121 zones de santé

KINSHASA, 24 MARS 2020 – Dans un effort visant à renforcer le statut…
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Dr Edith NKWEMBE, Microbiologist of INRB DRC using laboratory reagents to identify COVID-19

First case of COVID-19 confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Ministry of Public Health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
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Ebola community health workers trained for the future

Beni, 10 March 2020 – In a small commune of mud and wattle homes in…
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