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Des équipes de la riposte arrivent à Mbandaka pour la renforcer la réponse contre la 11ème épidémie de la maladie à virus Ebola dans l'Equateur - RDC, OMS/Eugene Kabambi

Face au risque élevé de la propagation de la maladie à virus Ebola entre les deux pays, la RDC et la République du Congo renforcent les mécanismes de la collaboration transfrontalière

Kinshasa/Brazzaville, le 24 septembre 2020. La République…
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By foot, boat and bicycle, thousands of volunteer vaccinators in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) go to extraordinary efforts, sometimes at personal risk, to help eradicate polio.

DRC: The great lengths that polio vaccinators go to reach every last child

By foot, boat and bicycle, thousands of volunteer vaccinators in the…
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Preparation and disinfection of a house by the IPC team in Moto, Bikoro, Equateur Province, after the discovery of a confirmed Ebola case.

Ebola outbreak in western Democratic Republic of the Congo reaches 100 cases

The number of cases in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in western…
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République Démocratique du Congo: plus d’un million de personnes vont être vaccinées contre le choléra dans les 5 zones de santé du Sud-Kivu

Plus d'un million de personnes d'une année et plus vont être…
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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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