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As risks of outbreaks grow, African health ministers agree to new response strategy

As risks of outbreaks grow, African health ministers agree to new response strategy

Brazzaville, 21 August 2019 – With an acute public health event…
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Neighbouring countries to the Democratic Republic of Congo join forces to halt potential Ebola transmission at their borders

Neighbouring countries to the Democratic Republic of Congo join forces to halt potential Ebola transmission at their borders

Goma, 16 August – Given the massive numbers of people moving across…
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Exercise Management Team conducting onsite training

WHO and partners step up preparedness to Ebola threat in two regions

The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo…
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Burundi launches ebola vaccination campaign for health and front-line workers

Burundi launches ebola vaccination campaign for health and front-line workers

Bujumbura, 14 August 2019 – On 13th August, the Ministry of Public…
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Dr Nonhlanhla Dlamini, WHO Reresentative Malawi speaking to the audience during the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak status in African Region press conference at MOH Headquarters, Lilongwe

WHO and MOH brief Malawian journalists about the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak situation in the African Region

On 13 August 2019 journalists from five media institutions namely;…
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WHO marks one year since the beginning of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 

WHO marks one year since the beginning of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 

31 July 2019, Brazzaville – This week marks one year since the start…
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WHO and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention call on countries in the region to work together on the Ebola response

WHO and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention call on countries in the region to work together on the Ebola response

9 July 2019/ Addis Ababa/Brazzaville – The World Health Organization…
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Mixing it with the Motards: understanding the needs and concerns of crucial community communicators

Mixing it with the Motards: understanding the needs and concerns of crucial community communicators

Alloya, a town serving a gold mining district in North Kivu is a town…
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Primary screening includes temperature measurement and visual observation of travelers to look for signs of illness. © WHO/Tania Seburyamo

Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern

WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today declared…
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Marginalised and mistrustful: listening to people who have few reasons to trust outsiders | Photo: WHO/Chris Black

Marginalised and mistrustful: listening to people who have few reasons to trust outsiders

The village of Alima, homes scattered around a large community hall,…
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