1. WHO Africa
  2. Health topics
  3. Featured news
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom and WHO Regional Director Dr Matshidiso Moeti visiting Ebola treatment centre in Mangina

WHO calls for free and secure access in responding to Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

BENI/BRAZZAVILLE 12 August 2018 – WHO’s global and African regional…
Read more »
Ebola vaccination begins in North Kivu

Ebola vaccination begins in North Kivu

8 August 2018, Mangina/Geneva - The Ministry of Public Health of…
Read more »
Ministry of Health, WHO and partners conduct first mission to evaluate Ebola outbreak in Mangina, in North Kivu

Ministry of Health, WHO and partners conduct first mission to evaluate Ebola outbreak in Mangina, in North Kivu.

Beni, 03 August 2018 - The Ministy of Health (MOH) conducted a  …
Read more »
Cluster of presumptive Ebola cases in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Cluster of presumptive Ebola cases in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

1 August 2018, Kinshasa/Geneva - The Government of the…
Read more »
Ebola outbreak in DRC ends: WHO calls for international efforts to stop other deadly outbreaks in the country

Ebola outbreak in DRC ends: WHO calls for international efforts to stop other deadly outbreaks in the country

24 July 2018 | Kinshasa/Geneva - Today marks the end of the…
Read more »
Survivor Didier Ipete

After Ebola: a recent survivor starts to rebuild

Since he was a teenager, Didier Ipete wanted to run his own store. He…
Read more »
Batwa Chief Ilinga Bopope Lopaka Lomba with his grandchildren and other family members

An inclusive response: reaching Batwa communities to combat Ebola

6 July 2018 Dr Bijoux Sambu Fiti is part of the surveillance team…
Read more »
Bringing Ebola vaccine to remote communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Bringing Ebola vaccine to remote communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo

It’s been nearly twenty years since the residents of Bosolo village…
Read more »
On the hunt for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo

On the hunt for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Marie-Roseline Darnycka Bélizaire is on the front-lines of the battle…
Read more »
Returning home after surviving Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Returning home after surviving Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Lucien Ambunga, Catholic Priest and Pastor for the remote rural…
Read more »