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Ebola Survivor with Family

New hope with Ebola drug trial

By the time Kambale Kombi Vianey arrived at the Ebola treatment…
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Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Ruganda (left) and WHO DG Dr Tedros Adhanon Ghebreyesus address the media during the presser

WHO Director-General applauds Uganda’s Ebola preparedness response

Kampala 3 January 2019 - The Director General of the World Health…
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H.E Gen Taban Deng Gai cuts the ribbon during the opening of the IDU

A new multipurpose Infectious Disease Unit opens in Juba, South Sudan

Juba 20 December, 2018 – A new multi-purpose, Infectious…
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Foot dipping in Chlorine solution at the Uganda-DRC border as part of the measures taken

JOINT RELEASE: Clarification on alleged Ebola death in Kabarole District.

Kampala, 28 November 2018 - Following media stories on the…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo begins first-ever multi-drug Ebola trial

Democratic Republic of the Congo begins first-ever multi-drug Ebola trial

The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)…
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WHO enhances Ebola Rapid Response Readiness Capacities in South Sudan

WHO enhances Ebola Rapid Response Readiness Capacities in South Sudan

Juba 1 November 2018 – The World Health Organization is…
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WHO scales up new front against Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, near the border with Uganda

WHO scales up new front against Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, near the border with Uganda

BENI, Nord Kivu Province, 25 September 2018 (WHO) – The World Health…
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Ebola strikes big city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and WHO scales up response to new threat

Ebola strikes big city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and WHO scales up response to new threat

It’s been a little over a month since the Ebola outbreak in North…
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Athanase Ndungo Bonane

EBOLA - Hope is at the end of the tunnel in Mangina - (East of the DRC)

Mangina (North Kivu), 17 August 2018 - "I was under a…
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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…
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