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Jeudi Mputu

Defeating Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Mbandaka – Jeudi Mputu felt unwell. He went for a check-up at an…
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11th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared over

11th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared over

Brazzaville/Kinshasa – Today marks the end of the 11th…
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Statement from Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa on Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Allegations in the North Kivu Ebola Response

Statement from Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, on Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Allegations in the North Kivu Ebola Response

Brazzaville – The allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by aid…
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Health workers going through the drills of donning and doffing Personal Protective Equipment during an outbreak of Marburg Hemorrhagic fever in Kapchorwa district, eastern Uganda in 2017.

How Previous Ebola Virus Disease Outbreaks Helped Uganda Respond to COVID-19 Outbreak

For many public health workers in Uganda, responding to disease…
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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

Brazzaville - The number of cases in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in…
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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

Brazzaville – The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of…
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Building on Ebola response to tackle COVID-19 in DRC

Building on Ebola response to tackle COVID-19 in DRC

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

How local testing sped up response to new Ebola outbreak

Mbandaka – When a young man in his town died of a haemorrhagic…
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How traditional healers became allies in Ebola response

How traditional healers became allies in Ebola response

Beni – At the entrance to the Centre de médecine tradi-moderne du…
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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

Kinshasa/Brazzaville – New genetic sequence analysis by the…
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