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West African countries ramp up Ebola preparedness

West African countries ramp up Ebola preparedness

Brazzaville – As Ebola immunization scales up in Guinea, the…
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Ebola vaccination starts in Guinea to curb new outbreak

Ebola vaccination starts in Guinea to curb new outbreak

Brazzaville/Conakry/Geneva – Ebola vaccination of people at high risk…
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WHO steps up efforts to curb Ebola outbreaks in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

WHO steps up efforts to curb Ebola outbreaks in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville – With efforts gathering pace to promptly tackle…
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New Ebola outbreak declared in Guinea

New Ebola outbreak declared in Guinea

Brazzaville/Conakry – Health authorities in Guinea today…
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Resurgence of Ebola in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Resurgence of Ebola in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville – The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic…
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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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