Tag: Ebola

Urgent International Action Sought as Ebola Outbreak Worsens in DR Congo

MSF has called for urgent international support as the Ebola outbreak in…

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WHO adds first diagnostic test for Ebola Bundibugyo virus to its Emergency Use Listing

WHO has added the first molecular diagnostic test for Bundibugyo virus to…

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Central Africa Ebola Outbreak Poses $3.6 Billion Economic Threat, Says UN

UNDP warns the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak could cost Africa up to…

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Africa CDC and WHO launch Unified Ebola Response Platform to atrengthen outbreak coordination

Africa CDC, WHO, and Uganda have launched a unified emergency response platform…

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WHO issues new guidance on Bundibugyo Virus Disease therapeutic research

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for more research before immunomodulators…

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DR Congo Reports More Than 1,000 Ebola Infections Amid Growing Health Crisis

Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo have risen to 1,094,…

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Rising Ebola Cases Deepen Humanitarian Crisis for Children in DR Congo

UNICEF has warned that nearly 3 million children and adolescents in eastern…

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Healthcare workers receive new clinical framework for managing filovirus diseases

World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first comprehensive guidelines for the…

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Ebola vaccination begins in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Vaccination of frontline health workers and contacts of people infected with Ebola…

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Uganda Strengthens Emergency Response Capacity Through AVoHC-SURGE Training

Kampala, Ugandaย โ€“ย With support from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), the…

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