Tag: Outbreak Response

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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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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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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Bundibugyo virus outbreak surpasses 900 cases in DRC and Uganda

The Bundibugyo Virus Disease outbreak in DRC and Uganda has reached 915…

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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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Africa CDC Urges Stronger Border Screening Amid Ebola Outbreak

Africa CDC has urged African Union Member States to strengthen exit screening…

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Africa CDC and WHO launch joint continental Ebola response plan

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the…

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Sudan Declares End of Cholera Outbreak

Sudan has officially declared the end of its Cholera outbreak after 48…

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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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