Tag: Outbreak Response

WHO Extends Polio Emergency Status as International Spread Risk Persists

WHO extends the polio PHEIC for three months as WPV1 and vaccine-derived…

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WHO Updates Emergency Response Measures for Ebola Bundibugyo Outbreak in DRC

WHO has updated temporary recommendations to strengthen the response to the Ebola…

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WHO and Africa CDC Welcome Ebola Vaccine Allocation for DRC Outbreak

WHO and Africa CDC welcome 70,000 Ebola vaccine doses allocated to the…

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WHO Secures $3 Million to Strengthen Community-Led Response to Bundibugyo Virus Disease

WHO has received a US$3 million Wellcome grant to strengthen community-generated evidence…

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DRC Ebola Outbreak Surpasses 2,000 Deaths as Cases Reach 4,381

The DRCโ€™s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has reached 4,381 cases and 2,011 deaths,…

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Africa CDC and WHO Urge Community-Led Action to Strengthen Ebola Response in DRC

Africa CDC and WHO have called for urgent community-led action to strengthen…

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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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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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