The World Health Organization issued an urgent warning that Ebola is outpacing containment efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo with healthcare workers overwhelmed and communities in fear.
Tag: DRC
Armed Men Storm DRC Hospital Treating Ebola Patients in Third Attack This Week
Gunmen attacked a hospital treating Ebola patients in eastern DRC forcing staff to evacuate in what marked the third assault on healthcare facilities in a single week.
Ebola Outbreak Spreads to Uganda as WHO Reports 139 Suspected Deaths
The WHO confirmed the Ebola outbreak has crossed into Uganda with 139 suspected deaths across the DRC and Uganda combined.
Ebola Healthcare Facilities Attacked Three Times in One Week in Congo
Armed attackers stormed hospitals treating Ebola patients in eastern DRC for the third time in a week forcing medical evacuations amid gunfire.
Africa Races to Contain Fast-Spreading Ebola Outbreak as Infections Cross Into Uganda
The WHO raised its national risk to very high as the strain spreading from eastern Congo has no available vaccine.
US Enhanced Entry Restrictions on DRC and Uganda Travellers Activated by CDC and DHS
The CDC and Department of Homeland Security activated enhanced entry screening and restriction measures for travellers from DRC and Uganda beginning May 18.
Claim That US Inflated Number of DRC Ebola Outbreaks in Statement Later Corrected by CDC
The CDC issued a correction on May 18 to fix the stated number of DRC Ebola outbreaks in an official notification that had incorrectly cited the historical tally.
Ebola Outbreak in DRC Spreads to Three Provinces and Uganda’s Capital Kampala
As of May 24 the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has spread across Ituri, Nord-Kivu and Sud-Kivu provinces in DRC with five cases confirmed in Kampala Uganda.
WHO Race to Develop Ebola Bundibugyo Vaccine Accelerates as DRC Uganda Outbreak Grows
WHO and Africa CDC convened emergency meetings to fast-track candidate vaccines against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola virus
WHO Ebola Outbreak Declaration Sparks Race to Trial Drugs Against Rare Bundibugyo Virus Species
The WHO-backed clinical trial of two experimental Ebola treatments was being prepared for regulatory submission in the DRC and Uganda