Ebola

‘Good news!’: Ebola outbreak in DRC’s east declared over
Authorities announce the end of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s 13th Ebola outbreak that emerged in October.
Published On 16 Dec 2021
From: Between Us
West Africa: Voice of One’s Own
“There’s so much to be told about the stories here that you can only hear, I think, if you are also a minority.”
Video Duration 04 minutes 55 seconds
Published On 26 Oct 2021
New Ebola case confirmed in eastern DR Congo
Three-year-old boy tests positive near Beni just five months after the latest epidemic in the country was declared over.
Published On 9 Oct 2021
Probe finds 80 alleged sex abuse cases linked to WHO’s DRC work
Independent investigators find 83 alleged cases of sexual abuse during health agency’s response to an Ebola outbreak.
Published On 28 Sep 2021

New lab analysis shows Guinean woman who previously tested positive for virus did not have Ebola, UN health agency says.

Ivory Coast’s first Ebola case since 1994 was discovered over the weekend in an 18-year-old Guinean woman.

The vaccine programme comes after the country recorded its first known case of the disease since 1994.

Health minister says a young woman who travelled to Abidjan from neighbouring Guinea has tested positive for Ebola.

Guinea confirms death from Marburg disease, a virus related to Ebola with a fatality rate of up to 88 percent.

Authorities say disease has been contained thanks to vaccination drive as they continue to monitor situation.

WHO officials said a readiness assessment for Guinea’s neighbours showed gaps in their preparedness for Ebola outbreak.

Inoculation campaign gets under way in Gouecke where several cases of the deadly disease have been detected.

Authorities in race to contain outbreak amid mistrust within communities over virus resurgence, response efforts.

Getting the Ebola vaccine to Guinea highlights the inequities of the international vaccine system.

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