Ebola

Ebola

How the Democratic Republic of the Congo Defeated the Ebola Outbreak

Janusz Paweska, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa The most severe outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The last patient receiving treatment for Ebola was recently discharged from an Ebola Treatment Centre in the Democratic...

An Ebola health worker at the scene of the latest Ebola outbreak, Bikoro Hospital, DRC

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The World Health Organization Just Declared an Ebola “Emergency” in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Here’s What That Means

The ongoing ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is officially a public health emergency, according to the World Health Organization. Specifically, the WHO today designated the outbreak as a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern,” or PHEIC...

An Ebola health worker at the scene of the latest Ebola outbreak, Bikoro Hospital, DRC

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How the World is Responding to the Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

According to the latest estimates from the World Health Organization, an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed over 1400 people. This makes it the second worst ebola outbreak in history, following the 2014 outbreak in...

“It’s Really Worrying Right Now.” An Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is NOT Under Control

The second worst Ebola outbreak in history is currently unfolding in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since August last year there have been nearly 1,000 confirmed cases and over 600 deaths. The DRC is a very large country and these...

An Ebola health worker at the scene of the latest Ebola outbreak, Bikoro Hospital, DRC

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PODCAST: Why the Latest Ebola Outbreak in the DRC is So Dangerous

An ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sickened over 200 people and resulted in over 130 deaths as of October 18. It could get worse. What makes this current outbreak so potentially dangerous is the fact...

PODCAST: How Dr. Vanessa Kerry Helps Strengthen Health Systems Around the World

Dr. Vanessa Kerry is the Co-founder and CEO of Seed Global Health. This is an international NGO that works in five sub-Saharan countries to bolster the education of medical professionals. This is a vital endeavor, as Dr. Kerry explains, because...

There is a New Ebola Outbreak — This Time it is in a War Zone. How Worried Should We Be?

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is current facing an Ebola outbreak. There were 52 confirmed and probable cases as of August 11th, and 39 people have died. The problem is not that Ebola is back. We knew it...

PODCAST: A New Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo

The ebola outbreak ongoing the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most severe ebola outbreak since the 2014 calamity in west Africa that killed over 11,000 people. By the last week of May, there a have been over 20...

Map of the Day: Every Historic Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Today’s map comes from the World Health Organization, which released this graphic to help put into context the current ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As you can see from this map, the DRC is no stranger...

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