The World Health Organization has launched a major clinical trial to test potential treatments for the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo. The Ebola treatment trial has officially begun, with the first patient enrolled in a study aimed at finding effective therapies for the Bundibugyo strain of the virus. The World Health Organization (WHO) announced the…
The Democratic Republic of Congo has imposed a ban on mass gatherings in Kinshasa, Tshopo, Haut-Uele and Bas-Uele as the government steps up efforts to contain the country’s latest Ebola outbreak. Although no Ebola cases have been confirmed in Kinshasa, officials fear the virus could spread to the capital, home to nearly 18 million people….
French authorities say the risk to the public remains very low despite the country’s first confirmed Ebola infection. France has confirmed its first Ebola case after a doctor returned from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The doctor was immediately admitted to a specialised medical facility and is reported to be…
Kenya has stopped work on a US-backed Ebola quarantine facility after a court found the health minister in contempt. Kenya’s Health Cabinet Secretary, Aden Duale, has ordered the immediate suspension of construction at the US-backed Ebola quarantine facility located at Laikipia Air Base. The move comes after the High Court in Nairobi found Duale in…
The World Health Organisation says the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo is expanding rapidly across multiple provinces. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is spreading into new areas, raising concerns about the scale of the health emergency. Since the outbreak was…
Nigeria has intensified its Ebola preparedness efforts with a new task force and emergency funding. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the creation of a Presidential Task Force on Ebola. Also approved was the release of a ₦10 billion emergency intervention fund to strengthen the country’s response to potential outbreaks. The task force will be…
Health officials are warning that the rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak could become one of the largest in recent history. Ebola cases have surged to 471 across the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, raising concerns about the scale and speed of the outbreak. According to the World Health Organization, 452 confirmed cases and 82 deaths…
Spanish authorities have called off a World Cup warm-up match involving DR Congo due to health concerns linked to the country’s Ebola outbreak. The mayor of La Linea de la Concepcion in southern Spain has cancelled a scheduled friendly match between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Chile over fears surrounding the ongoing Ebola outbreak…
Violence erupted in central Kenya as residents protested plans for a US-run Ebola isolation facility near a military base. At least two people have been killed during protests in Nanyuki, central Kenya, over plans to establish a US Ebola quarantine centre at the nearby Laikipia Airbase. Both victims reportedly suffered gunshot wounds, although authorities have…
Health officials have celebrated a major breakthrough as five Ebola patients recover and return home. Five patients infected with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been discharged from hospital after making full recoveries. The group includes four nurses who were treated in Bunia, the epicentre of the current outbreak in Ituri Province. World…
