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A health worker checks an individual’s temperature at a temporary health clinic at the Mpondwe border crossing linking Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. File | Photo Credit: AP The World Health Organization chief announced a $518 million six-month joint plan to fight Ebola on Friday (June 5, 2026), calling for money and…
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Furaha Tikamanyire, a Congolese health worker who recovered from the Ebola virus receives her certificate of discharge at the Evangelical Medical Center, as she stands with Director-General of the WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 31, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Four nurses who were being treated…
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Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus meets health officials at the Evangelical Medical Center in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 31, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola, the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Sunday…
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Jean Kaseya, Director General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). File | Photo Credit: Reuters A vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus will be ready by the end of the year, the Director General of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Thursday…
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In a social media post, Ethiopia-headquartered Africa CDC said the consignment, donated by India, was received in Uganda by its Eastern Africa Regional Coordinating Centre. Photo: X/@AfricaCDC India has sent emergency pharmaceutical supplies to support efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in Congo, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday (May…
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Red Cross workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) load on a pickup truck the coffin with the body of Dr. Tibenderana Katho Blaise who worked at the Centre Medical Evangelique (CME) in Hoho commune and died of Ebola virus, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus,…
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Representative image. | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States on Friday (May 22, 2026) temporarily banned the entry of lawful permanent residents who have been in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in the previous 21 days, citing concerns over Ebola. U.S. citizens, nationals and green card holders had been exempted from…
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that it was difficult to reach affected areas as they were in a “hard-to-get-to place in a war-torn country, unfortunately.” File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday (May 19, 2026) that the World Health Organization, the UN body which President Donald…
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A Congolese health worker checks the temperature to screen a traveller at the Grande Barrier border following confirmation of an Ebola outbreak. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States said Monday (May 18, 2026) it is bolstering precautions to prevent the spread of Ebola, including screening air travelers from outbreak-hit areas and temporarily suspending…
Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Ahead of next week’s India-Africa Forum Summit in New Delhi, the African Union has called for “collective international solidarity and cooperation” to deal with the Ebola virus outbreak affecting multiple African countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda. Responding to queries from The Hindu, Nuur…