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International community urged to back Ebola response in DR Congo
After the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday declared the Ebola crisis in the DR Congo a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), the international community is being urged to step up, and put its full support behind the Ebola response.
WHO declares Ebola outbreak ‘health emergency’ of international concern
Health workers move a patient to a hospital after he was cleared of having Ebola inside an MSF-supported Ebola Treatment Centre in Butembo, DR Congo, on November 4, 2018. The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a public health emergency of international concern.
Ministry of Health starts search for Ugandans who meet Ebola patient
The Ministry of Health is tracing Ugandans who got in contact with a Congolese trader who died of Ebola on Monday for follow up and vaccination.
Rwanda: Ebola Alert – Rwanda Reassures Public, Urges Vigilance After First Goma Case
THE Ministry of Health has moved to reassure the general public there is no case of Ebola outbreak in Rwanda, but urged vigilance to help prevent the virus from spreading to the country…