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At one-month mark in Ebola outbreak, the focus shifts to remote areas

At one-month mark in Ebola outbreak, the focus shifts to remote areas

9 June 2018, Geneva - One month into the response to an…
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Ebola treatments approved for compassionate use in current outbreak

Ebola treatments approved for compassionate use in current outbreak

On 4 June, an ethics committee in the Democratic Republic of the…
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Ring vaccination is a new and vital tool in the control of Ebola. Photo: WHO/S. Oka

Ebola vaccine provides protection and hope for high-risk communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

It’s been ten days since Jean René* lost his brother to Ebola virus…
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WHO supports Ebola vaccination of high risk populations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

WHO supports Ebola vaccination of high risk populations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the support…
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Statement on the 1st meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the Ebola outbreak in 2018

The 1st meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO…
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WHO concerned as one Ebola case confirmed in urban area of Democratic Republic of the Congo

May 17 2018, Brazzaville/Geneva/Kinshasa - One new case of…
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WHO Director General visits Ebola-affected areas in DR Congo

WHO Director General visits Ebola-affected areas in DR Congo

13 May 2018, Kinshasa - World Health Organization (WHO)…
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WHO and partners working with national health authorities to contain new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

WHO and partners working with national health authorities to contain new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

11 May 2018, Geneva/Brazzaville/Kinshasa - The World Health…
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New Ebola outbreak declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo

New Ebola outbreak declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo

8 May 2018, Geneva/Brazzaville/Kinshasa - The Government of the…
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Vue partielle de l’Unité de virologie et de l'immunologie Moléculaires de l'Institut national de recherche biomédicale (INRB) de Kinshasa. OMS/Eugene Kabambi

New Ebola outbreak declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo

News Release   Geneva/Brazzaville/Kinshasa, 8 May 2018.…
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