Democratic Republic Congo News News Democratic Republic Congo » Health: Exclusive-US strikes one-year deal to fund maternal and newborn health donations in poorest countries
NAIROBI/LONDON/NYANGEZI, Democratic Republic of Congo, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The US government has struck a deal to continue supplying some of the world's poorest nations with free life-saving medication ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Health: Converting Ebola Skeptics: Christian Leaders Mobilize Communities in Congo
As health care workers fought to control the latest outbreak this year, they got crucial aid from churches in beating back fear and misinformation.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Health: ‘Burden and loss’ builds in DR Congo, as Kenya strengthens Ebola containment
As Ebola continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), more resources are needed to fight the disease and feed patients and families, UN agencies said on Friday.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Health: Nigeria’s Ebola case sparks travel dispute, Switzerland denies patient visited Congo
The Swiss government has denied that the Ebola patient identified in Nigeria travelled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), contradicting earlier claims by Ugandan authorities about her ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Health: Major Ebola vaccine trial begins in DR Congo as outbreak continues
KINSHASA, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- A major clinical trial to evaluate vaccines against the Bundibugyo Ebola virus began Friday in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with the first ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Health: Nigeria Ebola patient did not travel to Congo, Swiss government says
DAKAR, Oct 23 (Reuters) - The Ebola patient in Nigeria, the Ugandan-born wife of a Swiss diplomat based in Abuja, did not travel to Democratic Republic of Congo, the Swiss government said in a ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Health: Nigeria’s first Ebola case matches DR Congo strain, health officials say
The Bundibugyo strain outbreak is the DR Congo’s deadliest ever and has now reached West Africa for the first time.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Health: I’ve Worked in Congo for Decades. I’ve Never Seen an Ebola Crisis Like This.
On a recent evening commute through Bunia, the capital of Ituri Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the streets looked almost ordinary. This city of nearly 1 million people was ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Health: As Ebola spreads to 8th DR Congo province, families battle to feed themselves
Hunger in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) is undermining efforts to combat Ebola as the deadly disease has expanded across borders and also to an eighth province of the huge central ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Health: 1 in 4 Ebola deaths are children in Democratic Republic of Congo's worst outbreak
The Democratic Republic of Congo is battling its deadliest outbreak of Ebola, caused by a rare strain with no approved treatment. With children losing parents, facing an estimated 60 per cent fatality ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Health: Ebola has spread from Congo to 4 other countries. A look at where things stand
Ebola disease from the fast-moving outbreak in Congo has now spread to four other countries, including two where it’s active. It has spread farther across Africa than any previous Ebola outbreak, ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Health: DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak spreads to two new health zones, WHO says
Health workers struggle as new Ebola cases are found in border regions of South Ubangi and Haut-Uele.