Democratic Republic Congo News » Ituri News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Social: WHO announces start of Ebola vaccine clinical trial in DR Congo
A clinical trial begins to test the safety, efficacy and immunogenicity of multiple vaccines.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Social: 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 » Ituri » Social: Africa CDC urges greater global solidarity to contain Ebola as Nigeria confirms 1st case
ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has called for greater global solidarity and international support to contain the rapidly expanding ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Social: Argentine Doctor's Ebola Warning From Congo: 'We're Not Keeping Pace'
Argentine MSF doctor Carolina Nanclares returns from Congo warning the world is losing to the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak on record.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Social: More than 1,900 children orphaned or separated from their families by Ebola in eastern DR Congo - UNICEF
As the outbreak persists in Ituri and in North Kivu, UNICEF calls for urgent funding to protect children left without careMore than 1,900 children have lost or been separated from one or both parents ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Social: Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo surpass 1,000
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Health workers wearing full personal protective equipment prepare to transport the body of an Ebola victim in Bunia, Ituri ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Social: Democratic Republic of Congo declares Ebola outbreak; 65 people killed
May 15 (UPI) --The Democratic Republic of Congo declared an Ebola outbreak on Friday as 65 people have died from the disease in the country's eastern region. There have been about 246 cases reported, ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Social: New Ebola vaccine trial launched in DR Congo
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have launched a trial of a new Ebola vaccine as the struggle to contain the fast-spreading epidemic ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Social: Ebola Reaches West Africa for the 1st Time in a Decade — What Happens Now?
Nigeria confirmed its first Ebola case in Abuja on Oct. 20. Here's what it means as the world's fastest-growing outbreak spreads.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Social: WHO ramps up support to the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola outbreak response
Kinshasa—The World Health Organization (WHO) is intensifying efforts and supporting the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s government to rapidly establish and scale up critical measures to control and ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Social: Decentralized testing speeds up Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mongbwalu, Democratic Republic of the Congo—In a small laboratory at Mongbwalu General Referral Hospital in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's north-eastern Ituri Province, tabletop diagnostic ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Ituri » Social: Mourners bury DR Congo official killed after defending Ebola response
Marie-Celestin Karondwa died of his injuries after being beaten at his home in Butembo, an Ebola hotspot, on Sunday.