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Appeals in Congo for Supplies as Aid Groups Say Ebola Outbreak Is 'Gaining Momentum'
WHO said the global risk is low
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pbs.org
Congo will open 3 Ebola treatment centers as a rare strain spreads
The WHO declared the Ebola disease outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, after more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths in Congo and two in neighboring…
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irishtimes.com
Health workers race to respond to Congo’s fast-spreading Ebola outbreak
Strain of virus, suspected to have killed around 80 people in recent weeks, has no approved vaccine
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ynetnews.com
'We must act quickly': Ebola outbreak kills 131, WHO convenes emergency committee
Eastern Congo residents sew masks at home and pray that the disease will not reach them; an American doctor who volunteered for an aid organization has tested positive and will be…
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rnz.co.nz
Ebola deaths in eastern Congo rise to 131, WHO voices deep concern
The outbreak has alarmed experts because it was able to spread for weeks undetected across a densely populated area ravaged by widespread armed violence.
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africanews.com
DR Congo appeals for global help as new Ebola outbreak spreads | Africanews
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are racing to contain a new Ebola outbreak, as medical teams establish quarantine zones in densely populated communities…
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independent.co.uk
Risk of Ebola spread is high locally but low globally, WHO says
Aid efforts intensified on Wednesday in eastern Congo to curb the growing outbreak of a rare type of Ebola that the World Health Organization said could last for months, as…
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The struggle to contain Ebola in DRC: ‘It’s very much not under control’
Rachel Hagan speaks to health workers and aid groups about how difficult it is to stop an outbreak that took weeks to confirm in a country where hospitals and health centres…
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Rare Ebola outbreak poses low risk globally but worries mount about its spread in Congo
Anxious healthcare workers in eastern Congo said Wednesday they are underprotected and undertrained in a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak of a rare type of the virus in one of the…
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arabnews.com
Ebola fears surge on the ground in Congo over rapid spread of a rare type
BUNIA, Congo: Anxious health care workers in eastern Congo said Wednesday they are underprotected and undertrained in a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak of a rare type of the…
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africa.businessinsider.com
Congo’s Ebola response is running out of masks, medicine and money as aid cuts cripple outbreak fight
Congo’s Ebola outbreak is exposing the impact of shrinking global health funding as hospitals struggle with shortages of medicine, masks and surveillance capacity
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medpagetoday.com
Appeals in Congo for Supplies as Aid Groups Say Ebola Outbreak Is 'Gaining Momentum'
WHO said the global risk is low
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Appeals in Congo for more supplies as aid groups warn Ebola outbreak is ‘gaining momentum’
Healthcare workers and aid groups in eastern Congo have appealed for more supplies and staff to respond to the outbreak of a rare type of Ebola, as armed groups continued to…
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stuff.co.nz
Appeals in Congo for urgent supplies as aid groups warn Ebola outbreak is ‘gaining momentum’
There is no available vaccine or medicine for the Bundibugyo strain responsible for the outbreak, which spread undetected for weeks.
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DR Congo struggles to isolate patients suspected of having Ebola | Africanews
The World Health Organization on Friday said the outbreak is spreading rapidly and now poses a “very high” risk nationally.
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apnews.com
WHO chief says Ebola is spreading rapidly in Congo, upgrades risk assessment
The head of the World Health Organization says the Ebola outbreak in Congo is spreading rapidly and poses a “very high” risk at the national level.
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huffpost.com
WHO Chief Says Ebola Outbreak In Congo Is 'Spreading Rapidly'
The United Nations said it released $60 million from its Central Emergency Response Fund to accelerate the response in Congo and in the region.
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news.un.org
Ebola risk ‘very high’ in eastern DR Congo as UN intensifies response
The UN is rushing emergency personnel, funding and supplies into eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to counter the fast-growing Ebola outbreak spreading through…
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theguardian.com
‘Every health facility said they were full’: fear that spread of Ebola in DRC is gathering pace
New strain of virus, aid cuts and cultural norms around burials and touch add to difficulties in stemming outbreak
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World Bank rushes emergency Ebola funding to Congo as outbreak spreads across East Africa
The World Bank is deploying emergency resources and preparing rapid financing for Congo’s Ebola outbreak as WHO declares a global health emergency and fears grow over regional…
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jamaica-gleaner.com
Congo curtails funeral wakes in Ebola outbreak - WHO upgrades risk assessment
BUNIA (AP):Authorities in north-eastern Congo banned funeral wakes and gatherings of more than 50 people yesterday in an effort to curb a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in a…