The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a coordinated response with African countries to contain the worsening Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo amid growing fears that misinformation, insecurity and porous borders could accelerate the spread of the deadly virus.

It would be a mistake to underestimate the risk posed by the Ebola outbreak, the WHO regional director for Africa said on Friday, warning that just one

Screening tools and hygiene measures deployed during the Covid-19 pandemic are making a comeback, with Uganda temporarily suspending large cultural events as a precaution.