Intervention has become less about vanquishing the virus than trying to slow its steamroller advance

The Ebola outbreak centered in the eastern regions of Democratic Republic of Congo is expanding at an alarming rate. The new, rare Ebola variant has spread from DRC’s Ituri…

Weak clinics, mistrust and insecurity strain Ebola response in eastern DR Congo-

New strain of virus, aid cuts and cultural norms around burials and touch add to difficulties in stemming outbreak

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…

With cases spreading across provinces and borders, authorities are struggling with shortages, weak contact tracing, and the absence of an approved vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain

The outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda resulted in the World Health Organization (WHO) calling it a Public Health Emergency of International…

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.

Africa races to contain a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak threatening 10 countries as infections spill from eastern Congo into Uganda.

The Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda poses a grave threat, exacerbated by poor infrastructure and political decisions. Urgent global support is needed to protect vulnerable…

Intervention has become less about vanquishing the virus than trying to slow its steamroller advance

Locals at the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak in the DR Congo attacked the town hospital overnight, demanding the body of a religious leader who died from the virus, officials…

More than 900 suspected cases and 220 suspected deaths in current outbreak, says WHO chief

“There is denial of the disease within the population, with some members wanting to claim the bodies of suspected and/or confirmed cases,” doctor at one hospital said.