DAKAR: The World Health Organization chief announced a $518 million, six-month joint plan to fight Ebola on Friday, calling for funding and political commitment to halt the spread of an outbreak that is already the fourth-largest on record. The strategy aims to help the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighboring Uganda contain their outbreaks, while assisting other countries in preparing for possible cases through measures including enhanced border screening, the WHO and the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

The AU has backed a plan that needs upwards of $319m to strengthen outbreak control in affected countries

Call for African-led solutions grows as global aid shifts away from health emergencies

Dozens of people have died and hundreds have been sickened in an Ebola outbreak centered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Diretor-geral da entidade também apelou por recursos financeiros e compromisso político para conter a disseminação da doença, que está no quarto maior surto da história

Uganda reported three more cases and one more death from the outbreak which has spread from the DRC.

L’épidémie a été déclarée le 15 mai dans le nord-est de la République démocratique du Congo et plusieurs cas ont été confirmés en Ouganda, un pays limitrophe.

WHO launches a $518 million plan to combat the escalating Ebola outbreak in Congo, emphasizing urgent funding and community engagement.

DAKAR: The World Health Organization chief announced a $518 million, six-month joint plan to fight Ebola on Friday, calling for funding and political commitment to halt the spread…

A Organização Mundial da Saúde quer mobilizar mais financiamento e apoio político para conter o que já é o quarto maior surto de ébola alguma vez registado.

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization announced a response plan to counter the Ebola outbreak.

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have unveiled a joint continental preparedness and response plan to…