Uganda closes border with DRC in an effort to contain Ebola outbreak
Uganda has closed its border with neighbouring DR Congo for four weeks in an effort to contain an Ebola outbreak.
DRC facing ‘catastrophic collision’ of Ebola and war, WHO chief warns
'Stopping this Ebola transmission depends entirely on humanitarian access,' said Tedros, the WHO chief.
WHO chief says suspected Ebola deaths at 220 as epidemic ‘outpacing us’
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says a delay in detecting cases means responders were now 'playing catch-up'.
Violence and overcrowding hampers Ebola response in DRC
Violence and overcrowding hampers Ebola response in DRC.
Uganda confirms three new Ebola cases, bringing total to five
The new cases include a driver who transported the country's first confirmed patient and a health worker.
WHO says 12th person infected with hantavirus detected in the Netherlands
WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, urged all countries to monitor passengers who were on the cruise ship.
WHO raises Ebola public health risk to ‘very high’ in DR Congo
Provincial gov't in Ituri province, the epicentre of the outbreak, has banned public gatherings to stop spread of virus.
Ebola treatment hospital burned down in DRC as outbreak spreads
Protesters set a hospital on fire in the Democratic of Congo, as authorities struggle to contain an Ebola outbreak.
Ebola tensions rise as treatment centre torched in DR Congo’s Ituri
Flames and smoke rise from an Ebola treatment centre in Rwampara, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. By AP21…
India-Africa summit postponed as Ebola spreads to M23-held DR Congo area
Efforts to stop the latest outbreak of the deadly disease have been hampered by armed conflict in eastern DR Congo.