Uganda: Ebola vaccination trial begins following recent outbreak

Feb 04, 2025, at 09:51 am

In a global first, Uganda’s Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners on Monday launched a first-ever vaccine trial for Ebola from the Sudan species of the virus.

UN food relief agency airlifts aid to DR Congo province hit by Ebola outbreak

Aug 31, 2018, at 08:40 am

New York, Aug 31 (IBNS): Emergency food aid is being delivered to people affected by the Ebola virus in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the World Food Programme (WFP) reported on Thursday.

Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic Congo is ‘largely contained’: WHO

Jun 27, 2018, at 09:07 am

New York, June 27 (IBNS): Almost two months after the start of the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), United Nations health experts announced on Tuesday that the deadly disease has “largely been contained”.

Emergency meeting called as Ebola spreads to Congolese city – UN health agency

May 18, 2018, at 01:40 pm

New York, May 18 (IBNS): The World Health Organization (WHO) is convening an emergency meeting on Friday to “consider the international risks” of the latest outbreak of the deadly disease Ebola, which has now moved to an urban area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

New Ebola outbreak confirmed in DR Congo: UN health agency scales up response

May 09, 2018, at 02:23 pm

New York, May 9 (IBNS): Two new cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by Government scientists there, prompting the UN health agency to immediately scale up its response.