WHO Chief Lands in Congo to Address Rare Ebola Outbreak Amid Distrust and Insecurity
Tedros said conflict is blocking health workers as suspected cases in eastern Congo near 1,000 and at least 220 deaths are under review.
- On Thursday, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for an immediate ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo to facilitate the humanitarian response to a surging Ebola outbreak.
- The outbreak involves the rare Bundibugyo virus, which lacks approved vaccines or treatments, and is concentrated in Ituri province, where conflict and displacement have severely hampered medical efforts.
- Health officials have recorded 1,077 suspected cases and 238 deaths as of Tuesday, while workers struggle with limited supplies, mistrust, and at least three attacks on health centers in the volatile region.
- Uganda closed its border with Congo on Wednesday to prevent contagion, while the United States and Canada have implemented travel restrictions for individuals from affected areas.
- Ghebreyesus, who visited the region 14 times between 2018 and 2020, pledged to scale up diagnostic capacity and implored warring parties to grant humanitarian workers safe access to save lives.
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WHO chief lands in DR Congo, saying Ebola outbreak 'can be stopped'
The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo's capital, Kinshasa, to support efforts against an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus, as medical personnel struggle with a lack of equipment, a distrustful population and armed groups in a volatile region. The World Health Organization said Friday authorities have reported 906 suspected cases and 223 suspected deaths.
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WHO chief lands in Congo to address rare Ebola outbreak amid distrust and insecurity
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization arrived in Congo's capital, Kinshasa, late Thursday to witness efforts against an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola
WHO urges ceasefire in Congo to contain Ebola as cases surge
WHO chief calls for ceasefire amid DR Congo Ebola outbreak » Africa Global Village
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) headed to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Thursday as the country continues to combat a deadly resurgence of Ebola in its volatile eastern region where instability is rife. UN Africa News The post WHO chief calls for ceasefire amid DR Congo Ebola outbreak appeared first on Africa Global Village.
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