On 4 June, an ethics committee in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) approved the use of five investigational therapeutics to treat Ebola, under the framework of compassionate use/expanded access. This is the first time such treatments are available in the midst of an Ebola outbreak.
Read moreIt’s been ten days since Jean René* lost his brother to Ebola virus disease (EVD). "My brother’s wife has come to live with my family," said Jean René, who lives in a community about 20 kilometers north of Mbandaka, t…
Read moreMore than 30 million children under 5 fall ill and half a million die from vaccine-preventable diseases. WHO’s business case for immunization demonstrates how achieving universal immunization coverage could save 1.9 million lives and generate $US 13 billion in economic benefits each year.
Read moreThe Democratic Republic of Congo with support of WHO starts using the Ebola vaccine. So far more than 47 000 people at high risk of the disease have been vaccinated.
Read moreThe 1st meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) regarding the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo took place on Friday 18 May 2018, from 11:00 to 14:00 Geneva time (CET).
Read moreOne new case of Ebola virus disease (EVD) has been confirmed in Wangata, one of the three health zones of Mbandaka, a city of nearly 1.2 million people in Equateur Province in northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Read moreWorld Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today visited the town of Bikoro in the north-west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to assess the response to the current Ebola outbreak.
Read moreThe World Health Organization (WHO) and a broad range of partners are in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) working with the Government to contain an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Bikoro health zone, Equateur Province. The outbreak was declared three days ago. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will travel to the DRC over the week-end to take stock of the situation and direct the continuing response in support of the national health authorities.
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