Suite à la réaffectation du Représentant de l’OMS en Guinée, le Pr Georges Alfred KI-ZERBO et à l’arrivée de son remplaçant, le Représentant de l’OMS par intérim, le Dr MANENGU Tshikolasoni Casimir, une séance de travail…
Read moreGuinea today declared the end of the Marburg virus disease outbreak having recorded no new cases over the past 42 days—two incubation periods, or the time between infection and the onset of symptoms. The virus was confirmed on 9 August, marking the first time the disease emerged in the country and in West Africa.
Read moreWhen a man in Temessadou M’Boket – a village in the densely forested southern Guinea region – died in early August 2021 after suffering fever, headache and haemorrhage, a medical team was quickly dispatched, and within hours of his death, laboratory analysis revealed that he had been ill with Marburg.
Read moreHealth authorities in Guinea today confirmed a case of Marburg virus disease in the southern Gueckedou prefecture. This is the first time Marburg, a highly infectious disease that causes haemorrhagic fever, has been identified in the country, and in West Africa.
Read more SURVEILLANCE EPIDEMIOLOGIQUE : Suite à la déclaration de la fin de l’épidémie de la maladie à virus, le 19 juin, le district sanitaire de Nzérékoré est entré dans la période de 90 jours de surveill…
Read moreThe Ebola outbreak that erupted in Guinea in early 2021 was declared over on 19 June, just four months after the first cases were confirmed in a rural community in the south of the country. Banking on the lessons learned from the deadly 2014–2016 outbreak as well as a growing national expertise, a prompt response was mounted, helping to curb widespread infection. Minister of Health Honourable Dr Rémy Lamah explains what it took to halt the virus and the challenges met.
Read moreNZEREKORE-GUINEE, 21 Juin 2021 : Le Représentant de l’OMS en Guinée vient d’effectuer une visite de travail au Centre de traitement épidémiologique (CTepi) de la commune rurale de Gouéké dans le district sanitaire d…
Read moreIt is a quiet morning at an Ebola treatment centre in the outskirts of N’zerekore, a town in the south-east of Guinea. The centre’s triage and reception areas are all empty, and medical staff are relaxed and jovial as they tend to a small handful of patients or catch up on some administrative tasks in the office.
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