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Ebola vaccination in Vighole, 31 May 2019

Local leaders help turn the tide on Ebola

Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo – Joseph Kakule, the…
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Psychologist team at the Butembo Ebola Treatment Centre meet in their office which was damaged in an arson attack earlier this year.

Psychological support for life after Ebola

It is a bittersweet day for Kennedy, 8 years old, who is about to be…
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The Ebola epidemic in DRC is now in its 10th month

United Nations strengthens Ebola response in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kinshasa/Butembo (23 May 2019) —With the Ebola epidemic in the…
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A worker places vials in a container

South Sudan’s Ebola preparedness activities strengthen overall outbreak readiness

Richard Lino Laku was a young public health officer working for the…
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WHO Africa mourns the loss of a colleague killed in a hospital attack in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

WHO Africa mourns the loss of a colleague killed in a hospital attack in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The WHO Regional Office for Africa is deeply saddened by the death of…
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Formation EIRAV Kankan

L’appui de l’OMS à la mise en place des équipes d’intervention rapide pour la vaccination de riposte contre Ebola (EIRaV)

Dans le cadre de la préparation et la réponse à d’éventuelle épidémie…
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WHO and partners are working with more than 4 000 risk communicators

Youth speaking to youth about dodging bullets and Ebola in Democratic Republic of the Congo

A phone rings. Masika Kyavaghendi Zoé reaches into her navy vest…
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Community engagement and social mobilization with EVD key messages to sensitize people of Butsili area, in Beni - North Kivu - WHO - Eugene Kabambi

WHO reaffirms commitment to Democratic Republic of the Congo as Ebola outbreak nears 1000 cases amid increased violence

23 March 2019  | Statement   Geneva/Brazzaville/Goma | As…
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Ministry of Health burial team assists to send the deceased off in a safe a dignified burial

WHO Obtains Laboratory results for Dead Man from DRC to assure Anxious people in Uganda

Kampala, 16th February 2019: - The World Health Organization (WHO)…
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WHO expresses sadness over the death of a colleague working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

WHO expresses sadness over the death of a colleague working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The World Health Organization was saddened to hear this morning about…
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