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WHO supports Ebola vaccination of high risk populations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

WHO supports Ebola vaccination of high risk populations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the support…
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WHO/S. OKA

Statement on the 1st meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the Ebola outbreak in 2018

The 1st meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO…
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WHO concerned as one Ebola case confirmed in urban area of Democratic Republic of the Congo

May 17 2018, Brazzaville/Geneva/Kinshasa - One new case of…
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WHO Director General visits Ebola-affected areas in DR Congo

WHO Director General visits Ebola-affected areas in DR Congo

13 May 2018, Kinshasa - World Health Organization (WHO)…
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WHO and partners working with national health authorities to contain new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

WHO and partners working with national health authorities to contain new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

11 May 2018, Geneva/Brazzaville/Kinshasa - The World Health…
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New Ebola outbreak declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo

New Ebola outbreak declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo

8 May 2018, Geneva/Brazzaville/Kinshasa - The Government of the…
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Vue partielle de l’Unité de virologie et de l'immunologie Moléculaires de l'Institut national de recherche biomédicale (INRB) de Kinshasa. OMS/Eugene Kabambi

New Ebola outbreak declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo

News Release   Geneva/Brazzaville/Kinshasa, 8 May 2018.…
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Ebola outbreak ends

WHO declares an end to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville/Kinshasa, 2 July 2017 – Today, the World Health…
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WHO Guinea/Lancei Touré

WHO coordinating vaccination of contacts to contain Ebola flare-up in Guinea

Hundreds of people who may have been in contact with 8 individuals…
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Liberia: Mr Tamba Alpha, surveillance officer, is inspecting isolation rooms at a Voinjama checkpoint with Mr Charles Ntege, WHO county coordinator. WHO/M. Winkler

Staying at zero: Keeping Liberia Ebola free

Over a month has passed since Ebola transmission ceased in Liberia.…
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