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The Piolot of Johnson & Johnson Flight that brought in first batch of the EVD vaccine formally hading over the consignment to the WHO Representative in Sierra Leone at the Lungi International Airport

Sierra Leone receives initial Ebola vaccine supply to bolster prevention

Freetown, 10 April 2021 – Sierra Leone today received the first batch…
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Bolstering community approach in Guinea’s Ebola fight

Bolstering community approach in Guinea’s Ebola fight

N’Zerekore, Guinea – A few days after he referred a patient from his…
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Genome sequencing in Ebola response

Genome sequencing in Ebola response

Conakry – Studies show that the Ebola virus can persist in bodily…
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Dr. Wilhelmina Jallah, Health Minister receiving donated items from Dr. Peter Clement, WHO Country Representative

WHO Donates Essential Medicines and laboratory supplies for COVID-19 and EVD Testings to the Government of Liberia

Monrovia, 19 March 2021: The World Health Organization (WHO) donated…
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West African health ministers in joint fight against Ebola

West African health ministers in joint fight against Ebola

Conakry – Ministers of Health from Guinea – which is combating a new…
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West African countries ramp up Ebola preparedness

West African countries ramp up Ebola preparedness

Brazzaville – As Ebola immunization scales up in Guinea, the country’…
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Ebola vaccination starts in Guinea to curb new outbreak

Ebola vaccination starts in Guinea to curb new outbreak

Brazzaville/Conakry/Geneva – Ebola vaccination of people at high risk…
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WHO steps up efforts to curb Ebola outbreaks in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

WHO steps up efforts to curb Ebola outbreaks in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville – With efforts gathering pace to promptly tackle the…
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New Ebola outbreak declared in Guinea

New Ebola outbreak declared in Guinea

Brazzaville/Conakry – Health authorities in Guinea today declared an…
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Resurgence of Ebola in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Resurgence of Ebola in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Brazzaville – The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of…
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