Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo – When an Ebola alert arises in a new area, every minute counts. The situation must be understood, health workers protected, and transmission of the virus prevented. It is in these…
Read moreBunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo – “When I was told I had Ebola, I already felt like a dead man,” recalls Jean Vianney, 44, who has now recovered from the disease. Admitted to the Ebola Treatment Centre at the Eva…
Read moreBunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo—In Ituri Province, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, safe and dignified burials play a critical role in the fight against Ebola. The disease spreads through direct conta…
Read moreKampala—Daniel Dramile, a psychiatric nurse at Oli Health Centre in Arua City, Uganda, was part of a small team who staffed the facility’s Ebola isolation centre during the country’s recent Ebola outbreak in 2026. …
Read moreBunia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo—On 29 June 2026, Paul Benjamin Gbadia arrived in Ituri Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to support the response to the country's 17th Ebola outbreak, caused by t…
Read moreBanjul—Every day, young people talk about school, work, relationships and their hopes for the future. Yet many still find it difficult to talk about what is happening in their own minds.Across The Gambia, stigma and disc…
Read moreBrazzaville—Every year on 1 October, the world marks the International Day of Older Persons, a day to celebrate the contributions of older people and raise awareness of the opportunities and challenges that come with age…
Read moreBunia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo—Since the start of the Ebola outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, surveillance has been one of the main lines of defence against…
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