News Releases

31 July 2019 | Ebola Disease

WHO marks one year since the beginning of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 

This week marks one year since the start of the 10th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Following the declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on 17 July, the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the government of the DRC, other United Nations (UN) agencies, partners and communities, is working on further scaling up response and preparedness measures.

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29 July 2019

EBOLA, Cascade training in IPC, Case Management, Hand Hygiene, Chlorine Preparation and Mental Health conducted in Rwanda

　 　 Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are from their common border standpoint only 930 km apart. When a first Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak was declared on 1st August 2018 in the North Kivu Pro…

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29 July 2019 | Ebola Disease

WHO and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention call on countries in the region to work together on the Ebola response

The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) urge countries in the region to show solidarity with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which is experiencing its worst Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak. The two organizations call on countries in the region to redouble efforts to end the outbreak and build stronger health systems.

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29 July 2019 | Tobacco Control

Strategies to reverse tobacco usage in Africa in the spotlight

Tobacco is one of the leading causes of morbidity worldwide, and with almost a fifth of the people in Africa – about 94 million people - using tobacco products, the World Health Organization, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and other partners met recently to discuss strategies aimed at stopping and reversing the trend of tobacco usage in the region.

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29 July 2019 | Noncommunicable Diseases

Regional consultation on primary care strategies for non-communicable diseases

The management and treatment of non-communicable diseases at primary levels will be in the spotlight from 29 July 2019 to 1 August 2019 when the WHO Regional Office for Africa (WHO/AFRO) and the Ministry of Health Rwanda will be holding a Regional Consultation in Kigali.

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19 July 2019 | Immunization

Renewed impetus to achieve universal access to immunization by 2030

As the Global Vaccine Action Plan GVAP) 2011-2020  nears its conclusion in 2020, a regional consultation was held this week by the WHO Regional Office for Africa to shape a new immunization strategy for the next decade with the aim that everyone, everywhere, at every age, fully benefits from vaccines for good health and well-being.

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18 July 2019 | Ebola Disease

Mixing it with the Motards: understanding the needs and concerns of crucial community communicators

Alloya, a town serving a gold mining district in North Kivu is a town that understands trade and business. It is also a town with deep mistrust of Ebola responders. All too often, the belief that the Ebola response is ab…

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17 July 2019 | Ebola Disease

Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern

WHO declares the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

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