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New milestone towards a polio-free world, but there is no time to relax

24 October 2019
In another historic step for humanity towards a world free of polio, an independent commission of experts today certified – on World Polio Day – that the second of three types of the wild poliovirus had been eradicated globally.

Communique on cross-border coordination, partnerships, and communication for Ebola virus disease preparedness in at-risk member states

23 October 2019
We, the Ministers of Health and senior immigration officials of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the nine neighboring countries to the DRC, met on 21 October 2019 in Goma the DRC;

430 days and 1000 victories in the fight against Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Dr Matshidiso Moeti
04 October 2019
Today, amid our unrelenting work to end this tenth outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, we celebrate a bright spot, which is actually 1000 bright spots – each person who has survived an Ebola infection.

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