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WHO: Insecurity threatens chance to end DRC Ebola outbreak
The affected eastern DRC provinces of Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu, suffer from chronic insecurity, with various militia groups operating in the region.
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Congo president says Ebola outbreak should be over this year
The epidemic in Congo was declared in August 2018 and has so far killed nearly 2,200 people, making it the second-worst outbreak of the virus on record behind the 2013-16 West African outbreak that killed more than 11,300.
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Second Ebola vaccine introduced in DR Congo
The new J&J vaccine had initially been rejected by DRC's former health minister Oly Ilunga, who cited the risks of introducing a new product in communities where mistrust of Ebola responders is already high.
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Lesotho ministry corrects minister's Ebola confirmation as simulation exercise
Lesotho's Health Minister Nkaku Kabi is due to give an update on the simulation today.
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UPDATE: Lesotho officials admit Ebola case was a simulation
The Lesotho health ministry is expected to provide further details on the incident on Thursday morning.
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WHO pre-qualifies first Ebola vaccine
The announcement comes hot on the heels of a decision last Monday by the European Commission to allow the release to market of an injectable vaccine.
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Ebola concentrated in Congo mining area, still an emergency - WHO
The virus has infected 3,227 people and killed 2,154 of them since the outbreak was declared in August 2018 and went on to became the world’s second-worst outbreak, it said.
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Ebola still an 'urgent' global health emergency: WHO
DRC's latest Ebola epidemic, which began in August 2018, has killed 2,144 people, making it the second deadliest outbreak of the virus, after the West Africa pandemic of 2014-2016.
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Ebola survivors battle grief and stigma in eastern Congo
More than 3,200 people are known to have been infected with the virus, of whom more than 2,100 have died since the outbreak was declared in the eastern region.
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Congo to start using J&J Ebola vaccine in November
The J&J vaccine will complement another vaccine manufactured by Merck, which has been administered to more than 225,000 people.
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Second Ebola vaccine to be used in DR Congo next month
DRC's latest Ebola epidemic, which began in August 2018, has killed 2,144 people, making it the second deadliest outbreak of the virus, after the West Africa pandemic of 2014-2016.
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Ambassador Jerry Matjila raises concern over armed groups, Ebola in DRC
Jerry Matjila addressed the UN Security Council following an update by the special UN initiative in that country Monusco.
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Congo's Ebola outbreak slows but still entrenched in insecure areas - WHO
Only 14 confirmed infections were reported last week, the lowest in a year and down from 51 in mid-September and 126 in April at the peak of the outbreak, WHO figures show.
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Ebola concerns in Tanzania are 'rumours', says minister
Health Minister Ummy Mwalimu said there had been no confirmed cases of Ebola in Tanzania, which shares a border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where more than 2,100 people have died in an outbreak of the disease.
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US travel warning adds to pressure on Tanzania over suspected Ebola cases
US travellers should 'exercise increased caution', the State Department said on Friday in an updated travel advisory that cited reports of 'a probable Ebola-related death in Dar es Salaam'.
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Second Ebola vaccine to be introduced in DRC in mid-October: WHO
The announcement came as the aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) accused the WHO of rationing the first Ebola vaccine in the DRC.
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WHO: Tanzania not sharing information on suspected Ebola
The WHO said it had learned on 10 September of a suspected case of Ebola in Dar es Salaam, and information emerged that this patient's contacts had been quarantined.
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Congo to deploy second Ebola vaccine
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine will complement another vaccine manufactured by Merck, which has been administered to more than 225,000 people since August 2018.
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World at risk of pandemics that could kill millions, panel warns
Gro Harlem Brundtland, a former WHO head who co-chaired the board, added that current approaches to disease and health emergencies are 'characterised by a cycle of panic and neglect.'
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DR Congo ex-health minister arrested for 'embezzling Ebola funds' - police
Ilunga, who resigned as health minister in July after being removed as head of the country's Ebola response team, was detained while hiding in an apartment in the capital Kinshasa ahead of a bid to flee the country, officers said.
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Pandemic bonds face scrutiny after Ebola outbreak yet to trigger payout
Payouts are triggered once a virus outbreak crosses an international border and claims at least 20 lives in each of at least two countries.
