Seven factors that turned round the DRC's Ebola outbreak: ShutterstockThe last patient receiving treatment for Ebola was recently discharged from an Ebola Treatment Centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The current outbreak of Ebola emerged in the northeastern part of the country in August 2018. It spread across three provinces, … [Read more...] about Seven factors that turned round the DRC’s Ebola outbreak | The Conversation
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Tshisekedi has taken over the DRC’s Ebola response. How he can make a difference | The Conversation
Tshisekedi has taken over the DRC's Ebola response. How he can make a difference: DRC President Felix Tshisekedi during the inauguration ceremony. Hugh Kinsella Cunningham/EPA-EFEThe most recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) rages on. There’s been a continued increase in the number of new cases for a year since the outbreak was first declared. … [Read more...] about Tshisekedi has taken over the DRC’s Ebola response. How he can make a difference | The Conversation
How the DRC’s Ebola crisis has led to children dying from measles | The Conversation
How the DRC's Ebola crisis has led to children dying from measles: A health worker administers the Ebola vaccine. EPA-EFEForty-five years ago, the World Health Organisation launched the Expanded Programme on Immunisation. It covered six diseases – measles, tuberculosis, polio, diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus. Since then, anti-measles vaccines have been distributed to millions … [Read more...] about How the DRC’s Ebola crisis has led to children dying from measles | The Conversation
Radical ideas are needed to break the DRC’s Ebola outbreak. Here are some | The Conversation
Radical ideas are needed to break the DRC's Ebola outbreak. Here are some: Health workers burying a child who died of Ebola in the DRC's North Kivu province. Hugh Kinsella Cunningham/EPAThe Ebola virus is again terrorising an African nation. The current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to spread after it first appeared 10 months ago. By mid-May, … [Read more...] about Radical ideas are needed to break the DRC’s Ebola outbreak. Here are some | The Conversation
Why the DRC’s army and police aren’t yet ready to protect citizens | The Conversation
Why the DRC's army and police aren't yet ready to protect citizens: Riot police on the outskirts of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. EPA/Nic BothmaThe Democratic Republic of Congo is trying to find its footing after a contentious presidential election in December 2018. These elections were preceded by months of political upheaval and poll delays. President Felix … [Read more...] about Why the DRC’s army and police aren’t yet ready to protect citizens | The Conversation
