Ebola
New Ebola case confirmed in northwestern Congo, health authorities say
FILE PHOTO – A WWF billboard listing protected species stands in front of a bushmeat market in Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo, October 19, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Nicolon Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register KINSHASA, April 23 (Reuters) – A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in northwestern Democratic Republic of …
Scientists probe whether West Africa’s recent Ebola outbreak was from man who survived epidemic five years ago
The World Health Organization (WHO) is carrying out further investigations into the individual who appears to have had the virus lay dormant in their body. This would suggest infections may persist once people recover and have the potential to start a future outbreak. International researchers, including a team at the University of Conakry in Guinea, …
Amid COVID health worker shortage, foreign-trained professionals sit on sidelines | Solutions
This story is part of the SoJo Exchange from the Solutions Journalism Network, a nonprofit organization dedicated to rigorous reporting about responses to social problems. Click here to read the original story. As hospitals nationwide struggle with the latest covid-19 surge, it’s not so much beds or ventilators in short supply. It’s the people to care for the …
I have helped control health epidemics for 25 years. There is a way to stop coronavirus | Kamalini Lokuge | Opinion
Right now in Australia we face a pandemic unlike anything we have seen before. It is the first time anything like this has happened in most of our lives, and many of us are scared. A lot of that fear comes from not knowing what to expect. I’ve spent most of the last 25 years …
Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, Sen. Markey Wants Trump to Name Global Health Chief – NECN
Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., discussed steps he thinks the federal government should take to address the threat of a new virus Sunday, the day after confirmation of the first case in the state. Sen. Edward Markey visited the Cambridge Health Alliance in Everett, Massachusetts on Sunday, according to his office. Markey, the ranking member of …
WHO Director-General praises bravery of health workers during visit to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo following fatal attacks on Ebola responders
World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today visited health workers affected by recent armed attacks on Ebola response staff that killed four outbreak responders and injured seven others in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Dr Tedros called for improved security in the region to protect health workers trying to contain …
Ebola vaccine approved as second jab trialled
Image copyright Reuters Image caption A man is given the Ebola vaccine in DR Congo A second Ebola vaccine is to be offered to around 50,000 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as part of a major clinical trial. The Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine will be used alongside a vaccine made by Merck, …
The world finally has an approved vaccine against Ebola
Enlarge / A man receives a vaccine against Ebola from a nurse outside the Afia Himbi Health Center on July 15, 2019, in Goma. Regulators in Europe have granted the world’s first approval of a vaccine against Ebola—and health officials are wasting no time in rolling it out. The European Commission announced at the start …
The Ebola Outbreak: The Need For U.S. Action
On September 21, 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) posted a worrying statement: the Ebola outbreak that has been simmering in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for the past year may have spread to Tanzania. Despite unofficial reports of three suspected cases, Tanzanian authorities insist that there have been no confirmed cases of Ebola …
Tanzania summons World Health Organization rep over Ebola complaint
FILE PHOTO: A health worker dressed in a protective suit talks to medical staff at the newly constructed MSF(Doctors Without Borders) Ebola treatment centre in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, August 4, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzania has summoned the local World Health Organization representative over the agency’s statement on the …
