A leading African security think tank has warned that the slow international response to an ongoing Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo risks spiralling into a regional crisis, with potential economic losses for DR Congo and Uganda already projected in the billions of dollars. The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) said in a […]
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo are struggling to contain what officials describe as the country’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record. According to figures from health agencies, nearly 1,800 cases have been confirmed and at least 600 people have died since the latest wave of the disease was declared, marking a serious escalation
A fresh cholera outbreak is sweeping through war-torn Sudan, killing more than 100 people and deepening the humanitarian emergency confronting civilians already battered by months of armed conflict. The resurgence of the waterborne disease has raised alarm among aid workers who warn that collapsing health infrastructure and restricted access to clean water are accelerating the
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Health workers at the epicentre of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s ongoing Ebola outbreak have walked off the job, citing long-standing frustrations over delayed salaries and irregular pay. The industrial action comes at a sensitive moment for the country’s efforts to contain the virus, raising concerns among humanitarian organisations about the continuity of frontline medical
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Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are expanding treatment capacity in Ituri province as they work to contain an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus. Patient care infrastructure has been significantly reinforced in recent weeks to respond to the evolving demands of the epidemic, according to reports from the affected region.
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A rare strain of the Ebola virus is continuing to spread across parts of Central and East Africa, placing local public health systems under significant strain and drawing renewed attention to the state of global health security. The outbreak, which has persisted for several months, is testing the capacity of national authorities to contain a
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The Democratic Republic of Congo has inaugurated a second Ebola treatment centre, expanding the country’s capacity to manage the ongoing outbreak in a region where public health infrastructure remains under significant strain. The new facility is intended to reinforce case management, isolation capacity, and infection control measures at a time when health authorities continue to
More than 400 people have died in the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to public health authorities monitoring the crisis. The toll underscores the severity of what has become one of the most significant outbreaks of the disease in the country’s recent history, even as international organizations continue to work
Rwanda has maintained a mother-to-child HIV transmission rate below 2 percent over the past decade, even as the figure edged up slightly in the most recent reporting period, according to the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) HIV, STIs, and Viral Hepatitis Annual Report 2024/2025. The report, published by the state-run institution that coordinates the country’s response
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Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are frequently described as Africa’s “silent epidemic,” but much of that silence, according to a senior World Health Organization official, reflects how little of the true burden is actually visible. The warning underscores long-standing concerns that official data from many African countries captures only a fraction of the cases of conditions such
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Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have prohibited large public gatherings in the capital, Kinshasa, citing the need to contain the spread of an Ebola outbreak. The measure comes as health officials work to respond to confirmed cases of the virus, which has repeatedly resurfaced in parts of the country over the past decade.
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s ongoing Ebola outbreak has now reached 1,307 confirmed cases, including 377 deaths, according to health authorities. The latest figures underscore the continued severity of the country’s latest Ebola crisis and the heavy burden placed on national and international health responders working to contain it. Spread to a fourth province Health
