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WHO apologises to victims of sexual abuse during Ebola outbreak in DR Cong
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 28 (ANI): The Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday apologised to the victims and survivors of the sexual exploitation in DR Congo by aid workers.
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Sierra Leone receives Ebola vaccines to boost prevention
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
FreeTown [Sierra Leone], April 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Sierra Leone has received 640 doses of Ebola vaccines to boost prevention of the virus detected in its neighboring Guinea, said the health ministry on Saturday.
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Ebola infects 30, kills 15 in Guinea, DRC
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have reported 30 Ebola virus cases and 15 related deaths so far.
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US vows to curb Ebola outbreak in African countries
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 17 (ANI): The United States will do everything to stop the outbreaks of Ebola disease in African countries, said House spokeswoman Jen Psaki on Tuesday (local time).
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Guinea declares Ebola epidemic after four deaths
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Nzerekore [Guinea], February 15 (ANI): Guinea on Sunday (local time) has declared an Ebola epidemic after four people died and seven others became ill in the southeastern region of Nzerekore.
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New Ebola case reported in Eastern Congo months after outbreak ends
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Butembo [Congo], February 7 (ANI/Sputnik): A new case of the Ebola virus disease was found in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, almost three months after the outbreak ended, media cited the nation's health ministry as saying on Sunday.
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New Ebola outbreak detected in Congo
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Equateur [Congo], June 2 (ANI): The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced today that a new outbreak of Ebola virus disease is occurring in Wangata health zone in the Equateur province.
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Ebola virus a new ally in fight against deadly brain tumors, say Scientist
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 18 (ANI): In a breakthrough, scientists have analysed that certain elements of one of the world's deadliest viruses-Ebola, can be used in combating Glioblastomas, which are relentless, hard-to-treat, and often lethal brain tumors.
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DRC faces bout of epidemic that has killed more than 6,000 already
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Jan 10 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported that 6,000 people have lost their lives to a measles epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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Over 2,000 people dead in DR Congo Ebola outbreak: WHO
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Aug 30 (Sputnik/ANI): Over 2,000 people have died from the Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic (DR) of the Congo since last August while the number of registered Ebola cases has reached 3,000 in the African country, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Frid
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Saudi Arabia suspends visas to pilgrims from Congo fearing spread of Ebola
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], July 27 (ANI): Saudi Arabia has suspended issuing visas to pilgrims from the Democratic Republic of the Congo over fears that Ebola could spread during next month's Hajj pilgrimage there.
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Congo's Ebola outbreak declared 'Public Health Emergency of International
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], July 18 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), calling on countries to "take notice and redouble...efforts."
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