Inaugural meeting opens with calls to turn the Tangier Declaration into fiscal decisions, as five countries already put the approach into practice The United Nations […]
Category: Health
DRC: Deadly violence displaces civilians, complicates Ebola response
Despite these challenges, the UN and its humanitarian partners continue to scale up their response OCHA says that ongoing violence in the east of the Democratic […]
Ebola responders grapple with widening outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo
The deadly Ebola virus outbreak in DR Congo continues to spread across the vast country despite some success in containing it, aid officials said on […]
DRC: New Ebola treatment centre boosts response efforts
The UN and partners are also strengthening disease surveillance and community engagement in areas at heightened risk of Ebola spreading OCHA reports that the UN […]
Mercy Ships returns to provide free surgeries in Ghana after 19 years
The surgeries represent a new chapter in the longstanding relationship between Mercy Ships and the Government of Ghana, which began in 1991 The first surgeries […]
Senegal reports 8 diphtheria deaths since Aug. 1
Senegal has recorded 57 confirmed cases of diphtheria, including eight deaths, since the first case was confirmed on Aug. 1, according to a situation report […]
DR Congo records over 6,000 confirmed Ebola cases
Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have surpassed 6,000, with nearly 3,000 deaths, according to the latest figures released Monday. […]