The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to support Kenya’s efforts to contain Ebola after a second person tested positive for the Bundibugyo virus, the UN […]
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WHO Africa launches the health campaign digitization initiative (DIGIT-HCM) to transform health campaign planning and delivery across the region
The DIGIT platform is designed as an open, modular and interoperable digital infrastructure that provides countries with a unified interface for planning, managing and monitoring […]
Roundup: WHO, Africa CDC declare end of Ebola outbreak in Uganda
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Thursday declared the end of the Ebola outbreak […]
WHO warns Ebola response captures only one-third of DRC outbreak
WHO Regional Director for Africa Professor Mohamed Janabi warned that 60 to 70 percent of Ebola deaths in DRC are occurring at home, as health […]
21 days in quarantine! – WFP-supported health centre in Goma supports isolation process for 87 people amid Ebola outbreak
A Caritas-World Food Programme (WFP) health centre has been launched in Goma to shelter and monitor 87 people from high-risk areas placed under precautionary quarantine […]
WHO chief lands in Bunia to engage with community leaders on Ebola response
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in the eastern province of Ituri, one of the hardest-hit regions by Ebola, to engage with […]
Member States advance regional coordination on Bundibugyo Ebola response
The 90-minute virtual session brought together more than 1,500 participants from all 47 Member States of the African Region, including representatives from Ministries of Health, […]