As every child deserves the right to proper healthcare, to reach some of the far-flung areas of the conflict zone, the Polio vaccination teams sometimes relied on hooves as a means of transportation.
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In a year of deepening hunger, WFP reaches a record five million people in DRC
With widening violence, massive displacement, poor harvests and endemic poverty nearly doubling the number of food-insecure people to 13.1 million, WFP expanded operations.
Polio outbreak in Syria successfully stopped
After an 18-month long intensive vaccination campaign, the outbreak has been successfully stopped with no international spread, according to experts.
UN and SARC deliver humanitarian assistance to 50,000 people at Rukban camp in Syria
The inter-agency aid operation will bring food, sanitation and hygiene supplies, nutrition and health assistance to Rukban. Some 10,000 children will be vaccinated against Measles, Polio and other deadly diseases.
Ebola over in DRC: WHO calls for international efforts to stop more deadly outbreaks
Dr Tedros of WHO urged the DRC government and the international community to build on the positive momentum generated by the quick containment of the Ebola outbreak.
Kinshasa devrait déclarer la semaine prochaine la fin de l’épidémie d’Ebola à l’Equateur
La gouvernement déclarera officiellement le 25 juillet la fin de l’épidémie, soit au lendemain de la fin de deux fois la période maximale d’incubation de 21 jours après le dernier malade identifié.
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo is ‘largely contained’: WHO
Spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic said the development was an “important step” but “it is not the end ... We ... know that a continued aggressive response is required.”
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As DRC grapples with Ebola, Guinea keeps up its guard
Guinea is more prepared now. Health workers have learned to recognize the symptoms. The general public is more aware of it, too. And Conakry's Donka Hospital is being expanded.
Red Cross ramps up support in DR Congo as Ebola response enters critical phase
The IFRC aims to support 400,000 people over six months with focus on community engagement and surveillance, active case search, psychosocial support, infection prevention and control, disinfection, and safe burials.
Four things you need to know about children and the DRC Ebola outbreak
Children are some of the hardest hit by the Ebola virus. Mortality rates are particularly high among children who have been infected – as high as 95% for those under one year old.
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At one-month mark in Ebola outbreak, the focus shifts to remote areas
This response phase is all about expeditionary surveillance: teams of epidemiologists fanning out over hundreds of kilometers by motorcycles through the remote rainforests,
WFP launches food assistance for Ebola-affected people in DR Congo
Families of Ebola patients discharged from treatment centres, and of those who have had contact with them or suspected victims, are receiving up to three months’ supplies of cereals and beans.
More than 300,000 people reached with awareness-raising campaign to contain deadly Ebola outbreak in DRC
More than 800,000 people across the affected areas are targeted as part of an ongoing awareness-raising campaign. "information and social mobilization are key to containing Ebola", said UNICEF
MSF Ebola vaccination targets remote communities in DR Congo
MSF has started vaccinating Ebola frontline workers in Bikoro, Equateur Province. This trial vaccination, part of the overall strategy to control the Ebola outbreak, will also be offered to contacts of patients.
Children must be at heart of response to Ebola outbreak
UNICEF is scaling up prevention efforts in schools across all three affected health zones, installing hand-washing units in 277 schools and supporting awareness-raising activities.
World Bank approves $12 million grant towards Ebola response in DR Congo
The grant, issued by the World Bank's Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF), will support the surge in activities outlined under the approved three-month $56.8 million Ebola response plan released by the DRC government.
WHO supports Ebola vaccination of high-risk populations in DR Congo
The Ministry of Health, WHO and other key partners are implementing a ring vaccination to protect persons who have had contact with confirmed cases, as well as healthcare workers with potential exposure to EVD.
IOM, DR Congo government enhance Ebola screenings at border crossings
On May 19, IOM is supporting the deployment of teams of epidemiologists and medical staff from the Ministry of Health and the National Programme of Hygiene at Borders to 16 points of entry.
DR Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to Mbandaka city
One new case of Ebola virus disease has been confirmed in Wangata, one of the three health zones of Mbandaka, a city of nearly 1.2 million people in Equateur Province.
WHO Director-General visits Ebola-affected areas in DRC
WHO is deploying experts and coordinating partners as well as providing supplies and equipment to provide life-saving care and support infection prevention and control.