All posts tagged "DRC"
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377NEWSDR Congo president Tshisekendi finally names Prime Minister
KINSHASHA – DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has named Sylvestre Ilunga Ilukamba as the new prime minister of the Democratic Republic of...
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265NEWSIRC President visits DRC as Ebola cases spike
KINSHASHA – Over 1600 cases, over 1000 deaths have now been recorded; The April number alone (406 cases) would be the fourth...
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334HealthDR Congo: Guterres commits ‘whole’ UN system to help ‘end Ebola outbreak’
NEW YORK, US – Now in its tenth month, the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has claimed...
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416HealthDR Congo: WHO adapts Ebola vaccination strategy to account for insecurity, community feedback
KINSHASHA – WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) Tuesday, May 7 issued new recommendations to address vaccination challenges in the ongoing...
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486NEWSDRC forces arrest two suspected kidnappers of US tourist
KAMPALA – Security agencies in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have arrested two men suspected to have planned the kidnap of a...
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391HealthDR Congo: Ebola death toll passes 1000 due to mistrust of doctors, says health ministry
KINSHASHA – The Democratic Republic of Congo healthy ministry has said that the death toll from the Ebola epidemic has gone past...
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448HealthCongo’s Ebola fight gets push from Norway
OSLO/KINSHASHA – The Norway government is providing NOK 7.8 million to the efforts to tackle the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic...
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Uganda on Ebola red alert as Congolese refugees illegally migrate in huge numbers
BENI/KAMPALA – People fleeing violence in an Ebola-hit region of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are being forced to cross the border...
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Attack on IRC supported Ebola hospital in DRC worsens life
KINSHASHA – Three International Rescue Committee (IRC) staff caught up in attack that led to tragic loss of life of an Ebola...
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380HealthDR Congo: People no longer seek care despite the rapid spread of Ebola
GENEVA, Switzerland – The deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is worsening as trust in the response effort...
