New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The government on Sunday advised Indian citizens, currently residing in or travelling to Congo, Uganda and South Sudan, to strictly follow public health guidance issued by local authorities and maintain heightened precautions, in light of the reported outbreak of Ebola disease in these countries.The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the situation to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).“In view of the evolving situation in the Democr…
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Bengaluru, May 23 (IANS) Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Saturday urged the public not to panic over Ebola and said the state government has already taken necessary precautionary measures to prevent any possible outbreak.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, the Minister said the Health Department is in constant touch with central authorities and closely monitoring the situation. “There is no need for the public to panic about Ebola, but people should remain aware and cautious. No …
Geneva, May 23 (IANS) UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, has said that he is allocating up to $60 million from the world body’s Central Emergency Response Fund to accelerate the response to the Ebola outbreak in Congo and the wider region.”We need to get ahead of this Ebola outbreak,” Fletcher said on Friday in a statement.While the humanitarian community is fully mobilised, he said, “the epidemiological context is challenging: the…
Dar Es Salaam, May 18 (IANS) Tanzania has stepped up surveillance, border screening and emergency preparedness measures following an Ebola outbreak in the neighbouring Congo (DRC), a senior health official said.Director of Emergency Preparedness and Response at the Ministry of Health, Erasto Sylvanus, said on Sunday that the government is working closely with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and neighbouring countries to strengthen prevention, early detection and rapid response mechanisms aga…
Kinshasa, May 16 (IANS) Roger Kamba, health minister of Congo, warned Saturday that the newly declared Ebola outbreak in the eastern province of Ituri involves the Bundibugyo strain, which has a high fatality rate and carries a significant risk of further spread.”The Bundibugyo strain has no vaccine and no specific treatment,” Kamba told a press briefing in the capital Kinshasa, adding that the strain has “a very high lethality rate which can reach 50 per cent.”Congo declared a new Ebola outbrea…
Kinshasa, May 7 (IANS) The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi, has said that the country may not hold its presidential elections set for 2028 if the war in the east continues, placing national security at the centre of his government’s political agenda.Congo is facing an “aggression war” aimed at destabilising state institutions, looting natural resources and weakening national sovereignty, Tshisekedi told a press conference in Kinshasa, the country’s capit…
Islamabad, April 29 (IANS) A new United Nations-report has named Pakistan among 10 nations where acute food insecurity is concentrated. The concentration of food insecurity in Pakistan is due to deep-rooted weaknesses in the country’s agriculture sector, rocked by repeated climate shocks and continuous economic fragility, a report has stated. The Global Report on Food Crisis showcases that food insecurity in Pakistan is chronic rather than temporary or cyclical. However, as per the report, fewer…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday that discussions about the reform of the Security Council (UNSC) have increased and mentioned that UN has taken “small steps” in this regard. Addressing a media briefing in New Delhi on Tuesday, Baerbock stated that P5 members are in attack of the charter of the UN during the current time.When asked about the efforts being made to reform the Security Council, Annalena Baerbock said, “Thi…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) President of India Droupadi Murmu accepted credentials from the envoys of four countries during a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday. Diplomats from Lao PDR, Congo, Namibia and Guinea-Bissau presented their credentials to the President. Vithaya Xayavong, Ambassador of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, presented her credentials to the President. India’s bilateral relations with Laos have been long-standing, friendly and mutually supportive since d…
Lubumbashi, April 21 (IANS) Tushar Pannu, who has less than a year’s experience as a professional, showed that he is a fast learner and registered a round of 6-under 67 at the Par-73 Golf Club Lubumbashi as AM Green IGPL made its debut in Congo. Pannu, 21, who turned pro last year and came through the Qualifying School, had five birdies, an eagle, and one bogey in his superb round.He was sharing the lead with Mannat Brar, 19, the newly minted Women’s Golf Association pro, who also carded 6-u…