New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Amid the Ebola outbreak in Africa, India on Thursday dispatched the first tranche of urgent medical supplies and protective kits to Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In a post on X, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar expressed India’s commitment to supporting Africa in responding to the emerging Ebola public health emergency.”India dispatched the first tranche of urgent medical supplies and protective kits to Africa CDC today. Committed to supp…
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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…
Kinshasa, May 24 (IANS) The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has temporarily suspended all passenger flights to and from Bunia, the capital of the northeastern Ituri Province that is the epicentre of the ongoing Ebola outbreak, the Ministry of Transport have said. An Ebola outbreak was declared in Ituri on May 15, with Bunia among the main affected areas. According to an official statement on Saturday (local time), no aircraft will be allowed to land at or take off from B…
United Nations, May 23 (IANS) Millions of people across Nigeria are bracing for one of the worst lean seasons on record amid conflict, violence and insecurity, UN humanitarians have said. In a news release on Friday (Local time), the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that economic pressures and unprecedented funding constraints are pushing Nigerian families to the brink.The UN Humanitarian Country Team in Nigeria reported that nearly one in seven people, or 35 mi…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Health authorities have intensified surveillance and precautionary measures against the Ebola virus at Cochin International Airport, in Kerala’s Kochi, following an emergency preparedness meeting jointly convened by Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) and the Airport Health Organisation (APHO). The move comes amid heightened global concern over Ebola outbreaks in parts of Africa and aims to strengthen early detection and public health response systems at the airp…
Seoul, May 22 (IANS) The foreign ministry said on Friday it will widen a travel ban in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to three provinces in the country amid the spread of Ebola virus disease.Effective 2 pm Friday, South Korea will issue a Level 4 travel alert, the highest level in its four-tier travel alert system, for Ituri Province in the African country due to the continued rise in deaths linked to the virus, according to the ministry, reports Yonhap news agency.With the latest measure,…
Kinshasa, May 21 (IANS) The latest Ebola outbreak has spread to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)’s South Kivu Province, with fresh concern surfacing over wider transmission in the volatile eastern region.On Thursday, the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group confirmed a new case in Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu.The group, which has been capturing the city since February 2025, said that a 28-year-old man had travelled from Kisangani, the capital of Tshopo Province, and died before his…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Fourth India–Africa Forum Summit (IAFS IV), initially scheduled to take place in New Delhi from May 28–31, has been postponed due to the evolving health situation in parts of Africa, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced Thursday. The decision was taken after extensive consultations held between the Indian government, the Chairperson of the African Union (AU), and the African Union Commission regarding the holding of the summit and associated activitie…
Bangkok, May 21 (IANS) The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) said on Thursday that it has elevated surveillance and prevention measures for the Ebola virus disease within the country’s civil aviation system.This move follows the World Health Organization (WHO)’s declaration of the Ebola virus outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda as a public health emergency of international concern due to the risk of cross-border transmission, reports Xinhua news agency.The Thai…
United Nations, May 21 (IANS) One civilian was killed every 14 minutes in armed conflicts around the world last year, the chief of the UN global humanitarian response unit has said. Edem Wosornu, director of operations and advocacy of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, on Wednesday (local time) revealed the figures to the Security Council during an open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict.”We know the real toll is far higher, in the Democratic Republi…