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…
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…
Addis Ababa, May 22 (IANS) The public health risk from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been upgraded from high to very high, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. “We are revising our risk assessment of Ebola to very high at the national level, high at the regional level, and low at global level,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a press conference.Meanwhile, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) called for enhanced s…
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,…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Indira Gandhi International Airport on Thursday issued a public health advisory for passengers arriving from or transiting through Ebola-affected countries, asking travellers showing symptoms of the disease to immediately report to health authorities at the airport.In a post on social media platform X, Delhi Airport shared a health information advisory issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.The ad…
Addis Ababa, May 18 (IANS) The African Union (AU) on Monday expressed concern over the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda.In a statement, AU Commission (AUC) Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf expressed deep concern over the outbreak’s “growing risk of regional spread within our continent.”Youssouf urged all African countries and partners to intensify support for preparedness, surveillance, and rapid response efforts in affected and at-risk countries, Xi…
Geneva, May 17 (IANS) The World Health Organisation on Sunday determined that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda constitutes a “public health emergency of international concern.”The WHO said on social media platform X that the outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, does not meet the criteria of a pandemic emergency. The Director-General of WHO expresses his gratitude to the leadership of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda for their commitment to…
United Nations, May 16 (IANS) Nearly 19.5 million people in Sudan are facing crisis levels of acute food insecurity, a UN spokesperson said, citing the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).While 14 areas are at risk of famine across Greater Darfur and Greater Kordofan, conditions are expected to deteriorate further during the lean season between June and September, Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for the UN secret…