Kinshasa, July 8 (IANS) The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has deteriorated further, with confirmed deaths rising above 520 and transmission continuing in eastern hotspot areas, according to a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa.As of July 5, the DRC had reported, 1,624 confirmed cases, including 521 confirmed deaths, with the crude case fatality ratio rising to 32.1 per cent, the report said.Across the three affected co…
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Kampala, July 6 (IANS) Uganda has contained the spread of Ebola nearly two months after the outbreak was declared following the importation of cases from the neighbouring Congo, a senior health official said.Diana Atwine, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health, said on Sunday in a post on social media platform X that the outbreak had been contained through the treatment of all imported confirmed cases and those they infected, the tracing and quarantine of contacts, and the provision of th…
Kinshasa, July 5 (IANS) The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reported 1,528 confirmed Ebola cases, including 492 deaths, as the country’s latest outbreak continues to expand.According to a situation report released Saturday by the DRC public health authorities, a total of 239 patients have recovered, while 628 confirmed patients are currently in isolation or hospitalisation. Authorities have also identified 185 suspected cases, Xinhua news agency reported.The report said weekly confirm…
Kinshasa, July 4 (IANS) The Democratic Republic of the Congo reported 1,502 confirmed Ebola cases, including 473 deaths, as the World Health Organization (WHO) said the outbreak remains serious. According to the latest situation report released Friday (local time) by DRC public health authorities, 628 patients are currently in isolation or hospitalisation, with the country recording 229 recoveries. A total of 213 suspected cases, including 63 deaths, have also been reported.Speaking at an online…
Kampala, July 3 (IANS) A total of 273 Ugandan nationals arrived home early Friday from South Africa, becoming the first group to be repatriated amid ongoing xenophobic violence and anti-migrant protests.The evacuees landed at Entebbe International Airport on a chartered flight from O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, Xinhua news agency reported.The repatriation followed a directive by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to safeguard the safety and welfare of Ugandan citizens in respo…
Kinshasa, July 2 (IANS) The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reported 1,406 confirmed Ebola cases, including 438 deaths, the government said.The figures showed that 192 patients had recovered, while 609 others were receiving treatment or under care.The outbreak remains concentrated in the eastern provinces of Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu, where surveillance, medical care and response operations are continuing.The government said response capacity is being strengthened through the d…
Beijing, July 1 (IANS) China publicly speaks about peace, economic cooperation and regional stability while aggressively positions its military and takes actions that fuel violence, a report has detailed while accusing Beijing of using “two-faced diplomacy” in several parts of the world. China’s dual policy is also seen in Africa, where Beijing’s official position was opposed to its actions. China claims that it wants peace as a potential mediator in civil war in Sudan. However, that stance is c…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Israeli Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, on Tuesday urged the international community not to surrender to terrorism. He was speaking ahead of the 50th anniversary of ‘Operation Entebbe’, the Israeli counter-terrorist mission in Uganda. “We see that there is a constant attempt to abuse international norms and to harm the innocent in order to achieve, in a deceitful and malign way, political goals… And, I think it’s a goal, both of India, Israel and the rest of the…
Addis Ababa, June 29 (IANS) The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Ugandan government have officially launched the Joint Continental Incident Management Support Team (IMST) to support continental health emergency capabilities amid the ongoing Ebola outbreak.The Africa CDC, in a statement issued late Saturday, said the newly launched IMST establishes a unified operational platform to strengthen Africa’s capacity to prepare …
Juba, June 26 (IANS) South Sudan on Friday urged foreign governments to lift Ebola-related travel and visa restrictions imposed on its citizens, saying the measures are affecting those who need to travel abroad for medical treatment and education.”There is no Ebola here. No one is dying here. But people are now dying because they are unable to travel abroad for medical treatment,” Francis Oromo, undersecretary in the Ministry of Health, told a joint press conference with the World Health Organis…