Addis Ababa, June 25 (IANS) The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Thursday that the continental Ebola outbreak response and preparedness plan requires 1.4 billion US dollars, as the number of confirmed cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda climbed to 1,138, with 293 deaths.”1.4 billion dollars is needed for the combined humanitarian and health aspects of the response,” Africa CDC Director General Jean Kaseya said during an online pres…
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New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The Ministry of Civil Aviation, in collaboration with Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), on Thursday launched AIR SUVIDHA 2.0, an upgraded and fully contactless Passenger Health Self-Declaration Portal aimed at enhancing public health surveillance at international Points of Entry amid concerns arising from the ongoing Ebola disease outbreak, officials said.The upgraded platform has been introduced following the World Health Organization’s (WHO) declaration of…
Kinshasa, June 24 (IANS) The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reported 1,094 confirmed Ebola cases, including 277 deaths, in the current outbreak declared on May 15, with the World Health Organization (WHO) registering a record first-month caseload. Official data released Tuesday showed 387 cases were under quarantine or receiving treatment, and 115 recoveries. DRC authorities have also reported 131 suspected cases, including 44 suspected deaths.In its daily epidemiological report, the…
United Nations, June 19 (IANS) UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher has allocated $4 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support the Ugandan government’s response to Ebola, a UN spokesperson said.The newly-released funding is part of a CERF allocation of up to 60 million dollars announced at the end of May to strengthen the response. The funding will support United Nations operations across 29 districts in Uga…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) India is set to play a key role in the global response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Central Africa, with the Serum Institute of India (SII) fast-tracking the development and production of a vaccine candidate targeting the Bundibugyo strain of the virus, according to a report.A report by Modern Diplomacy showed that the initiative is being undertaken in collaboration with the University of Oxford and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), with su…
Kampala, June 11 (IANS) Uganda’s Ministry of Health has announced additional Ebola prevention measures aimed at curbing the possible spread of the disease.Speaking after Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s national address on the Ebola outbreak on Wednesday (local time), Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi said Ebola prevention guidelines have been distributed to all districts bordering the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the epicentre of the current outbreak.Baryomunsi said mass gatherin…
Washington, June 9, (IANS) The United States on Tuesday urged countries around the world to step up efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, saying Washington has already mobilised extensive resources and that broader international action is needed to prevent further spread of the virus.Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed US-European coordination on the outbreak during a call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, acco…
Addis Ababa, June 9 (IANS) Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda have surpassed 600 as response efforts face operational constraints, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Tuesday.In its latest outbreak update, the African Union’s specialised continental public health agency said confirmed Ebola cases in the DRC and Uganda have reached 608, with the death toll climbing to 102 as of Monday, representing a case fatality rat…
Geneva, June 9 (IANS) The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is expanding rapidly, with rising case numbers, wider geographic spread and cross-border transmission to Uganda, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.In its latest update, WHO currently assesses the risk as very high for DRC, high for Uganda and neighbouring countries sharing land borders with affected areas, and low for the rest of the African region and globally.As of Sunday, DRC has reported 515 confirm…
Hyderabad, June 8 (IANS) Taking serious note of some travellers from Ebola-affected countries providing false addresses in Hyderabad, Telangana Health Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha on Monday ordered that cases be booked against such individuals. He ordered that cases be registered against those providing incorrect information, in accordance with applicable laws, including the Epidemic Diseases Act.The minister directed that travellers be clearly informed at the airport itself that providing fa…