Atlanta, July 2: In a gripping match of the FIFA World Cup 2026, England secured their place in the next round by defeating DR Congo 2-1 in the Round of 32 on Wednesday. The team will now face Mexico on July 6 at the Mexico City Stadium. Captain Harry Kane showcased his exceptional skills by […]
new video loaded: Mistrust Spreads With the Ebola Virus in Congo transcript Back transcript Mistrust Spreads With the Ebola Virus in Congo In a remote mining town at the center of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak, grief and mistrust are complicating efforts to stop the virus. Health workers are trying to treat the […]
new video loaded: Battling a Deadly Ebola Outbreak in Eastern Congo transcript Back transcript Battling a Deadly Ebola Outbreak in Eastern Congo At the heart of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, health care workers are racing to open new treatment centers and ramp up testing. But after years of war, the […]
Five patients infected with a rare strain of Ebola have recovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Sunday during the inauguration of a new treatment centre in the eastern city of Bunia.Speaking at the facility in Ituri province, the epicentre of the current outbreak, Tedros said four patients […]
File photo: World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Picture credit: AP) World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has urged stronger international support to contain a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), warning that delays in response and mistrust within communities are hampering efforts to control the virus.Tedros made the […]
Doctors battling the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo are facing growing challenges as attacks on health facilities and fleeing patients disrupt response efforts in the country’s northeast, Reuters reported.At least three such incidents have been reported so far in Ituri province, where the first Ebola cases were detected. Two attacks over the […]
The World Health Organization’s Africa director on Friday warned against underestimating the risk posed by the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring Uganda, saying even a single case could trigger wider transmission beyond the affected countries, Reuters reported.Speaking to Reuters in Geneva, Mohamed Yakub Janabi said it would be “a […]
US issues travel alert amid the outbreak of Ebola in DRC and Uganda. The US Department of State issued a level 4 alert for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), South Sudan, or Uganda, urging Americans not to travel to either of these countries for any reason, considering the Ebola outbreak. For Rwanda, the […]
Africa’s top public health agency has declared an Ebola outbreak in the eastern Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with 246 cases and 80 deaths reported so far, mainly in the gold-mining towns of Mongwalu and Rwampara.The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said preliminary laboratory tests conducted at […]
Rivers, nature’s vital arteries, shape landscapes and history. From the Nile’s ancient reign to the Amazon’s immense volume, these waterways are crucial. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Nature can be described as self-managing in ways that are both extremely precise and chaotic. Imagine the landscape as a vast, living canvas in which every raindrop is a […]
