Ebola Outbreak: ‘We’re with you’: WHO chief rushes to Congo as Ebola outbreak worsens

[ad_1] 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 […]

Ebola Outbreak Uganda: Emirates issues travel rules amid Ebola outbreak as US, Canada increase airport screening measures | World News

[ad_1] Dubai’s Emirates issues Ebola advisory as North America tightens screening for Africa Travellers / Image: File Dubai’s flagship carrier Emirates has issued a fresh travel advisory after the Government of the United States and the Government of Canada tightened Ebola-related entry requirements for travellers linked to Uganda.The advisory comes amid growing international caution following […]

Attacks on Congo health facilities trigger escape of Ebola patients, hamper response efforts | India News

[ad_1] 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 […]

136 dead, no vaccine or cure: WHO chief warns over ‘scale and speed’ of Ebola outbreak

[ad_1] 136 dead, no vaccine or cure: WHO chief warns over ‘scale and speed’ of Ebola outbreak (Image credit: AP) The World Health Organisation chief on Tuesday said he was “deeply concerned” by an Ebola outbreak in Congo caused by a rare strain for which there are no approved vaccines or treatments, as the death […]

Do not travel for any reason: US Ebola alert for Congo, South Sudan, Uganda; level 3 alert for Rwanda

[ad_1] 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, […]

Ebola outbreak worries WHO over ‘scale and speed’: What to know

[ad_1] Photos from Congo and Uganda as WHO declare health emergency over Ebola (Image credit: AP) The Ebola disease, which the World Health Organization calls a severe, often fatal illness affecting humans and other primates, has claimed 130 lives as of May 19, according to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.The WHO chief on Tuesday expressed […]