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Concern grows over suspected Ebola case in DRC
DRC – The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has announced that health authorities are investigating a suspected case of Ebola virus disease in the…
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EMS donates 6m tablets of antibiotics to Africa in fight against Yaws
AFRICA – Brazilian pharmaceutical company EMS has donated 6 million tablets of the oral antibiotic azithromycin to Cameroon, Central African Republic and the Republic of…
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DR Congo declares Measles outbreak amid an ongoing Ebola outbreak
DR CONGO – Governor of Eastern Maniema province in the Democratic Republic of Congo has officially declared a measles epidemic in his province. Affani Idrissa…
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Diabetes charged for escalating severe Covid-19, fatalities in Africa
DR CONGO – Death rates from COVID-19 infections are much higher in patients with diabetes in Africa, where the number of people with diabetes is…
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First group of Ebola survivors from Congo’s recent outbreak discharged from Hospital
DR CONGO – The first two patients cured of Ebola virus disease have been discharged from the Ebola Treatment Center (ETC) since the resurgence of…
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Over 80 million children immunized as Africa trailblazes novel polio vaccine
CONGO – More than 80 million children have been vaccinated with the novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2) in six countries in Africa, the…
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Congo reports three new Ebola cases days after new case was reported
CONGO – Three new Ebola cases have been confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, bringing the total to five in the last 10 days,…