Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus makes appeal after protests against protocols for handling victims’ bodies in Ituri province
Containing the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo requires commu…
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WHO chief arrives in DRC promising Ebola outbreak ‘can be stopped’ ⊕
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus heads for Ituri province where epidemic is centred and calls for halt to fighting that hampers medical relief efforts
The deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of…
‘Among the things he feared most was death’: the doctors and nurses dying on the Ebola frontline ⊖⊖
Medics battling the incurable disease in Democratic Republic of the Congo working in ‘agonising’ conditions
When Dr Vladimir Maduali died of Ebola in the early hours of Sunday morning, he was the four…
33 days ago
WHO chief calls for DRC ceasefire to tackle Ebola outbreak ⊖
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns of ‘catastrophic collision of disease and conflict’, with suspected cases at 900
The head of the World Health Organization has called for an immediate ceasefire in the…
34 days ago
Ebola needs swift response to prevent catastrophe - DR Congo governor ⊖⊖
The governor of Ituri said the more time they lose, the closer the province is to disaster.
38 days ago
WHO raises Ebola public health risk to ‘very high’ in DR Congo ⊖
Provincial gov't in Ituri province, the epicentre of the outbreak, has banned public gatherings to stop spread of virus.
Furious crowd torches Ebola hospital tents in DR Congo ⊖
Rwampara hospital lies near Bunia in the DRC's Ituri province, the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak.
39 days ago
Ebola tensions rise as treatment centre torched in DR Congo’s Ituri ⊖
Residents in DRC torch facility over burial disputes, spotlighting challenges in tackling Ebola outbreak.
40 days ago
The Guardian view on tackling Ebola: pathogens aren’t the only things that kill | Editorial ⊖⊖
Conflict and aid cuts are hampering the fight against an outbreak of the deadly virus centred in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has faced the deadly threat o…
41 days ago
WHO head ‘deeply concerned’ by Ebola outbreak as cases and deaths rise in DRC ⊖
At least 130 people thought to have been killed, says Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus before emergency meeting
‘It’s heartbreaking’: panic in eastern DRC over return of Ebola
The director general of the Wor…