Africa Centers for Disease and Control
Coverage of Africa Centers for Disease and Control in the Nexus archive.
- WHO chief arrives in Congo to support Ebola response as cases near 4,000
The World Health Organization's chief has arrived in Congo to address the country's Ebola outbreak, which has reached nearly 4,000 cases and 1,751 deaths. The outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, is the second-largest in history and faces challenges including limited access to remote areas, unapproved treatments, and health worker strikes over unpaid wages.
- WHO chief arrives in Congo to support Ebola response as cases near 4,000
The WHO director has arrived in Congo to address the escalating Ebola outbreak, which has reached nearly 4,000 cases and 1,751 deaths, making it the second-largest in history. Challenges include the lack of approved treatments, ongoing conflict in Ituri province, and health workers' strikes affecting response efforts.
- WHO chief arrives in Congo to support Ebola response as cases near 4,000
The WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has arrived in Congo to address the escalating Ebola outbreak, which has reached nearly 4,000 cases and 1,751 deaths. The Bundibugyo virus causing the outbreak has no approved treatment or vaccine, and challenges include conflict in Ituri province, inaccessible areas, and health worker strikes.