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Dead and injured following attacks on Ebola responders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Two attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have killed 4 workers responding to the Ebola outbreak and injured 5 others.
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End in sight, but flare-ups likely in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Remarks by Dr Ibrahima Socé Fall, World Health Organization Assistant Director-General, Emergency Response Good afternoon. I hope that your busy week was interrupted, like mine, with a moment of joy on Tuesday. That moment was the celebration of a woman being discharged from an Ebola treatment centre in Beni. Her name is Masika. She was the last person in the Democratic Republic of the Congo confirmed to have Ebola. Health workers and other responders sacrificed a lot to get to this point. Since the outbreak was declared in August 2018 there have been 420 attacks on health facilities in DRC, r
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Woman, 65, becomes second patient to die of Ebola in Kenya
She was a close family member of the first victim, a man who had travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Kenya reports third Ebola case, contact tracing continues
Kenya has confirmed a third case of Ebola, a relative of a man who died earlier this month after travelling from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The health ministry said the 65-year-old woman tested positive while in quarantine, where she has been since 5 October. The second patient, a 39-year-old man from the same family, is in a stable condition. Health officials say there is no evidence of community transmission, as both individuals were under quarantine. However, three contacts have yet to be traced. Our correspondent Bastien Renouil tells us more.
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Digital payments to health workers boost retention, motivation, and impact
An immunization worker gets set up to receive her wages on her mobile wallet in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Credit: WHO Campaigns in Africa to stop polio and other diseases have a more stable, better-motivated workforce thanks to WHO’s collaboration with countries and partners to pay frontline health workers through their mobile phones instead of in cash. “Over 80 percent of workers are saying they prefer the digital payments,” said Ahmed Hamani Djibo, head of WHO’s Digital Finance Team. WHO has been leading among international organizations in moving away from the unwieldy, less-sec
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Ebola outbreak: Border surveillance gaps raise concerns in the Central African Republic
The fight against Ebola poses a challenge in the Central African Republic. In Zemio, in the country’s south-east, proximity to the Democratic Republic of Congo has raised fears that the virus could spread across the border. But health screening remains difficult. The repeated absence of health workers at checkpoints is hampering surveillance, while residents continue to cross the border through unofficial crossing points, as FRANCE 24's team on the ground reports.
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Kenya reports first-ever Ebola death after patient returns from DR Congo
Kenya on Tuesday reported its first-ever Ebola death after a Kenyan national who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) died after returning to the country. Kenya is the fourth country to record an Ebola case in the current outbreak, which was declared in eastern DR Congo in mid-May.
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Kenya reports first-ever Ebola death
The patient arrived in Kenya over the weekend from the Democratic Republic of Congo before testing positive for the virus. Health authorities are on high alert and monitoring for more cases.
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Anthropic report: Is Russia using AI for disinformation in the Central African Republic and elsewhere?
An Anthropic report says the AI model Claude was used in pro-Russian campaigns in the Central African Republic. Similar allegations were raised for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Sudan and Mali.
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Funeral held for DR Congo politician killed after defending Ebola response
A funeral has been held for the politician who was killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Ebola spreads in DR Congo, putting neighbouring nations at risk
The Ebola outbreak has spread to new areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with 10 countries at high risk.
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Ebola outbreak reaches new areas in Democratic Republic of Congo
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the government claims that the Ebola outbreak has changed course, with cases trending downwards in hotspots. But that interpretation is being met with pushback from experts and health responders, who say the outbreak remains as bad as ever. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent Emmet Livingstone.