In Kinshasa, President Tshisekedi Leads Ebola Response Push as President Ramaphosa Brings African Solidarity as Africa CDC-convened engagement at INRB focuses on faster coordination, resource mobilisation and support to affected areas The President of the Democratic Republic of the…
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Welcomes Pandemic Fund’s US$220m Support for Bundibugyo Virus Outbreak Response
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has welcomed a US$220.6 million emergency financing package from the Pandemic Fund to support efforts to contain the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak and protect at-risk countries across Central and Eastern Africa.…
Africa CDC & WHO Seek US$ 518 million, Launch Unified Response Plan to Combat Ebola Virus
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) today launched a joint continental preparedness and response plan on the ongoing Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus. The plan aims to raise…
Africa CDC Condemns Attack on Ebola Treatment Facility in Ituri, Warns of Rising Risk from Misinformation and Community Distrust
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has strongly condemned the recent attack and destruction of a treatment facility serving communities affected by the Bundibugyo Virus Disease outbreak in Ituri Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The…
15 Dead as DRC Declares 16th Outbreak of Ebola Virus
15 deaths have been recorded 28 reported cases across two health zones of Bulape and Mweka in Kasai Province The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has declared its 16th outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD), confirmed in Kasai Province,…