

WHO prequalifies Ebola vaccine, paving the way for its use in high-risk countries
The World Health Organization (WHO) today prequalified an Ebola vaccine for the first time, a critical step that will help speed up its...


Speeding up detection to slow down Ebola: Smartphone app is game-changer for contact tracing in hots
Standing in front of her house, Kavira Kasomo chats with Léa Kanyere as if they are old friends. Kanyere shows Kasomo something on her...


As Ebola cases reach 3000 in DRC, WHO calls on all partners to fulfill promises to communities
As the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo reaches 3000 cases, WHO calls for the full force of all partners to respond...


World Bank and WHO Statement on Partnership & Deployment of Financing to WHO for Ebola Response
The World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO), along with the Government and other key partners, are working in close...


Burundi launches ebola vaccination campaign for health and front-line workers
On 13th August, the Ministry of Public Health and AIDS Control kicked off the vaccination campaign for front-line staff against the Ebola...


WHO applauds Rwanda’s Ebola preparedness efforts
WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today commended Rwanda on its ongoing Ebola preparedness efforts and confirmed that...


Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a Public Health Emergency of Interna
WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today declared the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of...


High-level meeting on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo affirms support for
Almost a year after the outbreak of Ebola was declared in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and with the number of new cases...


WHO flags critical funding gap, calls for political parties to join fight against Ebola
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo will only end with bipartisan political cooperation and community ownership,...


WHO Adapts Ebola Vaccination Strategy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Account for Insecur
WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) today issued new recommendations to address vaccination challenges in the ongoing Ebola...