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Uganda discharges last Ebola patient, starts countdown to be virus-free
Uganda discharged its last remaining Ebola patient on Thursday, triggering a 42-day countdown after which it can be declared free...
Read moreDetails‘Threat to US sovereignty’: Washington launches campaign to dismantle ICC
The United States on Monday announced a sweeping campaign against the International Criminal Court (ICC) that could include further sanctions...
Read moreDetailsUS to block citizens in Congo from immediate travel home, citing Ebola
The Trump administration on Monday said it is blocking American citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo from traveling to...
Read moreDetailsRebels in Congo see Ebola as chance to show governing credentials
Congo's AFC/M23 rebels have used a small Ebola outbreak in territory they control to showcase their ability to govern, mounting...
Read moreDetailsSecond Ebola treatment centre opens in North Kivu
A second Ebola treatment centre has been inaugurated in North Kivu, one of three provinces of the DR Congo hit...
Read moreDetailsUS to give Tanzania $1.3 billion under five-year health pact
The United States has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tanzania to invest more than $1.3 billion in its health...
Read moreDetailsTrial for Bundibugyo Ebola treatment starts in DRC, WHO says
A treatment trial for the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo enrolled its first patient on Thursday,...
Read moreDetailsAfrica CDC: Uganda health ministry confirms isolated Marburg case
Africa's top public health agency said on Wednesday that Uganda's health ministry had confirmed an isolated case of Marburg virus...
Read moreDetailsEbola outbreak could cost Africa up to $3.6 billion, UN says
The United Nations said on Tuesday that an Ebola outbreak could cost Africa up to $3.6 billion and hundreds of...
Read moreDetailsEbola outbreak is still outpacing response, WHO’s Tedros says
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda is continuing to outpace response efforts, World Health Organization...
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