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Senegalese company produces first Africa-made treatment for sickle cell disease
Mamadou Tahirou is 18 but he looks more like a 12-year-old, his frame frail from the ravages of sickle cell...
Read moreDetailsRebel-held eastern Congo records new Ebola case after declaring outbreak over
A new Ebola case has been recorded in an area controlled by AFC/M23 rebels in eastern Congo, the group said,...
Read moreDetailsHealth officials turn to mobile-phone data to track Ebola spread in DR Congo
Health officials battling the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are using anonymised mobile-phone data to map population...
Read moreDetailsCongo’s M23 rebels introduce new movement restrictions over Ebola concerns
The AFC/M23 rebel alliance in Democratic Republic of Congo, which has highlighted its ability to tackle the spread of Ebola...
Read moreDetailsSouth Sudan steps up Ebola preparedness along porous DRC border
South Sudan is strengthening Ebola surveillance along its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, where heavy cross-border movement and...
Read moreDetailsUnpaid health workers strike as Congo’s Ebola contact tracing falls behind
On Friday, as every day, community health worker and head of contact tracing in Nizi, Gédéon Banga Ngbape and his...
Read moreDetailsNew transmission from animals likely caused Congo-Uganda Ebola outbreak, study says
The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo concerns a previously unseen variant of the rare Bundibugyo species of...
Read moreDetailsDRC releases boat detained over fears of Ebola on board
Congolese authorities have released a boat detained last week over fears passengers might be carrying the Ebola virus. Speaking to...
Read moreDetailsCongo’s Ebola outbreak is second-largest on record, latest data shows
Democratic Republic of Congo's fast-spreading Ebola outbreak is now the world's second-largest on record, government data showed on Friday, as...
Read moreDetailsUganda declares end to latest Ebola outbreak
Uganda's health minister declared the country Ebola-free on Tuesday following the East African nation's latest outbreak of the viral haemorrhagic disease that...
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