The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has now claimed 410 lives, with the number of cases reported Thursday by the country’s Ministry of Health rising to 668. The new total includes 619 confirmed cases and 49 probable. Another 146 suspected cases are under investigation in what is now the second-largest…
The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has now claimed 385 lives, with the number of cases reported Thursday by the country’s Ministry of Health rising to 630. The new total in what is now the second-largest Ebola outbreak in global history, after the 2014 West African outbreak, includes 582 confirmed…
The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has now claimed 336 lives, with the number of cases reported Thursday by the country’s Ministry of Health rising to 560. The new total in what has become the second-largest Ebola outbreak in global history, after the 2014 West African outbreak, includes…
The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has reached another milestone, as the cases reported by the country’s Ministry of Health now stand at 500. The new total in what has become the second-largest Ebola outbreak in global history, after the 2014 West African outbreak, includes 452 confirmed cases…
It will likely come as no surprise to Africans, but the continent sees the highest risk of a road traffic death in the world – nearly three times that of Europe, which has the lowest such risk. That’s according to new figures from the World Health Organization, with the release…
Ebola in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo shows no signs of abating, as the second-largest outbreak in global history, behind the 2014 West African outbreak, claimed new victims. There are now 275 fatalities, the country’s Ministry of Health said in its Friday update. The total of cases stands at 477,…
As South African lawmakers press ahead with a range of tobacco control measures, some of the most vehement opposition has come from the tobacco industry itself. While the source of opposition is hardly surprising, the key message is: the manufacturers claim the new plans will stop people from quitting smoking….
Arnaud is a French freelance writer with an African heart who has lived in 10 different Sub-Saharan countries in the past decade. He is currently based in Paris.
There’s well-deserved praise for sub-Saharan African countries like Botswana, eSwatini and Namibia in making strides in the fight against HIV/AIDS. On this December 1, the thirtieth anniversary of World AIDS Day, the eastern and southern regions of Africa still remain most affected by the HIV epidemic. It’s where 45 percent of…
The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo is now the second-largest in global history, after the 2014 West African outbreak, according to the World Health Organization. There were 245 fatalities reported as of Thursday. “A sad toll, with too many families losing loved ones,” said Dr. Peter Salama, the…
The spread of the Ebola virus outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has now surpassed 400 confirmed or probable cases, the country’s Ministry of Health reported on Saturday. Another 56 cases are suspected and under investigation. That means dozens of new cases in the last two weeks, with spikes seen…
For months, health officials have issued a steady stream of warnings over the security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where workers are racing the clock to contain an Ebola virus outbreak and treat its victims. Another disruption at the weekend is underscoring fears that the situation could become…
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The death toll in the Ebola virus outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has now surpassed 200 people as the country’s Ministry of Health and international experts work to contain the outbreak. Both the head of the ministry, Dr. Oly Ilunga, and the World Health Organization said this week that…
Every single child on the African continent under five years old is breathing air tainted by levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution higher than the World Health Organization air quality threshold. That’s according to a report released Monday by WHO that looks at the “silent killer” of air pollution…
The Ministry of Health in Democratic Republic of Congo reports at least 12 people were killed and a dozen kidnapped in Beni by an armed rebel group long active in the same region where health workers are trying to contain the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. The clashes between…
The World Health Organization held an emergency meeting in Geneva on Wednesday to discuss the Ebola virus outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo, and concluded that the growing Ebola threat does not yet meet the threshold for a “public health emergency of international concern” designation. The assessment of the risk…