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UK to almost triple funding to tackle DR Congo’s deadly Ebola outbreak

The UK is increasing its commitment to efforts to contain the fastest spreading Ebola outbreak ever to £78.7 million

The Independent UK

DRC school year begins amid Ebola, strikes and conflict

Millions of students returned to school across the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, but the new term began amid an Ebola outbreak affecting six provinces, a teachers’ strike call and continuing conflict in the east. In AFC/M23-controlled territories, the movement organised the return to classrooms even as Kinshasa continued…

Radio France Internationale

Schools resume classes in Congo’s Ebola epicenter despite concerns from parents and teachers

A new academic year has started across Congo despite concerns by parents and teachers that the country’s Ebola outbreak still poses risks to children in the epicenter

The Independent UK

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Congo Ebola Outbreak Passes 6,000 Cases and 2,911 Deaths as Attackers Force a Burial Team to Flee

Congo reports more than 6,000 Ebola cases and 2,911 deaths. Here is what the milestone means for U.S. travelers and health workers.

Medical Daily

Congo authorities report more than 6,000 confirmed Ebola cases and nearly 3,000 deaths

Congo’s authorities report that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has topped 6,000 cases with 2,911 deaths

The Independent UK

Ebola travel restrictions: India, Canada, UAE and other countries tighten entry rules

Nations worldwide are enacting stricter travel rules to curb disease spread. India launched an online health declaration portal for international arrivals. Canada has barred travelers from the Democratic Republic of Congo and suspended visas. Gulf countries and Israel have also imposed entry bans and quarantine measures. Other nations are enhancing…

The Economic Times

The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo is not just a medical crisis – it is also a crisis of trust

COMMENT: Sarah Clayton-Fisher discusses the misinformation that her Red Cross and Red Crescent colleagues must confront as they battle Ebola

The Independent UK

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Bulletin world briefing: Norway announces death of King – as surfer son takes the throne

Norway announces death of King Harald V – as surfer son becomes new monarch Man who became Ugandan king as a toddler dies aged just 34 Ukraine is at ‘critical moment’ in war with Russia, warns ex-UK PM Ebola vaccinations start in Congo with virus still ‘out of control’ Scientists…

The Independent UK

Ebola vaccinations start in Congo with virus still ‘out of control’

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Congo begins Ebola vaccinations against world's fastest-growing outbreak

Authorities are deploying a vaccine already proven against a related Ebola strain as trials continue on a new jab designed specifically for Bundibugyo virus.

Euronews

Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new health zones with a total of 60 areas now affected

Congo government figures show that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo

The Independent UK

‘Behind every case, a person’: the man leading DRC’s Ebola fight on the human cost hidden behind the numbers

Prof Pierre Akilimali, who heads DR Congo’s response to an outbreak that has so far killed more than 2,700 people, says tackling the disease requires trust and respect

The Guardian - UK

Congo begins Ebola vaccination drive to fight most-deadly outbreak on record

Frontline health workers are first in line to receive vaccinations amid the country’s fastest-growing outbreak

The Independent UK

Parents and teachers in Congo urge delay of school resumption as Ebola outbreak rages on

Teachers at the epicenter of Congo's Ebola outbreak are calling for a delayed reopening of schools due to the ongoing Ebola outbreak

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Euronews

WHO declares Uganda Ebola-free after 42 days without new cases

Uganda shares an 877-kilometre border with the DRC, which is battling the deadliest Ebola outbreak in its history.

The Guardian - UK

The forgotten health crisis: inside the 28 August Guardian Weekly

DRC’s Ebola outbreak passes grim milestone. Plus: Kyiv’s mood darkens

Medical Daily

His Throat Carried Ten Times More Ebola Virus Than His Blood, and That Was Not Supposed to Happen

A Nature Medicine case report tracks a 39-year-old evacuated from Congo, treated with MBP134 and remdesivir, and discharged on day 22.

The Independent UK

Deaths of pregnant women double during fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history in DR Congo

Exclusive: More than 60,000 women still at risk as deadly impact of virus takes toll in epicentre of Ituri

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The Independent UK

Congo's Ebola outbreak records one of its highest weekly death tolls yet

More than 300 people have died of Ebola in eastern Congo in the past week, according to government data

Euronews

Attacks on health workers in DR Congo making Ebola fight 'harder,' Red Cross says

Driven by the rare Bundibugyo strain of the virus, for which there are no vaccines or treatments, the outbreak is the biggest in the DRC's history.

Bangkok Post

Attacks on Red Cross in DR Congo making Ebola fight 'harder'

GENEVA - The Red Cross voiced alarm on Monday after six workers taking part in a desperate bid to contain a deadly Ebola outbreak were injured in attacks last week in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Guardian - UK

After 100 days of the deadliest Ebola outbreak, it can be stopped. Here’s how

Ebola is a disease that spreads through communities, so we need to listen to communities if we want to halt its spread

Radio France Internationale

Violence against healthcare workers in DRC hampers Ebola response

Healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been coming under attack, the United Nations and Red Cross have warned, hampering efforts to stem the spread of the Ebola virus, which is spreading 'exponentially'.

The Independent UK

The desperate race to contain Ebola in DR Congo as deadly outbreak reaches 100 days

IN FOCUS: The death toll has accelerated sharply, with roughly half of the more than 2,500 deaths recorded in the past 20 days – with the threat fuelled by a mix of conflict, misinformation and services strained by aid cuts. Liz Cookman reports

Bangkok Post

DR Congo capital wary of Ebola nightmare

MALUKU (DR CONGO) - The Ebola virus has spread across Democratic Republic of Congo at a frightening speed and one of the authorities' biggest fears is that it reaches the teeming capital of Kinshasa.

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