Inside the study for a remedy to fight Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak More than 250 participants have been enrolled in a trial for a drug that could stop them from contracting Ebola in Congo The Independent UK · Oct 3
France's first diagnosed Ebola patient recovers after treatment A French doctor who was the first-ever diagnosed case of Ebola in the country has made a full recovery and has been discharged from hospital. Radio France Internationale · Jul 6
Friday briefing: What do the cuts in aid mean for the fight against Ebola in the DRC? In today’s newsletter: As the virus spreads across borders, health workers warn that weakened global support is making a prolonged crisis more likely The Guardian - UK · May 29
DR Congo facing 'catastrophic collision' of Ebola and war, WHO chief warns The ongoing conflict between armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has made it harder for health workers to contain the worsening Ebola outbreak, World Health Organization Secretary-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday. France 24 · May 27
Ebola centers are under attack, and the risk of transmission is exploding because of one unexpected enemy, tradition: ‘Ebola is a business.’ “The dead must not take others with them into the grave.” We Got This Covered · May 25
‘Every health facility said they were full’: alarm over rapid spread of Ebola in DRC New strain of virus, aid cuts, and cultural norms around burials and touch add to difficulties in stemming outbreak The Guardian - UK · May 23
Protesters set fire to Ebola tents in dispute over body Tents have been burned to the ground at an Ebola treatment centre in eastern Congo as people rioted after being stopped from retrieving the body of a local man. AAP · May 22
Appeals in Congo for more supplies as aid groups warn Ebola outbreak is ‘gaining momentum’ Healthcare workers and aid groups in eastern Congo have appealed for more supplies and staff to respond to the outbreak of a rare type of Ebola, as armed groups continued to threaten safety of the region already grappling with displacement and humanitarian crisis The Independent UK · May 21
Haiti Church Takes In Hundreds Fleeing Gang Violence Over a year and a half since Haiti's rampant gang violence upended her life, Philomene Dayiti longs for nothing more than leaving the Port-au-Prince church where she has taken refuge with hundreds of others and returning home. International Business Times · Jul 13, 2024
A year into Ukraine war, food prices rise and aid drops in Niger Effects of the war are still being felt in one of the world’s poorest countries as inflated prices eat into budgets. Al Jazeera · Mar 1, 2023
Ukraine war hits Africa's most vulnerable as aid costs spike A small charity broke ground this year on a clinic in northern Burkina Faso to care for thousands of women and children who have fled Islamist insurgents wreaking havoc along the fringes of the Sahara. Reuters · May 30, 2022