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Congo nears end of Ebola outbreak after final patient discharged following six weeks of battle
The World Health Organization (WHO) has disclosed that Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak may soon be over after the final patient was discharged from care over the weekend, with no new infections detected since September 25. The development marks the start of a 42-day monitoring period, after which the outbreak can be officially declared over if…
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Congo suspects new Ebola outbreak after 15 reported deaths
Congo’s health officials are sounding the alarm after a cluster of Ebola-like illnesses...
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Ivory Coast confirms cholera outbreak with seven dead as officials warn of rapid spread
Ivory Coast health authorities have declared a cholera outbreak in the capital’s outskirts,...
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Trump administration’s USAID cuts threaten malaria fight in Africa
The Trump administration’s decision to cut nearly 90% of USAID’s foreign aid contracts...
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Over 50 people reported dead in Congo following an unknown illness
A mysterious illness has claimed the lives of more than 50 people in northwestern Congo over the past five weeks, baffling health experts. The outbreak, first identified in three children who consumed...
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Spanish Missionary Dies of Ebola, WHO Supports Giving Untested Drugs to Sick
Seventy-five-year-old Spanish missionary Miguel Pajares (pictured right) reportedly died Tuesday morning, after returning to his homeland from Liberia last Thursday to receive treatment — which was...
