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The CDC is releasing $107 million in emergency funds to fight Ebola in the DRC and Uganda, where confirmed cases have neared 1,000. The outbreak is the third largest in history, but global risk remains low.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus praised Uganda for its swift and effective response to the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa. He called on Uganda to reopen its border with the DR Congo, saying restrictions cause economic harm without helping containment. The outbreak, caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain, has so far infected over 540 people in the DR Congo and 19 in Uganda.
An American doctor who contracted Ebola in Congo has fully recovered after treatment in Berlin. The outbreak has grown to 488 cases in Congo and 19 in Uganda, with 86 deaths reported. The WHO has declared a global health emergency, and the U.S. CDC warns the outbreak could be the largest since the West Africa pandemic.
A friendly match between DR Congo and Chile in southern Spain has been cancelled due to Ebola fears. The local mayor took the decision as a precaution, heeding health officials' advice. DR Congo is set to play its first World Cup since 1974.
The WHO chief has warned that conflict in eastern DRC is hampering Ebola containment, with at least 10 confirmed deaths and 900 suspected cases since mid-May. He said the Bundibugyo strain has no approved vaccine or treatment, and fighting is making humanitarian access impossible.
Aid agencies have stepped in after an Ebola case was confirmed in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a city hit by rebel clashes. The outbreak threatens a region already fragile in health and security.
Étienne Davignon, a 93-year-old former Belgian diplomat and the last person under investigation in the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, has died before facing trial. The killing of Congo's first prime minister in 1961 remains a dark chapter in colonial history. Davignon, who denied any wrongdoing, was awaiting an appeal against a court order to stand trial on war crimes charges.
The Health Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo visited the epicenter of an Ebola outbreak to assess the situation and bolster response measures. The visit comes as the African nation continues to grapple with dangerous disease outbreaks.
A severe outbreak of a rare Ebola virus strain is underway in the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 65 people. Local health authorities, with the World Health Organization, are racing to contain the disease amid a fragile health system.
