The Ebola disease outbreak in North Kivu has intensified dramatically since early September, with the province now accounting for nearly 40 per cent of all newly confirmed cases nationwide. This is up from 24 per cent at the end of August. With new hotspots emerging every week, treatment capacities remain largely insufficient and inadequate. This […]
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Two major pharmaceutical companies are currently developing therapeutic candidates for potential treatment for Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus. The virus is responsible for the ongoing outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). However, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is calling for greater transparency on their development, warning that past experience has shown […]
In northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is expanding our Ebola disease response as the outbreak spreads from the remote town of Nia Nia in Ituri province to Kisangani, the busy capital of neighbouring Tshopo province. In Kisangani, MSF has been running the Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) at Cinquantenaire […]
The race to contain the Ebola disease outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is far from over, warns Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). While some indicators, like declining admissions and slower transmission, may suggest the outbreak is easing, our teams are observing a worrying trend: cases are emerging and spreading into new, underprepared […]
The other day, while we were driving, my eyes fell upon a tiny, pink coffin. Here, you often see coffins on the side of the road, displayed side by side, in all colours and sizes. Large, small, plain, colourful. Ready to be sold. It was so small it almost looked like a toy. I thought, […]
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Around 76,000 people are currently living in the Plaine Savo internally displaced persons site, near Fataki city, Ituri province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Residents are unable to leave due to the threat of violence outside the camp and are forced to live in dire and undignified conditions, deprived of the most basic and […]
Children must be included in Bundibugyo virus treatment and prevention research, says Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The commentary, published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health in August, states specifically that children should have timely access to pediatric formulations for ongoing trials of oral post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) The current Ebola disease outbreak caused […]
Almost 100 days since the Ebola disease outbreak was declared in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns that communities do not have enough support to contain the disease. This outbreak has become the largest and deadliest in the country’s history and continues to spread at an alarming rate within […]
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While the response to the Ebola disease outbreak is mobilizing significant resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns of the need to maintain care and funding for other health crises in the east of the country to prevent a worsening humanitarian situation. Cholera, measles, malaria and violence […]
Malaria is one of the leading causes of death in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), including in North Kivu. Yet the people of this province may soon be deprived of essential funding to respond to the disease. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) learned that North Kivu will no longer receive support for malaria […]
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