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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The Ebola disease outbreak continues to spread in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In North Kivu, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is caring for people affected by the virus and is setting up an Ebola Treatment Centre in the city of Butembo. MSF is also supporting social groups and community leaders in Butembo […]
Two months after the Ebola disease outbreak was officially declared in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with nearly 2,000 confirmed cases and more than 700 deaths, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is calling for a critical scale-up of the medical response. The epidemic continues to spread at an unprecedented pace, including into new areas, […]
One month after the Ebola disease outbreak was declared in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns that despite the recent scale-up in the response, major gaps in surveillance, diagnosis, contact tracing and community engagement continue to undermine efforts to bring the outbreak under control. A response that is proportionate […]