Ebola

Urgent support needed to prevent Ebola spreading in Congo, says Red Cross federation

FILE PHOTO: Thermometers are pictured at the entrance of an Ebola Treatment Centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo, October 4, 2019. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/ File Photo

Over 30 people have died from Ebola in Congo, says World Health Organization

FILE PHOTO: A health worker puts on Ebola protection gear before entering the Biosecure Emergency Care Unit (CUBE) at the ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action) Ebola treatment centre in Beni, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, March 31, 2019. Picture taken March 31, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo

Congo's Ebola-hit towns under confinement as cases tick up

FILE PHOTO: Thermometers are pictured at the entrance of an Ebola Treatment Centre in the Eastern Congolese town of Butembo in the Democratic Republic of Congo, October 4, 2019. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/File Photo

Congo Ebola outbreak tests global response after US aid pullback

Health services in Congo have been under strain in 2025 as war and the US government’s decision to cut funding hampered efforts to contain mpox, cholera and measles.

Congo declares new Ebola outbreak three years after last

FILE PHOTO: A health worker puts on Ebola protection gear before entering the Biosecure Emergency Care Unit (CUBE) at the ALIMA (The Alliance for International Medical Action) Ebola treatment centre in Beni, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, March 31, 2019. Picture taken March 31, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo

Uganda declares end to latest ebola outbreak

FILE PHOTO: Ugandan doctors attend the contacts of a patient who had tested positive, during the launch of the vaccination for the Sudan strain of Ebola virus, with a trial vaccine at the Mulago Guest House (Isolation centre) in Kampala, Uganda, February 3, 2025. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

US funding cut for Gavi vaccines may cause ‘over a million deaths’, says CEO

The Gavi vaccine alliance supports vaccines against 20 diseases, including Covid-19 and Ebola.

US to end funding for childhood vaccines in poorest countries, document shows

The document lists international aid programs that will be dismantled as well as those that will be retained.

How US foreign aid cuts are setting the stage for disease outbreaks

A Ugandan doctor vaccinates the contact of a patient who tested positive during the launch of the vaccination for the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus with a trial vaccine at the Mulago Guest House in Kampala, Uganda, on Feb 3.

Uganda discharges all eight Ebola patients, health minister says

FILE PHOTO: A Ugandan doctor vaccinates the contact of a patient who tested positive during the launch of the vaccination for the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus with a trial vaccine at the Mulago Guest House (Isolation centre) in Kampala, Uganda, February 3, 2025. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

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