Essay: Ebola vaccines alone won’t stop an outbreak – here’s what else is needed
CHARLIE FIRTH, in an article first published on The Conversation, says while vaccines play an important role, public…
Weekly Health Update | Ebola Spreads, Cholera Surges and New Gains Against Malaria in Africa
In this week’s health update, the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda remained…
WHO chief says Ebola response in DRC catching up
A health worker disinfects passengers prior to their boarding of the World Food Programme’s (WFP) aircraft following the…
Race to develop Ebola vaccine heats up amid deadly outbreak in DRC
Several non-profit organisations are ramping up efforts to rapidly develop a vaccine for the rare strain of Ebola…
International Ebola cases climbing ‘fast’ but Australia won’t impose travel restrictions
The federal government will not impose border restrictions on travellers from Ebola-stricken countries despite new suspected cases in…
Brazil authorities investigate two possible Ebola cases as outbreak grows
Brazilian health authorities are monitoring two patients for possible Ebola infection in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro,…
WHO chief: Reconsider travel bans as DR Congo battles Ebola outbreak
Director General of the World Health Organisation Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (center) arrives in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the…
‘Breakneck’ Ebola epidemic in Congo outpaces world’s response
A Muslim washes his hands as a precaution against Ebola before attending the Eid al-Adha prayers at Sayo…
Ebola outbreak outpacing health response, WHO chief says
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that the fast-moving Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic…
Ebola outbreak tests conflict-hit eastern DR Congo as cases reach rebel-held areas
A sanitation worker from the Bunia city government sprays chlorine to disinfect the central market, as Ituri province…
18 People With Suspected Ebola Flee After Attackers Burn Down Congo Clinic
SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2026Unidentified attackers burned down a tent being used to treat Ebola victims in Mongbwalu, a…
18 Possible Ebola Patients Flee When Mob Burns Health Center
Residents of a town at the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo attacked and burned…