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Int´l agencies call for more resilient health systems

Published on: March 27, 2023
16:41

Geneva, Mar 27 (Prensa Latina) International agencies in charge of promoting the ¨One Health¨ initiative made on Monday a joint call for stepped-up global health action and more resilient health systems ahead of new viruses and diseases.

Health officials probe suspected Ebola case in western Kenya

Published on: September 30, 2022
12:07

Nairobi, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) Health officials in Kakamega County, western Kenya, are probing a suspected case of Ebola. The patient had recently travelled to eastern Uganda to visit relatives, officials said.

Ebola contagions and deaths increase in Uganda

Published on: September 26, 2022
11:17

Kampala, Sep 26 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Health in Uganda on Monday reported 16 Ebola cases, while four people died due to complications related to the disease.

Tanzania to screen for Ebola following Uganda outbreak

Published on: September 24, 2022
13:13

Dodoma, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) Tanzanian health authorities on Saturday urged its citizens, espacially at its borders, to be vigilant following the Ebola outbreak in Uganda.

Ebola outbreak confirmed in central Uganda

Published on: September 20, 2022
08:46

Kampala, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) The Ugandan Ministry of Health confirmed an Ebola outbreak in Mubende, a city in the central region of the country.

Nearly 200 cases of severe acute hepatitis reported in children- ECDC

Published on: April 26, 2022
17:22

Geneva, Apr 26 (Prensa Latina) Around 190 unexplained cases of severe acute hepatitis have been reported in children worldwide, the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) reported on Tuesday.

WHO supports DRC after two Ebola deaths report

Published on: April 26, 2022
17:09

Geneva, Apr 26 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday expressed its support for the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following confirmation of two Ebola deaths in the last few hours.

End of Ebola epidemic declared in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Published on: December 16, 2021
11:38

Kinshasa, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) Authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) officially declared today the end of the Ebola epidemic, which affected northeastern province of North Kivu with six deaths.

UNICEF supports DROC to control Ebola

Published on: October 14, 2021
17:40

Kinshasa, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday announced it will send medical supplies to the province of North Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DROC), to control and reduce the spread of Ebola epidemic.

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