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The Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) - the fastest-growing on record and on track to become the deadliest -…

Africa: An Attack On Healthcare Every Six Hours, and No One Held to Account

Across the world, healthcare has suffered more than 10,000 attacks in the past eight years, including during the brutal conflict in Ukraine and…

DR Congo Ebola outbreak becomes 2nd deadliest on record

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has become the second deadliest ever recorded, killing over 2,300 people and in…

Congo Ebola outbreak explodes to 4,665 cases, 2,184 deaths

…579 cases, 304 deaths recorded in one week as outbreak spreads to six provincesBy Chioma Obinna The deadly Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbr…

Airtel Switches On a Satellite Phone Link in the DR Congo

Airtel Starlink DRC went live on 14 August, connecting ordinary Android handsets to satellites with no dish, in a country with almost no coverag…

Albanese government's migration overhaul faces further delays - as Pauline Hanson calls for cuts

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has refused to reveal when the government will announce it

Former rebel fighters join campaign against Ebola in the DR Congo

An attack on healthcare every six hours, and no one held to account

Across the world, healthcare has suffered more than 10,000 attacks in the past eight years, including during the brutal conflict in Ukraine and…

SKNVibes | UN Deploys More Staff as Ebola Outbreak Worsens in DR Congo

Congo's fastest-growing Ebola outbreak reaches a sixth province

Congo's Ebola outbreak has spread to a sixth province after a death in Bas-Uele, according to Africa's CDC.

Congo’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak reaches a sixth province

KINSHASA, Congo -- Congo's Ebola outbreak has spread to a sixth province after a death was recorded in the previously unaffected Bas-Uele provin…

On the short life and powerful witness of the “martyr of the Brown Scapular”

Blessed Isidore was a young layman, not a Carmelite. It is unlikely that he even met a Carmelite in his short life. So why would the Carmelites…

CDC Tells Health Departments to Monitor Travelers from Congo Twice Daily for 21 Days

CDC interim guidance directs state and local health departments to assess, educate, and monitor travelers from DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan for…

Ebola outbreak: Is the US panicking with new travel bans

The US is tightening travel curbs as Ebola cases surge in DR Congo despite the CDC assessing the risk to Americans as low Read Full Article a

Ebola outbreak: Is the US panicking with new travel bans?

The US is tightening travel curbs as Ebola cases surge in DR Congo despite the CDC assessing the risk to Americans as low Read Full Article at R…

Ebola disrupts healthcare in DR Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo's record Ebola outbreak has triggered a wider health crisis, with thousands of children missing routine vac…

Ebola deaths top 2,000 as scientists race to develop vaccine

Local officials in the DR Congo (DRC) reported on Tuesday that deaths from the Ebola virus disease have surpassed 2,000, with half of that numbe…

Ebola: Over 2,000 Dead in DR Congo as Virus Gathers Pace

Authorities in DR Congo say the Ebola virus is killing faster than any outbreak on record.