WHO Democratic Republic of the Congo – External Situation Report 8 October 2019
In the past week, from 30 September to 6 October, 14 new confirmed Ebola virus disease (EVD) cases, with an additional nine deaths, have been reported from seven health zones in two affected provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Although the decline in the number of new cases is encouraging, the recent fluctuations […]
Parents rush to get measles vaccine after recent outbreak kills thousands of children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Hypolite Mandala and his wife, Nadège, were among the first parents to arrive for the measles vaccination at Nzombi Health Centre in Masi Manimba, a village 400 km south of Kinshasa. They brought their 3-year-old triplet girls. The children had missed out on being vaccinated for measles at the designated age of 6 months and […]
Zimbabwe Joint HIV Programs Review: Partnership in Action
Over the years, HIV control strategies and approaches in Zimbabwe have evolved to address the changes in the epidemic and according to new evidence. Due to this evolution, the country has ended up with many vertical sub-programs under the HIV program including Care and treatment, HIV Testing Services, Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC), Sexually transmitted […]