Burundi launches ebola vaccination campaign for health and front-line workers
On 13th August, the Ministry of Public Health and AIDS Control kicked off the vaccination campaign for front-line staff against the Ebola virus disease. The campaign started at the Gatumba entry point at the Border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Ebola vaccination campaign is part of Burundi’s preparation for a possible case of […]
ICAN Conference 2019 – Impact on Hospital Design and Future Prevention of HAI
The ICAN 2019 Conference held 7 & 8 August in Cape Town, South Africa focused on the Impact on Hospital Design and Future Prevention of HAI. The conference presented new technologies and innovations in Infection Prevention, Control and Wash plus how closer collaboration with our engineering colleagues can lead to improved service. The conference was […]
WHO AFRO – Situation Report – Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in DRC – 6th August 2019
The Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri provinces in Democratic Republic of the Congo continues at a similar transmission intensity to previous weeks. Since our last external situation report, with data reported up to 28 July 2019, 92 new confirmed EVD cases with an additional 59 deaths have been reported across […]
WHO Reminder to strengthen measures to prevent the spread of Ebola Virus to Rwanda
The Ebola Virus Disease was confirmed on July 14, 2019 in Goma, North Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo by its Ministry of Health. The Ministry requests the population to remain calm as no single Ebola case has been registered in Rwanda to date. The Country is taking the outbreak in the neighbouring countries […]
WHO’s Data Tool improves Ebola Surveillance, Contact Tracing and Decision Making in Uganda
The recently introduced Go.Data, a software tool for outbreak investigation and contact tracing has revolutionized data collection, collation and analysis which are critical in disease outbreaks situations. For instance in the recent Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Kasese district, western Uganda, the tool enabled frontline health workers and District Health Teams (DHTs) to handle […]
WHO AFRO – Situation Report – Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in DRC – 16th July 2019
The outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in North Kivu and Ituri provinces, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continued this past week with an overall similar transmission intensity compared to recent weeks. On 14 July 2019, a confirmed case of EVD was reported in Goma, a city of two million inhabitants close to the […]
Ebola Disease Transmission is interrupted in Kasese District
All people who came into contact with the confirmed case of Ebola Virus Disease in Kasese district yesterday completed 21 days of follow up without developing the disease. This means EVD transmission from the confirmed cases from the known contacts has been interrupted in Kasese. “At present, there is no confirmed Ebola case in Uganda and […]
Empowering students to become powerful change agents against antimicrobial resistance in Nigeria
With financial support of Global Affairs Canada, and in partnership with the Dr Ameyo Stella Adadevoh Health Trust (DRASA) , the World Health Organization (WHO) is empowering students to become effective agents on antimicrobial resistance and health hygiene. “I didn’t know that antibiotics are for bacteria. If I am sick, we usually do self-medication. My […]
WHO Democratic Republic of the Congo – External Situation Report 9 July 2019
The outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in North Kivu and Ituri provinces, Democratic Republic of the Congo continues this past week with a similar transmission intensity. While the number of new cases continues to ease in former hotspots, such as Butembo, Katwa and Mandima health zones, there has been an increase in cases in […]