31 stories tagged #DRC

  1. AI Platform Predicts Malaria Hotspots in Real-Time to Save Lives
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    AI Platform Predicts Malaria Hotspots in Real-Time to Save Lives

    A new AI-powered intelligence system in Nigeria analyzes combined data to predict malaria outbreaks before they happen, enabling targeted public health interventions.

    4d ago 1 min read
  2. WHO Chief: Global Ebola Risk Remains Low Despite First Case in France
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    WHO Chief: Global Ebola Risk Remains Low Despite First Case in France

    WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the global risk is low after a doctor infected in the DRC is confirmed in Paris, the first case outside Africa. He calls for calm and focus on frontline safety.

    2w ago 1 min read
  3. Trust, Testing Critical in DRC Ebola Fight as Cases Rise
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    Trust, Testing Critical in DRC Ebola Fight as Cases Rise

    WHO reports containment progress in DRC and Uganda with increased testing and contact tracing.

    last mo. 1 min read
  4. Gavi Commits $50M to Combat Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak in DRC and Uganda
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    Gavi Commits $50M to Combat Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak in DRC and Uganda

    Global vaccine alliance Gavi launches First Response Fund to accelerate Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine development and outbreak control.

    last mo. 1 min read
  5. Deadly Rare Ebola Strain Surges in Eastern DRC, No Treatment Exists
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    Deadly Rare Ebola Strain Surges in Eastern DRC, No Treatment Exists

    Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC surges to 515 cases and 91 deaths; rare Bundibugyo strain has no approved treatments or vaccines.

    last mo. 1 min read
  6. Ebola Outbreak Declared International Health Emergency
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    Ebola Outbreak Declared International Health Emergency

    The WHO declares Ebola a public health emergency with confirmed cases in the DRC and Uganda.

    last mo. 1 min read
  7. CEPI Grants $61.8 Million to Accelerate Ebola Vaccine Development
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    CEPI Grants $61.8 Million to Accelerate Ebola Vaccine Development

    CEPI awards $61.8M to Moderna, Oxford, and IAVI for rapid development of vaccines against the Bundibugyo Ebola strain.

    last mo. 1 min read
  8. Moderna Receives $50 Million to Develop mRNA Ebola Vaccine
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    Moderna Receives $50 Million to Develop mRNA Ebola Vaccine

    CEPI funds Moderna, IAVI, and Oxford to develop vaccines against the deadly Bundibugyo Ebola strain currently raging in the DRC.

    last mo. 1 min read