The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has escalated its response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, amid concerns over rapid case growth and geographic expansion.
The head of Africa’s top public health agency said Friday that African nations must step up domestic financing to combat the Ebola outbreaks in Congo and Uganda, warning that relying on foreign partners for vaccines and treatments is no longer sustainable.
Uganda ordered the closure of its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday, as suspected cases of a rare and untreatable Ebola virus — the Bundibugyo strain — surged on both sides of the frontier. The move, which contradicts World Health Organization guidance, reflects mounting alarm in East Africa over a pathogen with no approved vaccine or cure.
NAIROBI — Uganda has ordered an immediate four-week closure of its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo in a bid to contain a fresh wave of Ebola cases, authorities said Wednesday. The move comes as the rare Bundibugyo strain spreads across the region, prompting the World Health Organization to declare an international emergency.
Ugandan authorities on Wednesday ordered the immediate closure of the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, as suspected cases of a rare Ebola strain surged past 1,000 in the neighboring country and new infections emerged at home.
A Kenyan court on Tuesday extended its block on a proposed U.S. Ebola quarantine facility, as protests over the plan turned deadly. The judge also ordered the government to disclose its agreement with Washington.
Amid rising global conflicts and aid cuts, the LEGO Foundation is partnering with the International Rescue Committee to bring education through play to millions of crisis-affected children, offering a flexible model that adapts to shifting emergencies.
The United States is negotiating with Kenya to establish a facility for quarantining U.S. citizens potentially exposed to the Ebola outbreak centered in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a U.S. official confirmed on Wednesday.
A federal judge threw out his criminal indictment, citing prosecutorial vindictiveness. But the same pattern is playing out in the government's deportation maneuvers, revealing a deeper political game.
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization have rolled out a coordinated response strategy aimed at containing a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak fueled by the Bundibugyo strain, for which no approved vaccine exists.
The deadly Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading faster than health teams can contain it, with thousands of contacts still unmonitored and a U.S. withdrawal from the WHO compounding funding gaps, according to interviews and internal meeting documents.
The World Health Organization has called for an immediate ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern provinces, warning that intensifying fighting is accelerating the spread of a rare Ebola strain with no approved vaccine or treatment.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowed Wednesday that the United States will not allow any individual infected with Ebola into the country, as the Trump administration sets up a quarantine facility in Kenya for American citizens exposed to the virus in central Africa.
The Trump administration has taken an aggressive stance to prevent any Ebola cases from entering the United States, including exploring a quarantine facility in Kenya — a shift from the 2014 outbreak response that drew criticism from health experts.
A Kenyan high court has temporarily blocked U.S. plans to set up an Ebola quarantine facility in the country, with the next hearing set for June 2.
With the expanded World Cup set to draw millions of fans to 11 American cities, security officials are coordinating across federal, state and local agencies to address threats ranging from heat-related illness to a rare Ebola outbreak — challenges unlike any faced by a single-host tournament before.
