About 40% of the world’s population today lives in an area endemic with dengue in more than 100 countries. Globally, there are about 390 million dengue infections per year; of which only a quarter manifest clinically. In Africa, Dengue has been reported in 34 countries, mostly from the eastern part of the continent. The incidence…
After researching the Ebola virus for over fifty years, Dr Jean Jacque Muyembe and his team have announced a new cure that has proved effective in curing 90% of Ebola patients when symptoms are reported early. Speaking to Focus on Africa’s Esau Williams, Dr Muyembe defines the discovery as “the achievement of a lifetime”. …
This week, a year after an outbreak of Ebola was first declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the second case of Ebola was confirmed in Goma, the capital of the North Kivu province. The spread of Ebola virus to this large city, which is home to two million people and an international…
WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today declared the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). “It is time for the world to take notice and redouble our efforts. We need to work together in solidarity with the DRC to end…
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 to the previous week. While the number of new cases continues to ease in former hotspots, such as Butembo, Katwa and Mandima health zones, there has been an…
