Situation Report on the Ebola outbreak–DRC

Since the last Disease Outbreak News on 17 August 2018, 25 additional cases have been laboratory confirmed for Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. These new confirmed cases have been reported in Beni, Oicha and Mabalako health zones (North Kivu province) and Mandima health zone (Ituri Province). However, all exposures…

Ebola situation reports: Democratic Republic of the Congo

On 1 August 2018, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a new outbreak of Ebola virus disease in North Kivu Province. The Ministry of Health, WHO and partners are responding to this event, and working to establish the full extent of this outbreak. Numbers may fluctuate on a daily…

Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo ends

24 July 2018 marks the end of the ninth outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). WHO congratulates the country and all those involved in ending the outbreak, while urging them to extend this success to combatting other diseases in DRC. “The outbreak was contained due to the tireless efforts of…

Response to the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Tanzanian Statement on Ebola Outbreak in DRC

Mishal Khan on antibiotic resistance in developing countries – free lecture from the World One Health Congress

In her contribution to the 5th One Health Congress in Saskatoon, Dr. Mishal Khan elaborated on the drivers of antibiotic resistance in developing countries and how vaccines can help. This key topic will again be on the programme of the 6th World One Health Congress in Edinburgh. So do save the dates in your calendar:…

NEWS ADVISORY: INCEPTION WORKSHOP FOR THE PAN-AFRICAN NETWORK FOR RAPID RESEARCH, RESPONSE, RELIEF AND PREPAREDNESS FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES EPIDEMICS (PANDORA) PROJECT

Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance – AfricaCentre of Excellence for Infectious Diseases of Humans and Animals in Southern and Eastern Africa (SACIDS–ACE) is a One Health Virtual Centre that links academic and research institutions involved with infectious diseases of humans and animals in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia…

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) at the Southern Africa Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance

Antimicrobial research activities in the Southern Africa Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance (SACIDS) is led by the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) Community of Practice (AMR CoP). This CoP was formed five years ago to address the burden of AMR in the southern African region and therefore, contributes to the global effort. We set out to address…

SACIDS’s experts help with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo

On the 8th of May, 2018, the Ministry of Health of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) declared an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Bikoro Health Zone, Equateur Province. To complement the global efforts, the Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance (SACIDS) based at the Sokoine University of Agriculture sent information and…

One Health and the community – the AfyaData tool

In the second part of our interview with Professor Esron Karimuribo, we focus on the importance of community-based surveillance, and in particular the AfyaData tool. If you missed the first part of our interview with Esron, you can read it here.   Please could you describe why community-based surveillance is so important in the context…