"EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE"

Special Envoy updates Security Council on new strategy for consolidating peace, preventing conflict in Great Lakes region.

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “WHO is aware that some countries have suspended the use of AstraZeneca vaccines, based on reports of blood clots in some people who received doses of the vaccine from two batches. This measure was taken as a precaution while a full investigation is finalized.” WHO

Virtual Press Conference by Vincent Martin, UN Resident Coordinator in Guinea, on the challenges due to COVID-19 and the resurgence of Ebola in the country.

With 18 Ebola cases reported, 14 confirmed, and four deaths to date, the West African nation of Guinea is becoming the focus of an urgent public health response involving national health authorities, local communities, the WHO and its partners. An Ebola vaccine has been deployed for the first time in the country, with more than 1,600 people vaccinated so far. UNTV CH

World Health Organization (WHO) shipped on Thursday 11 000 doses of Ebola vaccines to Guinea, where a cluster of Ebola cases was reported by the country’s health officials.WHO

World Health Organization (WHO) shipped on Thursday 11 000 doses of Ebola vaccines to Guinea, where a cluster of Ebola cases was reported by the country’s health officials. WHO

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

The World Health Organization (WHO) launched an Ebola ring vaccination in Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). WHO

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Close to 300 Ebola contacts identified in the latest outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 109 more in Guinea, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. UNTV CH