Historically, there have been very low survival rates for pregnant women infected with Ebola, and for their babies
The UN’s children’s emergency fund says more than 30 percent of cases in this outbreak are children
UNICEF and its partners have so far identified more than 400 children who have been orphaned or left unaccompanied because of the virus
In the three months since the Ebola outbreak began in the volatile east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the virulent hemorrhagic fever has sparked debate in communities, and even become a talking point for local politicians ahead of the December 23 election
As the Democratic Republic of Congo battles the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, just across the border Ugandan survivors of a 2007 outbreak are reminded of the near-death experience they went through
Ebola has infected 319 people in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo since August, killing 198.
In Uganda, officials have stepped up measures to prevent an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus. Ebola has infected 250 people in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo since August, killing 180. The border between the countries remains open, and health experts fear the virus will enter Uganda through the cross-border traffic. Halima Athumani …
Continue reading “Uganda Prepares to Fight Off Ebola Along DRC Border”