Below is a list of stories from the Inter Press Service related to the recent Ebola virus outbreak.
Democratic Republic of the Congo declares end of Ebola outbreak
– UN News
On Thursday, the national health authorities announced that the recent outbreak of the Ebola virus in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, which began in October, has officially ended.
WHO announces plan for ‘deep transformation’ after allegations of sexual abuse in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
– UN News
The suffering of survivors of sexual abuse allegedly committed by WHO staff during the tenth Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo will be a “catalyst for a profound change” in WHO culture.
DR Congo: Allegations of abuse amid Ebola outbreak ‘a disgusting betrayal of the people we serve’
– UN News
Sexual abuse and sexual exploitation allegedly committed by WHO staff during the UN health agency’s response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a “disgusting betrayal of the people we serve,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday.
Côte d’Ivoire: Ebola vaccination for high-risk populations started three days after the outbreak was declared
– UN News
Ebola vaccination for high-risk populations began on Monday in Cote d’Ivoire after an outbreak was detected in the country three days ago. The rapid response came after vaccines made by Merck, which the World Health Organization helped secure to combat a four-month outbreak in neighboring Guinea, were quickly dispatched to the country.
Ivory Coast confirms first Ebola case in 25 years
– UN News
The Ministry of Health in Côte d’Ivoire has confirmed a case of Ebola virus for the first time since 1994. The World Health Organization (WHO) is coordinating the delivery of vaccines to the country.
Preventing the Bankruptcy of the Sanctuary – Dare You Try?
– Interpress service
NEW YORK, July 22 (IPS) – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres believes that “our solidarity based on human rights and human dignity for all highlights the critical role of religious leaders in our societies and beyond.” He referred to past public health crises, including HIV/AIDS and Ebola, noting that spiritual leadership has been of positive benefit in terms of community values, attitudes, and actions. Another high-level political forum, and another series of declarations, commitments and concerns expressed by governments.
Latest outbreak of deadly Ebola virus declared in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
– UN News
The 12th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was officially declared over on Monday, just three months after the first case was reported in North Kivu, but it marks the end of the fourth outbreak of the deadly disease in the country in less than three years, the World Health Organization said ( WHO).
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown humanity at its best – and its worst
– Interpress service
GENEVA, 11 February (IPS) – The World Health Organization and UNICEF have a long, deep and very special relationship. None of us can do what we do without the other.
UNICEF’s success is WHO’s success, and we are proud to be your partner on many issues: Ebola, polio, maternal health, nutrition, infection prevention and control, primary health care – the list is long.
We all deserve protection from Covid-19
– Interpress service
New Orleans, US, Dec. 11 (IPS) – When I contracted Ebola virus disease In August 2014 while working as a doctor in a well-known private hospital in Lagos, Nigeria, I was denied access to a potential treatment.
A ‘cure’ for Ebola but will it stop the outbreak if people don’t get treatment?
– Interpress service
Cotonou, Benin, Aug 20 (IPS) – As people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo slowly realize that scientists have discovered two drugs effective in treating Ebola, eliminating the fear and anxiety that has prevailed this year will require more work.
The Ebola Crisis: Lessons Learned for Developing Countries
– Interpress service
United Nations, April 11 (IPS) – The Group of 77 noted that the 2014-2015 Ebola crisis demonstrated that “no country is immune to an outbreak, no matter where it appears.”
New Ebola vaccine trial results offer hope
– Interpress service
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 23 (IPS) – A new Ebola vaccine may be the first to successfully protect against one of the world’s deadliest pathogens, according to a trial of more than 11,000 participants in Guinea.
New study says Ebola recovery money is impossible to track down
– Interpress service
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 1 (IPS) – When the Ebola epidemic devastated three West African countries – Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea two years ago – the international community responded with pledges of more than $5.8 billion in money to fight the disease that has killed more than 11,300 people.
Birth registrations fall in wake of Ebola outbreak
– Interpress service
UNITED NATIONS, July 30 (IPS) – The Ebola epidemic in Liberia may have subsided, but the after-effects are still being felt, with tens of thousands of children not being registered at birth, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says.
& quot; Go to zero, stay at zero & quot; Comprehensive plan to eradicate Ebola
– Interpress service
UNITED NATIONS, July 11 (IPS) – “The threat will never end until we rebuild,” Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma stressed at the Ebola Recovery Conference on Friday in New York.
Ebola recovery focuses on strengthening health systems in Africa
– Interpress service
UNITED NATIONS, July 07 (IPS) – Addressing delegates to delegates in the run-up to the International Conference on Ebola Recovery, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said last month that “all the investments, all the sacrifices and all the risks made by aid workers” if repeated disease outbreak.
As Ebola approaches zero, immunization increases in West Africa
– Interpress service
DAKAR, May 4 (IPS) – As Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau and Liberia work to end Ebola, critical health care services hit by the epidemic are beginning to emerge.
Oxfam says $1.7 billion is needed to improve health care in Ebola-affected countries
– Interpress service
UNITED NATIONS, April 16 (IPS) – International humanitarian charity Oxfam has called on the World Bank and major donors to raise $1.7 billion to improve poor health systems in countries affected by the Ebola virus and strengthen community networks to prevent another epidemic.
Nine million children affected by the Ebola outbreak
– Interpress service
UNITED NATIONS, March 18 (IPS) – Nine million children have been affected by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, while thousands have lost their parents to the virus, according to a new report from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Tackling Ebola: Giving Autonomy to Local African Communities, Says IRC
– Interpress service
UNITED NATIONS, March 03 (IPS) – Recommendations on how to eliminate Ebola and avoid future outbreaks issued in a report Tuesday by International Rescue Committee (IRC).
Football stars join the ‘United Africa’ campaign to stop the spread of Ebola
– Interpress service
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Dic 03 (IPS) – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has joined a number of football stars, celebrities, international health organizations and companies in the “Africa United” global health communications campaign aimed at preventing the spread of Ebola in West Africa.
Ebola virus overshadows the fight against HIV/AIDS in Sierra Leone
– Interpress service
Freetown, Dubai Sports City 01 (IPS) – The deadly Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone has dwarfed the campaign against HIV/AIDS, to the point that patients no longer go to hospitals and treatment centers for fear of contracting the Ebola virus.
Water and Sanitation Report Card: Slow Progress, Insufficient Funding
– Interpress service
LONDON, November 24 (IPS) – The Ebola crisis has shone a sharp spotlight on the issue of water, sanitation and hygiene in the treatment and care of patients. Dying patients are being taken to hospitals that did not have enough water to maintain hygiene, and the pandemic has pushed the system to breaking point.
Opinion: How Ebola could end the Cuban blockade
– Interpress service
DENVER, CO, Nov. 24 (IPS) – When was the last time in recent memory a senior US official publicly praised Cuba? And since when did the Cuban leadership offer to cooperate with the Americans?
UN concerned about backlash to Ebola
– Interpress service
UNITED NATIONS, November 17 (IPS) – The United Nations, working on emergency grounds to combat the Ebola outbreak, is concerned about the prospect of further isolation of the hardest-hit countries in West Africa.
Ebola outbreak affecting key development areas in Sierra Leone
– Interpress service
Freetown, November 17 (IPS) – The deadly Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone has severely affected the West African nation’s move toward key development goals.
US proposes massive debt relief for Ebola-affected countries
– Interpress service
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (IPS) – The United States on Tuesday proposed that the international community write off $100 million in debt owed by West African countries hit hard by the current Ebola outbreak. The money will be reinvested in health and other public programs.
Ebola and ISIS: an educational exchange between the United Nations and religious organizations
– Interpress service
NEW YORK, November 13 (IPS) – The concurrent presented by the deadly Ebola outbreak on the one hand and the militant barbarism apparently in the name of Islam on the other, presents the international development community – particularly the United Nations and international NGOs – with challenges , as well as opportunities.
The President of the United Nations looks forward to the upcoming summits to solve the development crisis
– Interpress service
UNITED NATIONS, NOV 11 (IPS) – The ongoing widespread economic stagnation – exacerbated by the recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa – threatens to undermine the much-cherished post-2015 development agenda of the United Nations.
Hopes for controlling the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone remain bleak
– Interpress service
FREETOWN, Nov 6 (IPS) – The battle against the deadly Ebola epidemic sweeping West Africa appears to hang in the balance as Sierra Leone’s Minister of Health and Sanitation Dr Abubakar Fofana tells IPS that the government is overwhelmed by the outbreak.