Shirin Ashraf, University of Glasgow and Emma Thomson, University of Glasgow The last five years have witnessed the two biggest outbreaks of Ebola, first in West Africa and currently in the Democratic Republic of Congo
WeiterlesenC Raina MacIntyre, UNSW and Obijiofor Aginam, United Nations University In mid-July the WHO declared the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. At the time
WeiterlesenAbdhalah Ziraba, African Population and Health Research Center Epidemics, or infectious disease outbreaks, are invariably disruptive and tend to have far-reaching effects on individuals and communities. Humanity has endured a myriad of epidemics, some of
WeiterlesenAnthoni van Nieuwkerk, University of the Witwatersrand The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is currently grappling with the world’s second largest Ebola outbreak. More than 1,800 people have died and 2,600 infections have been
WeiterlesenJulia Smith, Simon Fraser University Despite over a year of containment efforts, the World Health Organisation recently declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
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