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DR Congo: Humanitarian workers escape violence at Ebola treatment center

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Humanitarian workers involved in the Ebola response had to be evacuated early Thursday from an Ebola treatment center in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri province after violence erupted because of a dead body, according to media reports. Ahead of Read More …

Africa CDC urges Western countries to boost funding for mpox response

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The head of the African Union’s health agency has called on Western countries to learn from the COVID-19 pandemic and not abandon Africa amid an ongoing mpox outbreak. Dr Jean Kaseya, director-general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Read More …