Uganda Ebola Ends
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Uganda declares end of Ebola disease outbreak

Last patient was released from care on 30 November when the 42-day countdown to the end of the outbreak began
World Health Organization
By WHO
People wait in the midday sun for the water troughs
Health

Horn of Africa: Climate-related health crisis worsens as disease outbreaks surge

Seven countries in the region recorded 39 reported outbreaks, flooding and other acute public health events between 1 January and 30 October 2022
World Health Organization
By WHO
Ebola vaccination is underway in Guinea to curb new outbreak
Health

West African countries ramp up Ebola preparedness

WHO has disbursed US$ 1.25 million to support the response in Guinea and to reinforce Ebola readiness in Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone.
World Health Organization
By WHO
ealth workers at Magbenteh Ebola Treatment Centre in Makeni, Sierra Leone. Ebola Sierra Leone.
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Ebola threatens economic gains in affected countries

Foreign workers return home, citing contagion fears
Women harvesting rice in Carysburg, Liberia.  Photo: Panos/Aubrey Wade
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Ebola disruption could spark new food crisis

Food prices skyrocket as farmers abandon farms
A volunteer disinfecting the hospital of Tahouay in Conakry, Guinea.  Photo: Afreecom/Idrissa Soumaré
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