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NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya has reported no additional confirmed Ebola infections following the death of its first confirmed Bundibugyo virus disease patient, offering an encouraging…
KINSHASA, DR Congo — The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has exceeded 9,000, with the death toll reaching…
NANYUKI, Kenya — For months, the bio-isolation facility inside Kenya’s Laikipia Air Base existed largely as a political and legal controversy. It was a project that…
NAIROBI, Kenya — The ongoing debate surrounding the proposed establishment of a United States-linked Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base in Kenya has triggered…
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States — The United States has defended its plan to establish an Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya, arguing that the country’s proximity…
KINSHASA, DR Congo — For many Africans, the word Ebola evokes memories of overwhelmed hospitals, frightened communities, and health workers dressed in full protective gear…
KINSHASA, DR Congo — The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has defended its ability to manage Ebola outbreaks amid growing controversy surrounding a proposed United States-backed…
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States — The United States government has responded after Kenya’s High Court temporarily suspended plans to establish a proposed Ebola quarantine and…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The World Health Organization (WHO) says the Ebola outbreak affecting parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda has…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya has received a commitment of approximately Sh1.75 billion ($13.5 million) from the United States to support Ebola preparedness efforts, as Washington…