As a deadly Ebola outbreak tears through northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo, many first responders are turning a critical eye on events that preceded the crisis: layoffs of health workers funded by the United States, shortages of critical medical supplies and a steep reduction in American support for global aid programs. The World Health Organization says more than 170 deaths are thought to be linked to this outbreak, with nearly 750 suspected cases so far and itâs warning that âwe know the scale of the epidemic in DRC is much larger.â It also said this strain of the virus â for which there is no specific vaccine or treatment â could have been circulating for months before it was detected. There are several reasons for this delay, WHO says: the unusual strain of the virus, weak health infrastructure in the rural area where it originated and ethnic conflict in the region that hampered testing. But the tardy response has also shed an uncomfortable light on the real-world costs of the Trump administrationâs cuts to foreign aid and its withdrawal from WHO, the global health body tasked with managing outbreaks of this kind. While the Trump administration is keen to p
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus calls for ceasefire among armed groups to help avoid deaths from preventable disease The death rate of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is between 30% and 50%, the World Health…
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus calls for ceasefire among armed groups to help avoid deaths from preventable disease The death rate of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is between 30% and 50%, the…
Read original at The Guardian →Kenyaâs government is pushing ahead with plans to establish an Ebola quarantine and treatment facility at a military installation in partnership with the United States after a Kenyan high court temporarily barred the…
Read original at CNN →Key officials responsible for leading US research on infectious disease threats have been barred from speaking directly with the World Health Organization â effectively shutting some of them out of the global…
Read original at CNN →Ever-growing influence of social media and AI means such ideas spreading at faster rates than before, experts say Hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks carry with them familiar attendants in the US: extreme conspiracy theories…
Read original at The Guardian →Order aimed at preventing spread of Ebola to US affects travelers who have visited three countries in last 21 days US authorities have temporarily banned green-card holders from entering the country if they have…
Read original at The Guardian →But Trump administration will not return detainees deported to third countries in disease-stricken region The Trump administration will temporarily pause the removal of refugees to the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
Read original at The Guardian →As a deadly Ebola outbreak tears through northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo, many first responders are turning a critical eye on events that preceded the crisis: layoffs of health workers funded by the United…
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus calls for ceasefire among armed groups to help avoid deaths from preventable disease The death rate of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is between 30% and 50%, the World Health…
View source →Kenyaâs government is pushing ahead with plans to establish an Ebola quarantine and treatment facility at a military installation in partnership with the United States after a Kenyan high court temporarily barred the arrangement earlier…
View source →Key officials responsible for leading US research on infectious disease threats have been barred from speaking directly with the World Health Organization â effectively shutting some of them out of the global discussions on virus…
View source →Ever-growing influence of social media and AI means such ideas spreading at faster rates than before, experts say Hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks carry with them familiar attendants in the US: extreme conspiracy theories about a planned…
View source →Order aimed at preventing spread of Ebola to US affects travelers who have visited three countries in last 21 days US authorities have temporarily banned green-card holders from entering the country if they have traveled to the Democratic…
View source →But Trump administration will not return detainees deported to third countries in disease-stricken region The Trump administration will temporarily pause the removal of refugees to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during a…
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