La prochaine étape de la réponse ne doit pas consister à envoyer davantage de personnes dans les communautés dans le seul but de mettre en œuvre des interventions.
- Professor in the faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology
The next phase of the response must not be about deploying more people into communities simply to deliver interventions.
Longtemps considéré comme un virus limité aux zones rurales, le mpox a désormais atteint Kinshasa, la capitale de la République démocratique du Congo.
Long known as a virus confined to rural areas, mpox has reached Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Sierra Leone was one of three countries ravaged by the Ebola epidemic 10 years ago. A national vaccine campaign is a big step towards preventing future outbreaks.
Ebola adalah penyakit yang sangat menular tapi, selain vaksinasi untuk strain Zaire, penyebarannya dapat dicegah melalui tindakan perilaku.
Ebola is a highly transmissible disease but its spread can be prevented through behavioural measures.
Plafonnement des capacités diagnostiques, faible proportion de tests, saturation des services extra-hospitaliers… Autant de raisons limitant la représentativité des chiffres officiels pour l’Afrique.
African governments should shift their attention to strengthening health systems so that they are better placed to respond to any pandemic.
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Initiatives to develop a vaccine for COVID-19 are under way. But how far away are they?
Le système de santé camerounais sera éprouvé à l’instar des autres pays africains touchés par le Covid-19. Voici comment les autorités sanitaires tentent de faire face à l’épidémie.
Everything starts and ends with leadership.
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African researchers are on the front line of the fight to find a vaccine that will protect people against Ebola.
Uganda is the testing ground for a new vaccine that could work on more strains of the Ebola virus and other haemorrhagic fevers.
The Ebola outbreak in the DRC has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. What does this mean for the outbreak response?
Four new Ebola treatments are being tried out in the DRC.
Las vacunas deben mantenerse frías para seguir siendo eficaces. La falta de electricidad en zonas remotas dificulta esta tarea, lo que reduce el alcance de los fármacos que salvan vidas.
Vaccines need to be kept cold to remain effective. A lack of power in remote areas makes this difficult, reducing the reach of the life-saving pharmaceuticals.
Teams administering the Ebola vaccine in the Democratic Republic of Congo are in a race against time to find and help people exposed.
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