The World Health Organization Announces the End of the Ebola Epidemic in Congo

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The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the end of the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo and urged the Congolese government and all campaign participants to put end the ninth epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Director General of the Organization, Tidros Adhanum Gibressus, stressed Tuesday that international and national efforts are combined with the support of partners and the generosity of donors as well as the effective leadership of the Ministry of Health. Had a significant impact to end fascism, Mr. "We welcome today the announcement by the Minister of Public Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo that the Ebola outbreak has ended in his country, "he said. The government has shown a rapid response, advocacy for disease response and rapid public exposure to disease risk. This kind of leadership saves lives. I am proud of what the WHO and its partners have done to eradicate this disease. "

Tidros Adhanom Gibressus urged the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the international community to continue on the positive momentum of rapidly stopping Ebola outbreaks." We must work together to deal with other epidemics facing the country, such as cholera and polio. "We need to work together to deal with other polio outbreaks, such as cholera and polio.To record" We must continue to work together, invest in the preparation that has been made and improve the health care of all Congolese to protect them from all dangers. "

In Africa, the speed and efficiency of the movements of FAO and its partners helped end the epidemic.

"More than three-quarters of the 360 ​​people deployed to fight the disease came from within Dozens of Guinean experts have spent several weeks vaccinating the Ebola virus and have transferred expertise that would allow the Democratic Republic of Congo to provide an effective response in and out of the region. its borders. "

The outbreak is this time of four distinct sites, including an urban center connected to a river corridor in the capital Kinshasa and neighboring countries, as well as remote villages of the rainforest.

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A few hours after the beginning of the epidemic on May 8, the organization announced that She had provided $ 2 million from the emergency fund, deployed a team to increase capacity in areas where the disease spreads and deployed emergency management