Africa CDC et l’OMS saluent l’allocation de vaccins contre Ebola à la République démocratique du Congo
Genève/Addis-Abeba, 20 août 2026 – La semaine dernière, le gouvernement de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) a demandé la mise à disposition de vaccins Ervebo provenant du stock mondial de vaccins contre la maladie à virus Ebola, géré par le Groupe international de coordination pour l’approvisionnement en vaccins (ICG). Cette demande visait à utiliser […]
Africa CDC and WHO welcome the allocation of Ebola vaccines to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Geneva/Addis Ababa, 20 August 2026 – Last week, the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) requested a release of Ervebo vaccines from the global Ebola virus disease vaccine stockpile, managed by the International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision (ICG). The request was for use of the vaccine in the current Bundibugyo virus disease […]
Africa CDC and SIMBA integrate Biological Security into the Response to the Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) Outbreak
Biological risks, whether naturally occurring, accidental, or deliberate, do not respect geopolitical borders. The current Bundibugyo Virus Disease (BVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda once again demonstrates how rapidly highly infectious diseases can evolve into regional and international health security threats, particularly in contexts marked by insecurity, population mobility, cross-border […]