Amid a combined measles-rubella and polio vaccination campaign, health workers in remote districts sought out the children who had fallen through the system’s cracks, and offered them a few more doses of safety. From Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
As a rare strain of Ebola spreads in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, health workers and responders in affected communities are activating an established peer-learning network to bolster their response. From Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
The Jericho Road Wellness Clinic in Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, will receive $2.5 million in personal protective gear, medication, and supplies from Direct Relief. A significant number of these items will be used to protect staff and treat patients at a district Ebola containment center.
The WHO has declared the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Direct Relief, ALIMA, and International Medical Corps are mobilizing supplies, medical teams, and treatment units, working alongside the WHO, the health ministries of both countries, and partner organizations to contain the spread.
Dr. Paul Law’s Esther Project is racing to immunize children in Sankuru, DRC, as a measles epidemic looms. Now protecting 2,500 children a year, the project is expanding. A remarkable documentary shows exactly what that effort looks like on the ground.