After the epidemic of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003, the World Health Organization…
Tag: Democratic Republic of Congo
There are more deaths each year from measles than from air traffic accidents and other calamities, so why do we ignore measles as a danger that needs to be dealt with?
The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
More deaths from measles than from Ebola have been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo, most of them in children. So which disease is worse? Which should be addressed first?
Despite early success with a vaccine against Ebola, the outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo continues due to violence and civil unrest.