(Agence Ecofin) – Between the waves of violence and coronavirus, the DRC has been faced with a return of the Ebola virus disease epidemic with 12 reported cases and 6 deaths. Faced with this situation, the government launched on February 15, 2021 a vaccination campaign for the population of the contaminated area.
The Congolese government announces the official end of the Ebola virus fever epidemic in the North Kivu region. This is what the Minister of Health, Jean-Jacques Mbungani, said during an official statement.
« I am happy to solemnly declare the end of the 12e Ebola virus disease epidemic in the province of North Kivu», Announced the person in charge.
DRC-End of the Ebola epidemic: follow the solemn declaration of the Minister of Health Jean-Jacques Mbungani @MinistereEPST @Presidence_RDC @JeanjacquesMbu @PrimatureRDC pic.twitter.com/Cu7bPR1Qaf
– Educ TV RDC (@ EducTV2) May 4, 2021
According to the minister, the rapid and effective implementation of a response strategy made it possible to quickly control the spread of the epidemic. Among the measures implemented, we can cite the vaccination campaign with Ervebo, the vaccine designed by the American laboratory Merck, which has made it possible to immunize the relatives of the victims and therefore to limit the spread of the virus.
Following the announcement by the Congolese authorities, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement that the monitoring devices put in place following the previous waves of contamination as well as the preparation of medical staff made it possible to react quickly to evil. Too, “rapid fundraising […] facilitated the end of the epidemic“. Indeed, the country was able to benefit from the support of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) with the allocation of $ 4 million for the management of priority areas.
The response to #Ebola was coordinated by the Provincial Health Division in collaboration with @WHO & his partners. WHO had nearly 60 experts in the field to help with contact tracing, treatment, community engagement & immunization. pic.twitter.com/CFZgwFuGmX
– WHO Africa (@OMS_Afrique) May 3, 2021
It should be remembered that the disease declared on February 7, 2021, in the city of Butembo, affected 12 people, including 6 who lost their lives. The announcement of the end of the epidemic, which is the twelfth in the country, comes after 42 days without new cases.
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