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Ebola Outbreak: What You Need to Know
Learn what Ebola is, how it spreads, what’s driving the current outbreak—and what we’re doing to stop it.
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Ebola Outbreak in the DRC and Region: What You Need to Know
Learn what Ebola is, how it spreads, what’s driving the current outbreak—and what we’re doing to stop it.
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Four Decades of Delivering Health and Hope
International Medical Corps was founded 40 years ago in Afghanistan by Dr. Robert Simon and other volunteer doctors and nurses who had one lifesaving mission in mind: deliver vital care, training and supplies to people who need it most, no matter where they are located or how challenging it may be to reach them. During …
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Five Things to Know About Mpox
On August 14, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the mpox outbreak that already is affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo and 12 other African countries “a public health emergency of international concern.” The rapid spread of COVID-19 four years ago made it clear that no country is isolated when it comes to health …
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More Than Medicine: How We Care for Displaced People in the DRC
When violence and instability displace people in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), our teams respond with medical care. In Minova, a town in the Kalehe Territory, the population has surged as people from neighbouring areas seek shelter from the fighting. These internally displaced persons (IDPs) come to our mobile medical units (MMUs) to …
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Reaching Displaced People with Mobile Medical Clinics in DRC
For several months, the province of North Kivu in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has faced an increase in fighting, resulting in more than 90,000 displaced people crossing into South Kivu province. Today, more than 1 million people are living in camps around the city of Goma in North …
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International Medical Corps-Backed Research Sheds New Light On Ebola Treatment
Early treatment of Ebola patients with vitamin A supplements led to reduced mortality among those diagnosed with the deadly virus, according to an International Medical Corps-supported research study published earlier this month. The study, which appeared in the Journal of Nutrition, was one of three such research papers published in recent months based on data …
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International Medical Corps Scales Up Efforts as Three Additional Urban Cases of Ebola Confirmed
With the Ministry of Health reporting three new lab-confirmed cases of Ebola in the northwestern city of Mbandaka in the Democratic Republic of the Congo tonight, International Medical Corps continues to scale up efforts to help stop the spread of the deadly virus. “These Ebola cases in an urban location—a busy port city that is …
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Ebola Response Efforts Ramp up as Virus Spreads and Case Numbers Increase
Earlier today, one new case of Ebola was confirmed in Mbandaka, a bustling port city of some one million people along the Congo River in Equateur Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The city is more than 90 miles from Bikoro health zone, where the two previous lab-confirmed cases were reported. According …
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International Medical Corps Scales Up for Potential Ebola Response in DRC
The World Health Organization declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on May 8, 2018. Though the full scale of the outbreak is still being investigated, there are over 40 cases of EVD reported, with 2 confirmed, in DRC to date. To identify ways in which we …
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