DR Congo launches Ebola vaccination campaign

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→HomeMiddle EastUAEDR Congo launches Ebola vaccination campaign Muhammad Irfan Published August 28, 2026 | 05:15 AM KINSHASA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Poi

→Health workers and others on the front lines of the Ebola response were among the first to receive the vaccine

→Health Minister Roger Kamba said the vaccination campaign was officially launched in Kisangani, the capital of Tshopo Province in the east of the coun

→Kamba said, "We decided to use the Ervebo vaccine to protect those on the front lines first, including our healthcare workers, as well as people who h

→"The outbreak has so far affected six provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu, Tshopo, Haut-Uele an

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HomeMiddle EastUAEDR Congo launches Ebola vaccination campaign Muhammad Irfan Published August 28, 2026 | 05:15 AM KINSHASA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Poi
Health workers and others on the front lines of the Ebola response were among the first to receive the vaccine
Health Minister Roger Kamba said the vaccination campaign was officially launched in Kisangani, the capital of Tshopo Province in the east of the coun
Kamba said, "We decided to use the Ervebo vaccine to protect those on the front lines first, including our healthcare workers, as well as people who h
"The outbreak has so far affected six provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu, Tshopo, Haut-Uele an
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DR Congo launches Ebola vaccination campaign

Muhammad Irfan Published August 28, 2026 | 05:15 AM

KINSHASA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 28th Aug, 2026) The Democratic Republic of the Congo began vaccinating people against Ebola on Thursday as health authorities work to slow the deadliest outbreak of the disease recorded in the country.

Health workers and others on the front lines of the Ebola response were among the first to receive the vaccine.

Health Minister Roger Kamba said the vaccination campaign was officially launched in Kisangani, the capital of Tshopo Province in the east of the country.

Kamba said, "We decided to use the Ervebo vaccine to protect those on the front lines first, including our healthcare workers, as well as people who have been in contact with patients.

The outbreak has so far affected six provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including Ituri, North Kivu, South Kivu, Tshopo, Haut-Uele and Bas-Uele.

As of Tuesday, the country had recorded 5,713 confirmed cases, including 2,744 deaths, according to government figures. The overall fatality rate among confirmed cases stood at around 48 percent.

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