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Oicha
Oicha is a city in North Kivu, North Kivu Province, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. and has been built around a mission hospital which has been opened in the year 1935. 1964 at an intermission medical conference has been held at Oicha Hospital. In August 2018 the 2018 Kivu Democratic Republic of the Congo Ebola virus outbreak, ebola outbreak in the Kivu province reached the city and vaccinations have been started by health organizations, led by WHO and supported by the MONUSCO mission by the United Nations. References Populated places in North Kivu {{DRC-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Kivu Democratic Republic Of The Congo Ebola Virus Outbreak
The Kivu Ebola epidemic was an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) that ravaged the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in Central Africa from 2018 to 2020. Between 1 August 2018 and 25 June 2020 it resulted in 3,470 reported cases. The Kivu outbreak also affected Ituri Province, whose first case was confirmed on 13 August 2018. In November 2018, the outbreak became the biggest Ebola outbreak in the DRC's history, and had become the second-largest Ebola outbreak in recorded history worldwide, behind only the 2013–2016 Western Africa epidemic. In June 2019, the virus reached Uganda, having infected a 5-year-old Congolese boy who entered Uganda with his family, but was contained. A military conflict in the region that had begun in January 2015 hindered treatment and prevention efforts. The World Health Organization (WHO) described the combination of military conflict and civilian distress as a potential "perfect storm" that could lead to a rapid worsening of the ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
