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WHO Says DRC Could Declare End of Ebola Outbreak by December

A staff member of the World Health Organization (WHO) walks through an Ebola treatment center in the Bulape health zone, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), October 16, 2025. The World Health Organization (WHO) said Sunday that health authorities could declare the end of the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in early December if no new cases are detected before then. TO GO WITH "WHO says DRC could declare end of Ebola outbreak by December" Photo by World Health Organization/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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WHO Says DRC Could Declare End of Ebola Outbreak by December

A health worker disinfects at an Ebola treatment center in the Bulape health zone, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), October 17, 2025. The World Health Organization (WHO) said Sunday that health authorities could declare the end of the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in early December if no new cases are detected before then. TO GO WITH "WHO says DRC could declare end of Ebola outbreak by December" Photo by World Health Organization/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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WHO Says DRC Could Declare End of Ebola Outbreak by December

A health worker washes her hands at an Ebola treatment center in the Bulape health zone, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), October 17, 2025. The World Health Organization (WHO) said Sunday that health authorities could declare the end of the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in early December if no new cases are detected before then. TO GO WITH "WHO says DRC could declare end of Ebola outbreak by December" Photo by World Health Organization/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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WHO Says DRC Could Declare End of Ebola Outbreak by December

This photo shows an Ebola treatment center in the Bulape health zone, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), October 17, 2025. The World Health Organization (WHO) said Sunday that health authorities could declare the end of the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in early December if no new cases are detected before then. TO GO WITH "WHO says DRC could declare end of Ebola outbreak by December" Photo by World Health Organization/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak

STORY: Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak DATELINE: Jan. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:40 LOCATION: Kampala CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kampala 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TEDROS ADHANOM GHEBREYESUS, WHO Director-General 3. various of healthcare workers caring for patients 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MATSHIDISO MOETI, WHO Regional Director for Africa 5. WHO staff talking to a healthcare worker 6. various of the healthcare worker unboxing supplies 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MATSHIDISO MOETI, WHO Regional Director for Africa 8. various of participants in a workshop STORYLINE: Uganda on Wednesday said the Ebola Sudan Virus outbreak in the country has ended after no new case was reported over a period of 42 days. The World Health Organization (WHO) requires that for a country to be declared Ebola-free, it should spend 42 days (two 21-day incubation cycles of the virus) without any new cases reported. Minister of Health Ruth Aceng made the announcement in the Central Region district of Mubende, which was

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UGANDA-MUBENDE-EBOLA OUTBREAK-END

(230112) -- MUBENDE, Jan. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Cleaner Muhammad Sebukera works at an Ebola isolation center at a hospital in the Central Region district of Mubende, Uganda, Jan. 11, 2023. Uganda on Wednesday said the Ebola Sudan Virus outbreak in the country has ended after no new case was reported over a period of 42 days. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-MUBENDE-EBOLA OUTBREAK-END

(230112) -- MUBENDE, Jan. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 11, 2023 shows the outside of an empty Ebola isolation center at a hospital in the Central Region district of Mubende, Uganda. Uganda on Wednesday said the Ebola Sudan Virus outbreak in the country has ended after no new case was reported over a period of 42 days. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

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UNICEF staffer fights Ebola in Sierra Leone via dialog

TOKYO, Japan - Yukiko Sakurai, a specialist at the United Nations Children's Fund, speaks in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2014, about her work fighting Ebola fever in Sierra Leone by explaining to local people the importance of hygiene measures.

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Tokyo man in 30s being tested for possible Ebola infection

TOKYO, Japan - Kensuke Nakajima, a senior health ministry official, announces at a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Dec. 29, 2014, that a man in his 30s in the capital is being tested for possible Ebola infection after he developed a fever in the early morning on the same day, following his return to Japan from Sierra Leone earlier in December.

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Tokyo man in 30s being tested for possible Ebola infection

TOKYO, Japan - Kensuke Nakajima, a senior health ministry official, announces at a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Dec. 29, 2014, that a man in his 30s in the capital is being tested for possible Ebola infection after he developed a fever in the early morning on the same day, following his return to Japan from Sierra Leone earlier in December.

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JSDF plane heads for W. Africa with 20,000 sets of Ebola gear

NAGOYA, Japan - A Japan Air Self-Defense Force transport plane carrying 20,000 sets of anti-Ebola protective gear leaves from the ASDF's Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for West Africa on Dec. 6, 2014.

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JSDF plane heads for W. Africa with 20,000 sets of Ebola gear

NAGOYA, Japan - Containers with 20,000 sets of anti-Ebola protective gear are loaded onto a Japan Air Self-Defense Force transport plane before its departure from the ASDF's Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for West Africa on Dec. 6, 2014.

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JSDF plane heads for W. Africa with 20,000 sets of Ebola gear

NAGOYA, Japan - Containers with 20,000 sets of anti-Ebola protective gear are loaded onto a Japan Air Self-Defense Force transport plane before its departure from the ASDF's Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, for West Africa on Dec. 6, 2014.

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Japan to use SDF aircraft in fight against Ebola

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 28, 2014, shows a man wearing a set of personal protective equipment at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo. Japan will fly Air Self-Defense Force transport aircraft to Ghana to supply Ebola-hit West Africa with 20,000 sets of the equipment, the government said the same day.

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Japan, China, S. Korea agree on Ebola cooperation

BEIJING, China - Japanese health minister Yasuhisa Shiozaki speaks to reporters in Beijing on Nov. 23, 2014, after a meeting of the health ministers of Japan, China and South Korea. The ministers confirmed to collaborate closely in preventing Ebola and other deadly diseases from entering their borders.

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Liberian Ambassador to Japan Youngor Telewoda

TOKYO, Japan - Liberian Ambassador to Japan Youngor Telewoda speaks at a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2014. Telewoda said Japan's cooperation in constructing hospitals and training medical personnel is necessary to combat Ebola in Liberia, where existing medical facilities are inadequate.

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UNFPA official calls for support for pregnant women in Africa

NEW YORK, United States - Kae Ishikawa, a United Nations Population Fund official handling resources and external affairs, gives an interview in New York, United States, on Nov. 14, 2014, calling for Japan's support for saving pregnant women in Africa, especially in Liberia and Sierra Leone where medical conditions have been deteriorating due to the Ebola outbreak.

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G-20 leaders gather in Brisbane

BRISBANE, Australia - Leaders of the Group of 20 economies meet in Brisbane, Australia, on Nov. 15, 2014. They pledged to fight the Ebola pandemic. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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G-20 leaders gather in Brisbane

BRISBANE, Australia - Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott (L) welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for the summit of the Group of 20 economies in Brisbane on Nov. 15, 2014. The G-20 leaders pledged to fight the Ebola pandemic. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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G-20 leaders gather in Brisbane

BRISBANE, Australia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends the summit of the Group of 20 economies in Brisbane on Nov. 15, 2014. The G-20 leaders pledged to fight the Ebola pandemic. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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G-20 leaders gather in Brisbane

BRISBANE, Australia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R on front row) attends the summit of the Group of 20 economies in Brisbane on Nov. 15, 2014. The G-20 leaders pledged to fight the Ebola pandemic. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan, S. Africa to work together to combat Ebola epidemic

BRISBANE, Australia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and South African President Jacob Zuma meet on Nov. 14, 2014, in Brisbane, Australia, where they visited to attend the Group of 20 summit. They agreed to work together to grapple with the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa, seen as a serious downside risk to global economic growth. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan, S. Africa to work together to combat Ebola epidemic

BRISBANE, Australia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and South African President Jacob Zuma shake hands prior to their meeting on Nov. 14, 2014, in Brisbane, Australia, where they visited to attend the Group of 20 summit. They agreed to work together to grapple with the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa, seen as a serious downside risk to global economic growth. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Lagos doctor says isolation of Ebola patients essential

LAGOS, Nigeria - Benjamin Ohiaeri, head of the First Consultants Hospital in Lagos, shows on Nov. 6, 2014, an emergency room where an Ebola fever patient was taken. He said Nigeria was officially declared free of the disease in October by isolating Ebola patients.

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Lagos doctor, hospital staff recall Ebola brouhaha

LAGOS, Nigeria - Benjamin Ohiaeri (fore, R), head of the First Consultants Hospital in Lagos, talks with his staff on Nov. 6, 2014, after Nigeria was declared free of the Ebola disease in October at the cost of several people's lives.

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Ebola response tabletop exercise held in Narita

NARITA, Japan - An emergency response tabletop exercise against Ebola is held in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, by parties concerned including the Japanese Red Cross Narita Hospital and the Narita Airport Quarantine on Nov. 12, 2014.

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Avigan could be formally approved as Ebola drug early 2015

TOKYO, Japan - Shigetaka Komori, chief executive officer of Fujifilm Holdings Corp., attends a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Nov. 11, 2014, announcing that the company expects its Avigan anti-influenza drug to be formally approved early next year for treating people infected with the Ebola virus.

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Ebola drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Doctors in protective wear participate in a drill on Nov. 11, 2014, to prepare for admitting Ebola patients at Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital. Under the drill scenario, a male doctor developed a high fever and diarrhea one week after returning to Japan from Liberia.

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Ebola drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Watched by Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (far L), doctors in protective wear transport a person in a capsule-like sealed stretcher during a drill on Nov. 11, 2014, to prepare to admit Ebola patients at Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital. Under the drill scenario, a male doctor developed a high fever and diarrhea one week after returning to Japan from Liberia.

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Ebola drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 11, 2014, shows a capsule-like sealed stretcher to be used to transport an Ebola patient. The equipment was used during a drill that day to prepare to admit Ebola patients at Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital.

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Prepare vaccines before outbreaks: Gavi CEO Berkley

TOKYO, Japan - Seth Berkley, chief executive officer of Geneva-based vaccine alliance Gavi, stresses the importance of developing vaccines before outbreaks of infectious diseases during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo in October 2014. Berkley suggested that the current Ebola outbreak could have been handled better with proper preparation.

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China is ready for Ebola: Foreign ministry official

BEIJING, China - Lin Songtian, director general of the Chinese Foreign Ministry's Department of African Affairs, gives a press conference in Beijing on Oct. 31, 2014. He said there are several thousand Chinese living in West Africa, adding China is well prepared for Ebola.

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IRFC chief calls for more manpower to fight Ebola scare

TOKYO, Japan - Elhadj As Sy, secretary general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, calls for more medical workers to fight the Ebola fever outbreak at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2014.

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Japan donates 13 vehicles to Liberia, Sierra Leone

NARITA, Japan - A departure ceremony is held at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 28, 2014, for 13 used vehicles including ambulances and minibuses to be donated by the Japanese government to Liberia and Sierra Leone to fight an Ebola virus outbreak, attended by Liberian Ambassador to Japan Youngor Telewoda (3rd from front R) and other officials.

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Man who traveled from W. Africa tests negative for Ebola

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 28, 2014, shows the National Center for Global Health and Medicine in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward, to which a man, who traveled from West Africa and showed elevated body temperature upon arrival at Tokyo's Haneda airport, was admitted the previous day. The Canadian journalist tested negative for the Ebola virus but will remain hospitalized and under observation for a few more days, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.

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Man who traveled from W. Africa tests negative for Ebola

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) speaks at a Cabinet meeting at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2014, to discuss measures related to the Ebola virus. The meeting was held after a man, who traveled from West Africa, showed elevated body temperature upon arrival at Tokyo's Haneda airport and was admitted to hospital the previous day. The Canadian journalist tested negative for the Ebola virus but will remain hospitalized for a few more days.

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Japanese nurse recalls hard job to treat Ebola patients

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese nurse Junko Otaki recalls her experience at a talk in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2014, in helping treat Ebola fever patients in the eastern Sierra Leone district of Kailahun this summer as a registered nurse at Doctors Without Borders, saying the protective suit she wore made her feel as if she were in a sauna.

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Japan strengthens border control over Ebola

NARITA, Japan - An immigration officer (L) asks a man seeking to enter Japan whether he has stayed in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone or the Democratic Republic of Congo in the past 21 days, at Narita airport near Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2014. Japan strengthened its airport quarantine system the same day to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus.

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Japan beefs up preventive measures against Ebola

TOKYO, Japan - A person in protective suit is seen at a room in Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital where patients with Ebola and other infectious diseases can be placed in isolation for treatment, on Oct. 22, 2014. The hospital in Tokyo's Sumida Ward is among 45 institutions across Japan designated for the treatment of Ebola patients.

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Japan to strengthen border control over Ebola

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yasuhisa Shiozaki explains on Oct. 24, 2014, in Tokyo that Japan will strengthen its airport quarantine system to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus. All immigrants from overseas will be asked if they stayed in any of four African nations -- Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Congo.

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Liberia-bound Cuban doctors express determination

HAVANA, Cuba - A group of Cuban doctors sent to Liberia to fight Ebola fever pose in Havana on Oct. 21, 2014, before their departure for the West African country. One of the doctors, Leonardo Fernandez, told Kyodo News, "We want to save as many lives as possible." Another participant, Angel Eduardo, said, "My family now knows the importance of our mission."

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Lecture session on Ebola

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 22, 2014, shows a doctor in protective wear at a room in Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital where patients with Ebola and other infectious diseases can be placed in isolation for treatment. The hospital in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, which is among 45 medical institutions across Japan designated for treatment of Ebola patients, invited journalists to its ward for treating such patients before holding a lecture session for its doctors and nurses in preparation for the possible identification of an Ebola-infected person in Japan.

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Lecture session on Ebola

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 22, 2014, shows a ward of Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital where patients with Ebola and other infectious diseases can be placed in isolation for treatment. The hospital in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, which is among 45 medical institutions across Japan designated for treatment of Ebola patients, held a lecture session for its doctors and nurses the same day in preparation for the possible identification of an Ebola-infected person in Japan.

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Lecture session on Ebola

TOKYO, Japan - A doctor is shown in protective wear at Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, which is among 45 medical institutions across Japan designated for treatment of Ebola patients. The hospital invited journalists on Oct. 22, 2014 to its ward for treating patients with Ebola and other infectious diseases, and held a lecture session for its doctors and nurses the same day in preparation for the possible identification of an Ebola-infected person in Japan.

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Lecture session on Ebola

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 22, 2014, shows a doctor in protective wear at a room in Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital where patients with Ebola and other infectious diseases can be placed in isolation for treatment. The hospital in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, which is among 45 medical institutions across Japan designated for treatment of Ebola patients, invited journalists to its ward for treating such patients before holding a lecture session for its doctors and nurses in preparation for the possible identification of an Ebola-infected person in Japan.

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Lecture session on Ebola

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 22, 2014, shows a doctor in protective wear at a room in Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital where patients with Ebola and other infectious diseases can be placed in isolation for treatment. The hospital in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, which is among 45 medical institutions across Japan designated for treatment of Ebola patients, invited journalists to its ward for treating such patients before holding a lecture session for its doctors and nurses in preparation for the possible identification of an Ebola-infected person in Japan.

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Cuban doctor braces himself for fight against Ebola

HAVANA, Cuba - Tomas Perdomo, one of 49 Cuban doctors sent to Liberia to treat Ebola fever patients, says in an interview with Kyodo News in Havana on Oct. 21, 2014, before his departure that extra care must be taken to fight the "invisible enemy."

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UNDP bureau chief sees int'l effort vital to beat Ebola

TOKYO, Japan - Michael O'Neill, director of the Bureau of External Relations and Advocacy at the U.N. Development Program, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2014. He said it is a must for the international community to give maximum possible aid to eradicate Ebola virus infections in West African countries.

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Cuban doctor interviewed on battle against Ebola fever

HAVANA, Cuba - Jorge Perez, head of Cuba's Pedro Kouri Institute of Tropical Medicine, calls for advanced nations' greater involvement in the battle against Ebola fever in West Africa during an interview with Kyodo News in Havana on Oct. 17, 2014. Cuba has already sent 165 doctors and is preparing to send nearly 300 more.

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Syrian women receive relief goods amid 40% supply cut

DAMASCUS, Syria - Syrian women receive relief goods from the U.N. World Food Program in Damascus on Oct. 19, 2014. The WFP has been forced to cut relief supplies by 40% because of the needs for humanitarian assistance in other places such as West Africa caught in the Ebola scare.