WHO Ebola News – Latest Updates, Publications on the Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak

Publications and documents related to Ebola infection prevention and control, and case management

Frequently asked questions on Ebola virus disease: about the disease, symptoms, infections, transmission of the virus, Ebola vaccine.

As he does every month, Faustin Kalivanda, a father of four, returns to the Beni General Hospital for a check-up. But this isn’t a routine check-up. Kalivanda has survived Ebola and was under treatment at this very hospital until November. He lost his wife and their five-year-old daughter Ester to the disease. He still remembers not only the disease but also the people who helped him recover.

Dressed in pink, Sylvana, who is only five days old, lies in her mother’s arms. Her mother, Joséphine Ekoli, 28 is happy that she gave birth to a healthy baby after recovering from Ebola. Ekoli was infected with the virus and admitted to an Ebola treatment centre supported by WHO in December 2018. “You have to be careful; I had a safe birth. I thank God for allowing me to have a safe birth. Now I recovered, I do not have any diseases, and the baby was born healthy. I am very grateful for the great work that the team is doing. The mothers should not be afraid of dying from serious diseases. They are doing a good job at the hospital and the clinic,” says Ekoli.

Essential health services situation reports: Liberia

An integrated approach to health security and health systems strengthening after outbreaks.

2016: Top stories on the Ebola outbreak

WHO situation reports: archive page with epidemiological data and updates on the Ebola response.

WHO: Funding requirements to cover Ebola response, preparedness, safe reactivation and early recovery of health systems

WHO Ebola response: funding contributions made by donors

WHO commissioned a review of Ebola training, which was conducted by an independent, external body.

WHO and Ministry of Health teams in Guinea and Liberia have established epidemiological links between new Ebola cases in Liberia and a current flare-up of Ebola in neighbouring Guinea following intensified case investigations and contact tracing.

WHO and Ministry of Health teams in Liberia and Guinea are investigating the origins of transmission in Liberia’s latest flare-up after learning that a woman who died from Ebola in Liberia last week had recently travelled from Guinea with her three young children.

Maps from WHO Ebola Situation Reports: Location of laboratories and ETUs, geographical distribution of cases in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.

More than 800 contacts Ebola cases in Guinea’s southern prefecture of Nzérékoré have been identified and placed under quarantine for medical monitoring in a bid to contain a new flare-up of Ebola virus disease.

WHO has dispatched a team of specialists to the southern prefecture of Nzérékoré after 2 new cases of Ebola were detected and confirmed in a rural village.

Confidence in the capacity of the 3 Ebola-impacted countries to effectively manage residual risks of new Ebola infections—pointing to the rapid containment of recent flare-ups of the disease.

Thanks to the diligence and dedication of tens of thousands of responders, scientists, researchers, developers, volunteers, and manufacturers, we now have diagnostics, a vaccine, registered foreign medical teams, and thousands of trained responders who can rapidly deploy to outbreaks.

What you need to know about Ebola virus disease: information, messages for general public

Place: Monrovia, Liberia Dates: 17-19 February 2016 The main objectives of the meeting are: to discuss the current status of infection prevention and control (IPC) and water, sanitation activities in health-care facilities in countries; to share strategic plans for IPC and WASH improvement in the context of health systems recovery for medium-/long-term objectives; to establish a mechanism for continuous sharing of IPC documents, tools and progress reports.

WHO is committed to provide quality assistance to Ebola survivors for medical, social and psychosocial issues.

WHO and its partners are now in Phase 3 (August 2015 to mid-year 2016) with the overarching goal to interrupt all remaining chains of Ebola transmission.

Infection prevention control (IPC) and patient safety is an essential component of safe essential health services to prevent the transmission of infection and stop new outbreaks.

Publications and documents on social mobilization related to Ebola

Ebola infographics: travel, Ebola response

A growing volume of data from careful clinical observation and testing of people who have recovered from acute Ebola virus disease indicates that the Ebola virus can persist at various sites in the body for many months in some people.

Publications and other documents related to Ebola for medical staff.

WHO is supporting and building the capacity of ministries of health and partners to identify and address critical health worker issues and capability gaps, health workforce recruitment needs.

Publications and documents on Ebola vaccines