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Rwanda’s Marburg virus outbreak has recorded a case fatality rate of 24.2%. Courtesy
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Rwanda’s Marburg fatality rate drops below global average

Monday, October 21, 2024
President Paul Kagame and the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus during a meeting. Courtesy
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Kagame, WHO boss discuss Marburg outbreak response, vaccine plant

Monday, October 21, 2024
Medics on duty treating Marburg patients. Two Marburg virus disease patients in Rwanda have been successfully taken off mechanical ventilation after more than 10 days of care. Courtesy
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Rwanda: First Marburg patients taken off mechanical ventilation in Africa - official

Saturday, October 19, 2024
(L-R) WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus meets with Minister of Health Dr Sabin Nsanzimana and WHO’s Country Representative to Rwanda, Dr. Brian Chirombo in Kigali. COURTESY
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WHO boss in Rwanda to see firsthand country's Marburg response

Saturday, October 19, 2024
The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Yvan Butera, receives a Marburg virus jab as the country rolled out a vaccination drive for front-line workers in Kigali on October 8, 2024. Courtesy photo

Global financial assistance is imperative to restore overburdened health systems

Friday, October 18, 2024
Health Minister Dr Sabin Nsanzimana.
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Rwanda hoping to see 'zero new Marburg cases, deaths for several days'

Friday, October 18, 2024
October 17 marked exactly twenty days since Rwanda declared the Marburg virus outbreak on September 27. Courtesy
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Marburg outbreak: What we know 20 days later

Thursday, October 17, 2024
An Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) team before performing a decontamination procedure using an ultraviolet laser robot at a hospital in Kigali earlier this month, as part of ongoing response to the Marburg outbreak. Photo: Courtesy.

Marburg outbreak response: Rwanda's key lessons in tackling public health crises

Wednesday, October 16, 2024
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Marburg outbreak: WHO advises against travel, trade restrictions with Rwanda

Friday, October 11, 2024
Medics during medical drills on epidemic preparedness at King Faisal Hospital, on October 17, 2022. The World Health Organisation (WHO) is seeking US$7.7 million from October to December 2024 to support the Government of Rwanda. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
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WHO seeks $7.7m to support Rwanda’s Marburg outbreak response

Wednesday, October 09, 2024
Clerics during the holy communion services at REGINA PACIS catholic church in Remera during the COVID 19 period on July 19, 2020. Rwanda Governance Board urged churches and mosques to avoid serving Holy Communion or any similar practices in a manner that could increase the spread of the Marburg virus. Photo by Craish Bahizi
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Marburg virus: Key prevention guidelines for places of worship

Monday, October 07, 2024
Minister of Health Dr Sabin Nsanzimana briefs journalists on Marburg situation in Kigali on Sunday, October 6. Photos by Craish Bahizi
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New vaccines offer ‘hope to control’ Marburg virus, says minister

Sunday, October 06, 2024