WHO / EBOLA DRC

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the end of the most recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). WHO

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:49
• Production Date: 3 July 2017
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION - WHO
• Subject Topical: EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE; HEALTH SERVICES; VIRUSES
• Geographic Subject: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
• MAMS Id: 1923393
• Parent Id: 1923393
• Alternate Title: unifeed170703a

Description

STORY: WHO / DRC EBOLA
TRT: 02:49
SOURCE: WHO
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: NATS

DATELINE: MAY 2017, VARIOUS LOCATIONS, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Shotlist

MAY 2017, VARIOUS LOCATIONS, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

1. Aerial shot, village
2. Wide shot, government laboratory exterior
3. Various shots, health workers inside laboratory
4. Close up, sample
5. Close up, computer monitor
6. Med shot, health workers inside laboratory
7. Aerial shots, rural area
8. Wide shots, helicopter landing
9. Pan right, aid workers unloading medical supplies from helicopter
10. Various shots, aid workers
11. Wide shots, local treatment centre
12. Wide shot, healthcare worker washing hands
13. Various shots, health worker testing samples
14. Wide shot, child standing in front of hut
15. Various shots, aid workers speaking to locals
16. Various shots, training of local aid workers
17. Med shot, healthcare worker washing hands
18. Pan right, locals sitting by fire to healthcare workers
19. Wide shots, village

Storyline

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the end of the most recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

WHO made the announcement on Sunday (2 July), 42 days after the last confirmed Ebola patient in the affected Bas-Uélé province tested negative for the disease for the second time. The Organization said it will continue enhanced surveillance in the country and strengthen preparedness and readiness for any future Ebola outbreaks.

The outbreak claimed the lives of four people while four others survived the disease. This was the DRC’s eighth Ebola outbreak since the virus was discovered in the country in 1976.

WHO said the effective response to this latest outbreak was possible due to the timely alert by local authorities of suspect cases, immediate testing of blood samples with strengthened national laboratory capacity, the early announcement of the outbreak by the government, rapid response activities by local and national health authorities, and speedy access to flexible funding. WHO said it had deployed more than 50 experts to work closely with the government and partners on the ground.