UN / EBOLA OUTBREAK

The United Nations spokesperson said today the World Health Organization (WHO) is rapidly scaling up its operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in response to an Ebola outbreak declared in the country. UNIFEED /FILE

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:31
• Production Date: 9 May 2018
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: STEPHANE DUJARRIC
• Corporate Name: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION - WHO
• Subject Topical: EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE
• Geographic Subject: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
• MAMS Id: 2147804
• Parent Id: 2147804
• Alternate Title: unifeed180509f

Description

STORY: UN / EBOLA OUTBREAK
TRT: 1:31
SOURCE: UNIFEED /FILE
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /NATS

DATELINE: 9 MAY 2018, NEW YORK CITY /FILE

Shotlist

UNIFEED - 9 MAY 2018, NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, spokesperson going to podium
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General:
“The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a new outbreak of Ebola in Bikoro in Equateur Province yesterday.”
3. Cutaway, reporters
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General:
“The outbreak declaration occurred after lab results confirmed two cases of Ebola. The World Health Organization is working closely with the Government of the DRC to rapidly scale up its operations and mobilize health partners using the model of a successful response to a similar outbreak in 2017.”
5. Cutaway, reporters
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General:
“WHO plans to deploy epidemiologists, logisticians, clinicians, infection, prevention and control experts, communications experts and other vaccination support teams in the coming days. It released a million dollars from its Contingency Fund for Emergencies to cover its activities for the next three months with the goal of stopping the spread of Ebola to surrounding areas and countries.”

FILE – WHO - MAY 2017, VARIOUS LOCATIONS, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

7. Various shots, training of local aid workers
8. Med shot, testing samples in a field lab
9. Med shot, health worker in government lab
10. Close up, computer screen with results

Storyline

The United Nations spokesperson said today the World Health Organization (WHO) is rapidly scaling up its operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in response to an Ebola outbreak declared in the country.

The DRC government declared the Ebola outbreak Tuesday (8 May) after lab results confirmed two cases of Ebola in Bikoro region of the Equateur province.

Briefing reporters in New York today, Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General said The World Health Organization is working closely with the Government of the DRC to rapidly scale up its operations and mobilize health partners using the model of a successful response to a similar outbreak in 2017.”

In summer 2017, an Ebola outbreak claimed four lives in Bas-Uélé province.

Dujarric said “WHO plans to deploy epidemiologists, logisticians, clinicians, infection, prevention and control experts, communications experts and other vaccination support teams in the coming days. It released a million dollars from its Contingency Fund for Emergencies to cover its activities for the next three months with the goal of stopping the spread of Ebola to surrounding areas and countries.”

This is the DRC’s ninth Ebola outbreak since the virus was discovered in the country in 1976.