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Pope Francis Donates Medical Equipment to Catholic Hospital Fighting COVID-19 in Liberia

Pope Francis has donated medical equipment to St. Joseph Catholic Hospital of Liberia’s Monrovia Archdiocese, to help in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.

Heroic Virtues of Italian Nuns Who Died Caring for Ebola Patients in DR Congo Recognized

Pope Francis has issued a decree recognizing the heroic virtues of three additional Italian Catholic Nuns who succumbed to Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 1995.

The Sick in Guinea Avoiding Hospitals for Fear of Ebola, Caritas Official Says

Sick people in Guinea are finding it difficult to go to health facilities for treatment since the new Ebola outbreak was declared some two weeks ago, a Caritas official in the West African nation has said.

Heroic Virtues of Italian Nuns Who Died Caring for Ebola Patients in DR Congo Recognized

Pope Francis has issued a decree recognizing the heroic virtues of three Italian Catholic Nuns who succumbed to Ebola, which they contracted when caring for Ebola patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 1995.

Pope Francis Advances Causes of Italian Nuns Who Died in Ebola Outbreak in Africa

Pope Francis has recognized the heroic virtue of three Italian religious sisters who died from Ebola in Africa during the 1995 outbreak.

We Can’t Afford to Deal with Ebola Again, Cleric in Sierra Leone Says, Expresses Fear

A Catholic Priest in Sierra Leone’s Archdiocese of Freetown who was at the forefront of the fight against Ebola during the world’s worst outbreak of the disease in 2013 says the West African country does not have the capacity to fight the disease, which has already been reported in neighboring Guinea.

Caritas Freetown Restoring Dignity in Sierra Leone’s Ebola Survivors

To the rest of the world, the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa evokes vivid memories of one of the worst viral infections ever recorded in history that left thousands in several west African countries dead. But for people living in these countries, it is the aftermath of the epidemic that has been the worst to deal with.

Caritas Freetown Sets Up Businesses for Dozens of Ebola Survivors in Sierra Leone

Some 50 Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone, all of them bearing the scars of the disease that killed at least 3,000 people in the west African country, gathered at Hastings town in the rural area of the country to sign up for different business ventures in a project designed by the charity arm of the Archdiocese of Freetown to restore dignity among the survivors.

Why Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in Sierra Leone is a Challenge

The leadership of the development and humanitarian arm of the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales, Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) has, in a report, explained why it is challenging to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Sierra Leone.

New Ebola Outbreak in DRC Prompts Catholic Aid

Caritas Spain has announced that it will donate more than 23,000 euros – about $26,000 – to Caritas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to fight a new outbreak of Ebola in the country.

After Ebola, COVID-19 Outbreak "would be a disaster," DR Congolese Cardinal Cautions

As countries put in place measures to contain the spread of COVID-19, a Cardinal in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has cautioned that the spread of the pandemic in the Central African nation would be disastrous, as the country does not have the capability of handling another outbreak, soon after struggling over the years to fight Ebola epidemic.

Ebola outbreak in DRC an international health emergency, WHO declares

The nearly year-long Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reached the level of an international health emergency, the World Health Organization declared yesterday.

Promising clinical trial for Ebola drugs brings hope to DRC

Scientists are hopeful after a clinical trial of two experimental drugs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) showed promise in treating the deadly Ebola virus.

Amid Uganda Ebola scare, Catholic aid group is ready to help

Catholic Relief Services is monitoring the health situation in Uganda, following two confirmed deaths from the Ebola virus.