World Nov 29 Central African health workers fighting mpox face lack of vaccines and medication By Benedict Moran, Jorgen Samso
World Oct 02 Hunger soars in eastern Congo after months of fighting between rebels, army Hunger is soaring across parts of Congo’s war-torn North Kivu province where the fighting between M23 rebels and government soldiers has been raging since November, according to aid workers, civilians and health workers. By Sam Mednick, Associated Press
Nation Aug 11 Watch 3:19 News Wrap: Nation’s average gas price drops below $4 a gallon In our news wrap Thursday, the average gas price in the U.S. dropped below $4 a gallon for the first time in months, the CDC removes a longstanding recommendation to quarantine after close contact with those infected with COVID, an…
World Jul 24 Watch 6:19 Widespread logging threatens the Congo Basin’s critical rainforest The Democratic Republic of Congo is a massive country, with a land area the size of Alaska and Texas combined. It’s also home to a large part of the Congo Basin rainforest, a habitat for countless species and a crucial… By Monica Villamizar
Health Jan 16 Watch 8:12 Despite outbreak, Ebola treatment and vaccine represent ‘resounding scientific success’ Recently, the FDA formally approved the first vaccine to prevent the Ebola virus. The advance comes at a crucial time, as Democratic Republic of Congo is suffering an outbreak that has lasted over a year and a half and sickened… By Monica Villamizar
Jan 15 Watch 8:36 How war and misinformation are complicating the DRC’s Ebola battle By Monica Villamizar An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has plagued Democratic Republic of Congo for nearly a year and a half, with more than 3,000 people getting sick and 2,000 dead. Major medical advances in prevention and treatment have kept the… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch 4:15 News Wrap: Typhoon kills 45, strands residents in eastern China In our news wrap Monday, the death toll from a weekend typhoon in eastern China has risen to 45 people. Rescue workers are still evacuating residents stranded in buildings after their streets were submerged by floodwaters. Also, in southern India,… Continue watching
Jun 14 Ebola outbreak in Congo is not yet a global emergency, UN says By Jamey Keaten, Maria Cheng, Associated Press The World Health Organization said the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo is an "extraordinary event" of deep concern but does not yet merit being declared a global emergency. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 8:44 Some ‘Dreamers’ face painful reality of no country to call home The immigration policies of the Trump administration have dramatically changed life for young undocumented Mexicans who came to the U.S. as children. Under DACA, which President Obama implemented in 2012, they were protected from deportation. Now, many have been forced… Continue watching
May 20 Watch 7:50 Congo’s Ebola crisis threatens to spiral out of control More than 1,100 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Despite information campaigns, new treatment facilities that reduce disease transmission and an effective new vaccine, the outbreak is spreading because of ongoing violence and residents’ deep… Continue watching