WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today declared the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
“It is time for the world to take notice and redouble our efforts. We need to work together in solidarity with the DRC to end this outbreak and build a better health system,” said Dr. Tedros. “Extraordinary work has been done for almost a year under the most difficult circumstances. We all owe it to these responders -- coming from not just WHO but also government, partners and communities -- to shoulder more of the burden.”
The declaration followed a meeting of the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee for EVD in the DRC. The Committee cited recent developments in the outbreak in making its recommendation, including the first confirmed case in Goma, a city of almost two million people on the border with Rwanda, and the gateway to the rest of DRC and the world.
This was the fourth meeting of the Emergency Committee since the outbreak was declared on 1 August 2018.
https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/17-07-2019-ebola-outbreak-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-declared-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern
Read moreJoin Dr. William Horsnell and panelists from prestigious institutions across the globe in our live virtual event.
Panelists include Dr Justin Komguep Nono (CDF Fellow) based at UCT.
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Eminent SA Aids scientist - Prof Salim Abdool Karim - inducted into the Royal Society. Abdool Karim joined about 40 leading scientists globally who were inducted as fellows of the oldest academy at a ceremony in London.
SA’s leading Aids researcher and scientist, Prof Salim Abdool Karim, was inducted on Friday as a fellow of the prestigious science academy the Royal Society. The London-based Royal Society was established in 1660 by royal charter and has included many of the world’s leading scientists over the past four centuries, from Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin to Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. Fellowship of the Royal Society is awarded to an individual who has made a “substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge, including mathematics, engineering science and medical science".
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Read moreHow would you like to attend The 5th International Trials Methodology Conference in Brighton, UK 6th to 9thOctober 2019?
To celebrate the collaboration between The Global Health Network and the new MRC/NIHR Trials Methodology Research Partnership, the Global Health Methodology Research Member Hub is excited to announce a competition inviting staff working in trials in low and middle-income countries to propose a trial methodology research study with a chance to win a funded attendance to this upcoming conference.
This competition is open to anyone working in a clinical trial role including; investigator, trial coordinator, statistician, data manager, research nurse, pharmacist and trial laboratory scientist.
The winner would have the unique opportunity to meet other researchers and discuss the current issues within trials and trials methodology. The event will showcase the very latest in trials methodology research and offer plenty of valuable opportunities for networking. The Conference will also mark 10 years since the Network of Hubs for Trials Methodology Research began in 2009.
For more information or to enter visit:
https://globalresearchmethods.tghn.org/articles/competition-win-funded-attendance-5th-international-trials-methodology-conference-brighton-uk/
The competition closes midnight (GMT+1) 31 July 2019
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