The Health ministry of the Democratic Republic of Congo has said that vaccination campaign to deal with the spread of the deadly Ebola virus begins on Monday.
A spokeswoman for the ministry, Jessica Ilunga said on Sunday that 4,000 doses of vaccine had arrived in the city of Mbandaka, an area that has recorded new cases this month.
The Congolese government is hoping to receive some 300,000 doses of vaccine in the coming days from its partners for effective containment of the virus.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has assured that the current Ebola outbreak can be brought under control, allaying any fears of it becoming a global crisis.
The organization’s Emergency Committee of 11 experts said on Friday that the rapid response has helped to contain the potential risk it posses to the world.
In a statement the team of experts said that “Interventions underway provide strong reason to believe that the outbreak can be brought under control”.
The committee chairman Robert Steffen told reporters in Geneva the “vigorous” response to the outbreak must continue since “Without that, the situation is likely to deteriorate significantly”.
Over 11,000 people died from the deadly virus in 2014 when it hit West African countries of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.
Ebola leads to internal and external bleeding which can cause damage done to blood vessels.
Source: Africafeeds.com
