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… The Mapp drug trial is sponsored by the WHO and led by the University of Oxford alongside the Congolese and Ugandan governments. …
US provides Ebola treatment for outbreak in Congo, bringing trials closerThe Standard
… It is being developed by the University of Oxford along with the Serum Institute of India, the world's largest vaccine maker. …
The vaccines and treatments being developed for Ebola outbreakCitizen Digital
… The annual report from the institute, attached to the University of Oxford, is a closely-watched tracker of trends reshaping the news media. …
Social networks, online video outweigh traditional media in 2026Capital News
… In response, the Serum Institute of India has partnered with the University of Oxford and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to accelerate the development of a vaccine candidate known as ChAdOx1 BDBV. …
India Steps Up Ebola Vaccine Effort as Central Africa Battles Deadly OutbreakCitizen Digital
… Another vaccine candidate receiving CEPI funding was developed on the University of Oxford's ChAdOx1 platform, which also underpinned AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine. …
'We need to act now': Race to develop Ebola vaccine heats upThe Standard
… V.S Naipaul, who went to University of Oxford in 1950 on a Trinidad government scholarship and later became a British citizen, once told an Indian newspaper he did not consider himself Indian because, according to him, “they do not understand literature there.”So, when the announ …
Absurdities in post-colonial societies fodder for literatureCitizen Digital
… Juma holds a PhD in Politics and a Certificate in Refugee Studies from University of Oxford (United Kingdom) as well as an M.A. …
Monica Juma assumes office in Vienna as UNODC Executive DirectorCapital News
… Juma holds a PhD from the University of Oxford, where she also earned a Certificate in Refugee Studies, in addition to Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Government and Public Administration from the University of Nairobi. …
Monica Juma Assumes Office as UN Vienna Chief and Executive Director of UNODCThe World Health Organization called for more financial and other resources to combat the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which it described as the biggest ever to have hit the DRC and is still expanding beyond the capacity of response efforts. There have been 3,802 confirmed cases with 1,707 deaths, according to WHO figures.
5 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The World Health Organization called for more financial and other resources to combat the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which it described as the biggest ever to have hit the DRC and is still expanding beyond the capacity of response efforts. There have been 3,802 confirmed cases with 1,707 deaths, according to WHO figures.
5 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The WHO warned Thursday that Ebola was spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo more quickly than during any previous outbreak. More than 2,000 cases including 796 deaths have been confirmed since the outbreak was declared two months ago, making it the third-largest Ebola outbreak on record.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The World Health Organization warned that Ebola was spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo more quickly than during any previous outbreak. More than 2,000 confirmed cases including 796 deaths have been reported since the outbreak was declared two months ago, compared to the 2018-2020 outbreak which took more than 10 months to reach 2,000 cases.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Department of Homeland Security have maintained stringent travel measures, including a Do Not Board list, for people departing the Democratic Republic of the Congo to prevent Bundibugyo Ebola importation during the country's largest recorded outbreak. An American physician infected with the virus while working in the DRC is receiving treatment in Germany.
16 July 2026 · The Standard →
Scientists have launched EBO-PEP, the first clinical trial evaluating post-exposure prophylaxis with an experimental antiviral pill called obeldesivir for Bundibugyo Ebola, among high-risk contacts including family members and healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. If successful, it would become the first proven strategy to prevent Bundibugyo Ebola after exposure.
15 July 2026 · The Standard →
The WHO has announced the start of a trial testing potential treatments for the Bundibugyo virus strain of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the first patient already enrolled. More than 1,400 cases and 438 deaths have been confirmed in the DRC, and the trial is being coordinated by scientists across institutions in DRC, Belgium, and the UK.
3 July 2026 · Capital News →
An international trial in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has begun enrolling patients to evaluate whether a monoclonal antibody called MBP134 and the antiviral drug remdesivir can improve survival for Bundibugyo virus disease, a rare strain of Ebola for which no approved treatment currently exists.
3 July 2026 · The Standard →
The British government introduced new rules on Tuesday requiring asylum seekers granted refuge in the UK to pay Ksh.1.6 million towards their accommodation if they earn enough, as part of efforts to curb irregular immigration.
1 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The United States has provided doses of an experimental antibody drug developed by Mapp Biopharmaceutical to support clinical trials in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak, marking a shift from prior US-only availability. The move comes as health authorities work to contain a rapidly spreading Bundibugyo strain outbreak that has recorded more than 1,000 cases and over 250 deaths.
24 June 2026 · Capital News →
The U.S. has provided doses of an experimental antibody drug from Mapp Biopharmaceutical for clinical trials in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak, which has caused over 1,000 cases and more than 250 deaths. The trial data could inform future U.S. regulatory review and potential approval.
24 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The U.S. has provided doses of an experimental antibody drug from Mapp Biopharmaceutical for use in clinical trials and compassionate use to fight an Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo. The Bundibugyo strain has caused more than 1,000 cases in Congo and more than 250 deaths, with a handful of cases also reported in Uganda.
24 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
More than 875 cases of the Bundibugyo Ebola strain have been confirmed, including 202 deaths, in a little over a month across DR Congo and Uganda, with no currently available vaccines or treatments for this strain. Scientists and pharmaceutical companies are racing to develop new vaccines and treatments, with the WHO calling an rVSV-based vaccine candidate "most promising" and estimating it will take seven to nine months before human testing can begin.
18 June 2026 · The Standard →
A Reuters Institute report based on surveys of almost 100,000 people across 48 countries found that 54 percent of respondents got news from social media or video platforms in the week before the survey, exceeding the 52 percent who referenced TV news. This marks the first year social media and video network consumption is ahead of other news sources globally.
16 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Serum Institute of India is leading development of a vaccine targeting the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola in response to an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo first reported in May 2026, which the WHO has declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. The vaccine, developed with the University of Oxford and CEPI, uses the same viral vector technology as the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and trial doses are expected in the coming months.
14 June 2026 · Capital News →
Non-profit organisations announced Monday they are ramping up efforts to develop a vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, which has caused an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda with nearly 250 suspected deaths and more than 1,100 infections. The strain, for which there are no approved vaccines or treatments, has prompted a race to rapidly develop, manufacture and test a vaccine in clinical trials in the affected region.
1 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The 2001 Nobel Prize in Literature award to V.S. Naipaul prompted backlash from the literary community, including Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, who objected to what they saw as the committee endorsing Naipaul's contemptuous attitude toward his country of origin, Trinidad and Tobago. Naipaul's work portrays broken societies and fractured systems, including depictions of education as uncertain and arbitrary.
16 May 2026 · The Standard →
Monica Juma of Kenya has assumed office in Vienna as Director-General of the UN Office at Vienna and Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), following her appointment by UN Secretary-General António Guterres. She previously served as Kenya's first National Security Adviser and held Cabinet Secretary positions in Energy, Defence, and other strategic ministries.
11 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kenyan diplomat Dr. Monica Juma has officially assumed office as Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna and Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, with the rank of Under-Secretary-General. She expressed commitment to leading the UN's work in addressing drugs, organized crime, corruption, and terrorism.
11 May 2026 · Capital News →