Via 7sur7.cd: DRC-EBOLA: Strengthening traditional public health measures will help stop the epidemic (Min Health). The Google translation:
Following the commitment made by Oly Ilunga at the 72nd World Health Assembly, the Ministry of Health organized an international meeting on immunization as part of the 10th Ebola outbreak in the Republic Democratic Congo.
This meeting, which was held in Kinshasa on June 28-29, 2019, aimed to gather all the scientific evidence, technical data and other useful information on the different vaccines and vaccine strategies against Ebola to inform the decision-making processes of the Ministry of Health. the health.
This meeting brought together the developers and manufacturers of the four most advanced experimental vaccines in the fight against Ebola namely Merck & Co. Janssen (Johnson & Johnson). CanSino Biologics Inc (China) and Rospotrebnadzor (Russia).
Also participating were the national and international experts from WHO, INSERM, CDC USA, Epicenter. CEPI, LSHTM, BARDA, NIH. World Bank. USAID, DFID, UNICEF, IFRC. WFP.
"It should be remembered that vaccination alone can not stop the current epidemic, and all participants agree that it is the strengthening of traditional public health measures that will break the chains of transmission and stop the epidemic," said the Ministry of Health.
In addition, the Ministry said that vaccination is one of the main pillars of the response and the vaccine rVSV-ZEBOV-GP Merck, used since August 8, 2018 remains the best option available.
