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DRC Ebola News (2/28/20)

Feb 28, 2020

There were 0 **new cases** reported on February 28th. DRC MoH Statistics/WHO AFRO Dashboard (as of February 28th) [WHO AFRO Dashboard](http://who.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/e70c3804f6044652bc37cce7d8fcef6c){:class=”icon-external-link”}{:target=”_blank”}{:rel=”noopener”} **Total cases:** 3,444 * Confirmed cases: 3,310 * Probable cases: 134 * Suspected cases: 446 **Deaths:** 2,264 **Vaccinated:** * 298,209 (Merck Vaccine) * 17,613 (Johnson & Johnson Vaccine) ## Twitter ### [Tweet by Helen Branswell](https://twitter.com/HelenBranswell/status/1233146730931159043){:class=”icon-external-link”}{:target=”_blank”}{:rel=”noopener”} – 2/28/20 @HelenBranswell These are the nicest words I've read all month. (see screen shot) Bonus: yesterday was another 0 case day in North Kivu's [#Ebola](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ebola?src=hashtag_click) outbreak.

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Can Digital Health Help Stop the Next Epidemic?

Oct 11, 2019

The convergence of digital technologies with health systems, or “digital health,” has major health security implications. This brief outline recommendations for policymakers to ensure the necessary data are available in the right place, at the right time, and to the right people.

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Harnessing Multilateral Financing for Health Security Preparedness

By Kelly Ayotte, U.S. Congressman Ami Bera, U.S. Congresswoman Susan Brooks, Beth Cameron, Steve Davis, Ambassador Mark Dybul, Tom Frieden, Julie Louise Gerberding, M.D., MPH, Amanda Glassman, Admiral Jonathan Greenert, Jim Greenwood, General Carter Ham, Margaret "Peggy" Hamburg, Ambassador Karl Hofmann, Tom Inglesby, Rebecca Katz, Ambassador Jimmy Kolker, J. Stephen Morrison, Carolyn Reynolds, Christine Wormuth, U.S. Senator Todd Young, and Juan Zarate
Apr 3, 2019

The financing gap for preparedness is one of the starkest problems in health security. The CSIS Commission on Strengthening America’s Health Security proposes some sensible pathways for leveraging this year’s IDA19 replenishment to help close this gap.