More than 11,000 Ebola vaccines are expected to reach Guinea this weekend, with more to follow, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday.
WHO regional director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti said at a news conference that 11,000 doses were being prepared in Geneva, while 8,600 more doses would be sent from the United States. Major inoculations could begin as early as Monday.
Health authorities in the region and international organizations are aiming to halt the resurgence of the disease in Guinea and Congo to halt the 2013-16 uprising in West Africa that killed more than 11,300 people, mostly in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, make it the deadliest Ebola infection on record.
The WHO has already called on six African countries to be vigilant for possible Ebola infections after Guinea reported new cases.
The Democratic Republic of Congo also said there had been a new resurgence of previous uprisings.
(with comments from groups)