"Ebola is curable," Confirmed Award Winning Infectious Diseases Researcher, Professor Muyembe Jean-Jacques of DRC
The Independent , AFP and Reuters run an article about two Goma cases who were cured of Ebola. "DR Congo's point man on Ebola voiced delight on Tuesday after researchers announced that two prototype drugs boost chances of surviving the dreaded disease. Jean-Jacques Muyembe, newly appointed by President Felix Tshisekedi to coordinate the year-long campaign against Ebola, said that out of four confirmed cases in the eastern city of Goma, "two have been cured" after 11 days of treatment. Expressing his "great joy," Professor Muyembe said, "This is a strong message for us that Ebola is curable. Today, the drugs are there." On Monday, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) said two drugs, out of four being tested among Ebola patients in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, had significantly boosted survival rates. The two drugs, known by their lab names as REGN-EB3 and mAb114, belong to a class of treatments called monoclonal ...